Legal Counsel - Software Solutions (m/f/d)

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting Deutschland GmbH

Location: Garching
Work arrangement: Hybrid
Job type: Full-time
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About this role

About Wolters Kluwer

Build a better tomorrow, today!

For 190 years, Wolters Kluwer has been innovating the way professionals and businesses work. Employees are at the cornerstone of bringing our vision to life.

We are a technology-led global software and services company. Our success has been built upon smart thinking and listening to each other. Our pursuit of excellence coupled with the pride we take in our work, enables our customers to solve their most critical problems.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting (TAA)

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting Deutschland GmbH, headquartered in Ludwigsburg, is part of the international Wolters Kluwer Group. With over 600 employees at 10 locations in Germany, we develop software solutions such as ADDISON, SBS-Software, and AKTE, which support tax consulting firms and companies throughout Europe.

In Europe alone, more than 46,000 tax consulting firms and over 1.5 million small and medium-sized businesses rely on our solutions.

The Legal Counsel of TAA Europe Region North (Germany and Scandinavia) (m/f/d) within the Global Law and Compliance Department (GLCD) will support primarily the TAA business in Germany, and also in Scandinavia as required. The role will collaborate with business and legal leaders to reach decisions that support the organization’s objectives. The individual in this position will be a trusted advisor, providing strategic insights and expert legal support. The position will report to the senior counsel for TAA Germany, based in Hürth.

Responsibilities

Handle specialized legal tasks and complex legal projects.
Provide comprehensive legal analysis adapted to the respective teams.
Draft high-quality legal documents.
Support contract negotiations in complex international environments.
Ensure compliance with legal requirements, whether local or global.
Review and contribute to the development of policies that support the objectives of the business.
Support cross-functional initiatives.
Monitor and interpret legislation changes affecting the organization.
Actively participate in the GLCD’s initiatives, programs and activities.

Skills and Requirements

Admission to practice law in Germany.
A minimum 3-5 years of progressively responsible corporate/commercial legal experience preferably with a law firm and an established corporate law department.
Good knowledge and interest on data privacy and other EU regulations, particularly as they apply to new technologies and AI.
Willingness to assist on legal and contractual matters in other jurisdictions, under appropriate supervision of the legal lead for TAA Region North.
Willingness to travel when necessary or appropriate (approximately 1-2 times a month).
Capability to draft well-structured and technically accurate legal documents.
Proficiency in negotiating legal agreements independently or with minimal oversight.
Ability to provide detailed and clear legal opinions.
Prior experience (and/or willingness) to draft and review organizational policies.
Prior experience providing strategic legal insights across functions.
Strong preference for prior experience in drafting Saas/software and/or content license agreements.
Collaborate with product, engineering, technology, and business leaders to advise on the design, development, commercialization and deployment of software, data and AI-enabled products.
Support AI initiatives within the Wolters Kluwer enterprise, the GLCD and the TAA Germany business unit, including advising on products, emerging AI regulation(s) and responsible AI frameworks.
Functional knowledge of (or willingness to become proficient in) working with artificial intelligence technologies, including experience applying AI tools to streamline legal and compliance processes, enhance productivity, and support business innovation
Proficiency in both German and English (both written and oral, level C1+)

Our benefits

Secure future: You’ll receive a permanent, full-time position at an international company, as well as a company pension plan with personalized guidance.
Work-life balance: 30 days of vacation, flexible working hours, and the option to work remotely on designated days—so the job fits your life.
Working Abroad: You can flexibly work abroad for up to 20 days within a 12-month period.
Career Development: We support you with structured onboarding, on-the-job training, international career opportunities, and internal and external professional development.
Health & Social Engagement: Our Corporate Benefits program offers everything from JobRad to life and retirement counseling. In addition, you’ll receive an extra day off—Volunteer Day—to support social projects. Through our “Wolters Kluwer Helps” program, we as a company also support social projects.
Modern work environment: You’ll work with high-performance IT equipment, in modern workspaces featuring a shared desk system, free beverages, and well-connected office buildings.
Team spirit: You’ll experience genuine camaraderie at our employee events and through our employee referral program. Short decision-making processes, flat hierarchies, and room for your ideas are a given here.

Become part of Wolters Kluwer!

You can realize your ideas, learn, develop and grow. We have a lot to offer and stand for an open corporate culture. Join us and shape the future together with us.

Apply now by simply clicking on the button above.

We welcome all people - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social background, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation and identity.

We are looking forward to meeting you!

Your contact person

Pushpa Linke

Senior Recruiter

Tel.: 02233 3760 7976

Our Interview Practices

*To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.*

*Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.*

If making a difference matters to you, then you matter to us.

Join us, at Wolters Kluwer, and be part of a dynamic global technology company that makes a difference every day.

We’re innovators with impact. We provide expert software and information solutions that the world’s leading professionals rely on, in the moments that matter most. You’ll make a real difference in the lives of millions of people. Together with our customers, we help to advance sustainability, health, justice, prosperity, and commerce around the world.

You can thrive at Wolters Kluwer, where diversity is core to our collective strength and high performance. Be your unique self, share your creative ideas, do your best work, and take time to grow in our caring and inclusive culture where you can belong.

Wolters Kluwer reported 2025 annual revenues of €6.1 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs more than 21,000 people worldwide.

Our customers work in industries that impact the lives of millions of people every single day. Our mission is to empower our professional customers with the AI-powered solutions they need to make critical decisions, achieve successful outcomes, and increase productivity.

We deliver trusted, AI-powered expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge, proprietary content, and advanced technology to provide expert-validated insights, automate workflows, and drive better outcomes. Today, nearly 70% of our digital revenues come from AI-powered solutions, reflecting our strategic focus on embedding AI into professional workflows and delivering measurable productivity gains.

We are committed to helping professionals navigate complexity, improve the way they work, and solve critical challenges through cloud-based, AI-powered platforms that integrate seamlessly into their workflows and ecosystems. Our solutions are designed to deliver impact when it matters most, especially in high-stakes environments where accuracy and trust are essential.

With a nearly 190-year legacy, Wolters Kluwer continues to evolve its portfolio of digital solutions and services to meet the changing needs of professionals worldwide, enabling them to work faster, make smarter decisions, and deliver better outcomes.

For more information about our solutions and organization, visit [www.wolterskluwer.com](http://www.wolterskluwer.com/), or follow us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/wolters-kluwer/), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/_wolterskluwer/) and [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/wolterskluwer).

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As a global organization, we recognize that solving a wide range of complex problems requires diverse perspectives and innovative thinking. We know that bringing our best to our customers, communities, and other key stakeholders requires a highly engaged and talented workforce – one that represents the diversity of those we serve and the communities where we live and work.

We aim to provide a welcoming environment and equitable opportunities for all employees regardless of background, nationality, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or religion.

This principle is ingrained in our company values and articulated in our Code of Business Ethics.

At Wolters Kluwer, you’ll feel valued for your contributions, and you’ll know that your health, safety, and well-being are important to us. Our well-being benefits provide tools, programs, and resources to help our diverse employees feel healthy, happy, safe, and prosperous.

Our global Together we thrive well-being program reflects our commitment to supporting colleagues across physical, mental, social, and financial well-being. That commitment has been recognized externally through Ragan’s Top Places to Work for Employee Wellbeing: Large Organization in 2024.

More recently, Wolters Kluwer was recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Large Employers 2026 and America’s Best Employers for Engineers 2026. In 2025, Wolters Kluwer was also recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Women.

To ensure we continue to drive innovation that enables us to develop products and services to best serve our customers, we cultivate a workplace culture rooted in mutual respect, bringing forward insights from a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We are also committed to complying with laws requiring equal opportunity in hiring, promotion, and other employment decisions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law, and we do not tolerate discrimination on any of these bases.

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