Junior Legal Counsel Intellectual Property (M/F/X)

🌍 Join Accor – A Unique Career Adventure at the Heart of an Impact-Driven, Global Group

Accor, a world-leading hospitality group operating in more than 110 countries with over 5,500 hotels, welcomes you in Issy-les-Moulineaux.
This is where global expertise converges—across Strategy, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Technology, Marketing, Sustainability, Communications, Procurement, and more.

Working at Accor means actively shaping the future of the Group, supporting global transformation, and partnering with teams around the world to enable operational success.

As part of the Accor Group's Corporate Legal Department and based in Accor’s headquarters (Issy-les-Moulineaux), the Junior IP Legal Counsel will join the 5-person IP team (lawyers and paralegals) in a highly international context.

Under the supervision of the Deputy General Counsel Intellectual Property, the Junior IP Legal Counsel actively contributes to deploying Accor’s global IP strategy by managing, protecting, and defending the Group’s IP assets, including a vast worldwide portfolio of over 10.000 trademarks covering PM&E and Luxury hospitality brands (Orient Express and Lifestyle brands excluded), Corporate, Loyalty, Distibution Platforms and Global F&B brands.

• Trademark Portfolio Management: Manage, protect, and defend the Group’s global trademark portfolios, in close collaboration with paralegals and central agents: prior search analysis, gathering evidence of use, oppositions, project validation, etc. Develop and implement IP protection (filings, monitoring, enforcement) and portfolio streamlining strategies.
• Pre-Litigation & Litigation: Monitor and manage IP pre-litigation and litigation (e.g., formal notices, revocation/invalidity/infringement actions, notice & take down), in demand and defense.
• Contract Drafting & Negotiation: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of IP-related contracts (e.g., assignment, license, coexistence, settlements) and clauses.
• Legal Advice & Support: Provide IP legal advice and support to internal teams to secure their projects.
• Budget & Agent Coordination: Monitor associated IP budgets & expenses. Efficiently instruct and coordinate external central trademark agents.
• Team Supervision: Supervise an intern.
• Awareness & Best Practices: Promote IP awareness and disseminate best practices through internal communications, training sessions, and knowledge-sharing (IP reports, guidelines, Intranet updates)

• Master of Law degree
• Specialization via M2 and/or LLM in Intellectual Property law
• 3 years' previous IP legal experience in-house and/or in private practice (trademark agent or international law firm)
• Experience in worldwide IP portfolio management
• Previous education/professional experience abroad appreciated
• Language Proficiency: FLUENT written and spoken English (main working language) & French.
• Organizational & Project Management: Strong organizational, planning, prioritization, and project management skills.
• Business Acumen & Adaptability: Pragmatic, agile, with a keen understanding of business challenges and the ability to handle a wide range of subjects.
• Autonomy & Responsiveness: autonomous, proactive, and quick to respond.
• Collaboration & Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills, a team player, able to communicate effectively and build strong partnerships in a fast-paced, international, and multicultural environment.

💡 Why Join Us ?

🚀 Accor dares to impact : 

- the world 

• Accor is committed to the world around us, with a strong employer culture focused on the development of our 300,000 talents.

• We adopt a continuous improvement approach to reduce the impact of digital on the environment across all our projects.

- your career: 

• We enable all our employees to manage their work-life balance and offer them the means to shape their work environment according to their preferences.

• Training and career paths are defined both individually and collectively, allowing us to grow together on a daily basis.

- Specifically, at Accor Corporate

• Remote work in France and flexible work options: work from home, our offices or even our hotels and coworking spaces.

• Work in a multicultural and English-speaking environment.

• Continuous improvement & training: Hackathons, exceptional technology partnerships, dedicated talent management, and a dedicated training platform, Digitech Academy & certifications.

and also,

• ALL - Heartist® Program: unforgettable stays and experiences at all Accor locations and partner venues worldwide. 

• Heartist® for Good Program: commit to supporting an association of your choice from those available on our volunteering platform (1 day offered per year by the Group during your working hours). 

• An Employee Social Committee (CSE) supporting the financing of your cultural and sports activities. 

• Sustainable Mobility Package up to €600 for the use of "green" transportation, or 75% coverage of Pass Navigo (public transportation pass). 

• €10 meal vouchers.

• A mandatory health insurance plan funded at 50% by Accor without additional costs in case of enrollment of your dependents.

• Attractive working conditions with collaborative workspaces, restaurants, and recreational and sports areas.

Your talent and motivation are our only selection criteria.

We value the richness of the diverse nationalities, personalities, and professional backgrounds.

We know how to adapt to the specific needs of our employees, including those with disabilities.

Is this mission appealing to you? Apply, and we will offer you: 

• A meeting with our recruitment team to present the essential aspects of the position to you or guide you towards the role that may suit you.

• An interview with the team manager responsible for the role you are interested in. 

• For some roles, you might also be required to complete an assessment (use case and motivation questionnaire.

• A final interview with our Human Resources team to discuss our Group's culture, work environment, training program, career prospects, as well as various benefits offered by the Group.

• A personalized feedback.