Senior France Labour Legal Counsel at Mistral (Paris, France)
Mistral· Paris, France·
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Mistral at a glance
A French AI lab building open and frontier-grade large language models, with the full developer and enterprise stack around them.
Mistral is a French AI lab that builds open and frontier-grade large language models and sells the full stack around them: developer tooling, an agent studio, consumer and enterprise apps like Le Chat and Vibe, custom model training, and its own GPU compute. Its edge is deployment control, with open weights, EU hosting, and self-hosting for regulated and sovereign buyers.
$3B+ raised · latest: Series C · 1.7B euros · Sept 2025 · backed by ASML, Nvidia, Andreessen Horowitz, DST Global
Job description
About Mistral
Mistral provides full-stack AI solutions: from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute. We partner with enterprises tackling the hardest problems across high-stakes industries like finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector, co-creating customized AI systems that they can run on their terms. We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.
Role Summary
We are looking for a Labour Legal Counsel to join our Corporate Legal team. Reporting to our Lead Labour & Employment law, you will provide labour law expertise to balance local legal requirements with operational efficiency, while respecting cultural and legal nuances. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 6-8 years of experience, including relevant experience in a multinational company, with a strong background in French labour law and a deep understanding of the labour challenges faced by a fast-growing worldwide company. In this role, you will serve as the legal liaison for Mistral’s HR teams and collaborate with Legal teams to ensure compliance, consistency, and best practices in all labour-related matters.
- Provide practical, hands-on legal advice on individual and collective employee relationships, working closely with HR to implement operational solutions ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements
- Draft, review, and negotiate employment contracts, and advise on employment lifecycle, ensuring alignment with French legal requirements and Mistral AI’s global policies
- Advise on collective representation matters, including CSE, European Work Council and associated employee representative bodies, ensuring constructive dialogue and legal compliance
- Provide guidance on cross-border employment issues, including secondments, remote work, and international mobility, ensuring seamless integration with local requirements and evolving workforce needs
- Monitor and analyze regulatory developments in labour law and proactively adapt internal processes
Qualifications and skills
- Legal Master’s degree (Master’s in French Labour Law). Additional certifications in international labour law are a plus.
- A minimum of 6-8 years experience, with strong experience in French labour law (individual and collective relationships)
- International mindset: Experience working in a multicultural environment
- Proven expertise in:
- Handling legal aspects of employees relations
- Drafting and negotiating employment contracts and related contracts
- Managing legals aspects of the employee collective representation
- Analytical and problem-solving skills: Ability to navigate labour law issues and provide pragmatic, business-oriented solutions.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication ; ability to communicate legal advice and present legal concepts in a clear and understandable manner.
- Adaptability: Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Ethical awareness: Commitment to promoting a fair, inclusive, and compliant workplace culture.
What We Offer
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Benefits vary by country and may include healthcare coverage, parental leave, retirement plans, relocation support, wellness programs, meal and transportation allowances, and other location-specific perks. For the most up-to-date details on benefits available in your location, please refer to our Benefits page.
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Why work at Mistral
- Culture: Flat structure, high ownership, low ego, and a "builders, not order takers" mentality. The company values audacity, speed, rigor, and customer centricity.
- Remote/Hybrid/Office: Based in Paris (15 rue des Halles); relocation support and visa sponsorship offered. Specific remote/hybrid policy not detailed, but global team suggests flexibility.
- Notable perks and benefits (from careers page):
- 20 weeks paid parental leave for all birthing parents.
- 100% employer-sponsored medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
- 6% 401k match (US) / 5% pension contribution (UK).
- Childcare support (reserved daycare seats or financial assistance).
- Meal allowances and transportation support.
- Fitness and wellness subsidies.
- Relocation and settling-in services.
- Financial and career planning support.
- Team composition: 900+ employees from 30+ nationalities; 50% female leaders.
- Interview process: For science, product, and engineering roles: intro conversation → 2-5 technical exercises → 1-3 interviews (hiring manager + teammates) → values conversation → reference checks.