Ready to step into an in-house role where you’ll be trusted with real responsibility from day one? 3Shape is looking for a Corporate Legal Counsel to join our Legal, IP & Sustainability team on a maternity cover. You will work alongside 500+ colleagues in our waterfront HQ next to Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen and help support a global medtech company shaping digital dentistry.

Why 3Shape?

• Join a Danish-founded, global leader in digital dentistry—and see how legal work enables innovation in a regulated, international business.
• Get exposure across the organisation — from R&D and Marketing to Finance and Procurement
• Build broad in-house experience across contracts, IP, compliance and international matters, with supportive sparring from experienced colleagues.

The Role
You will join a team of 25 in Legal, IP & Sustainability (including our General Counsel, attorneys and students). You can look forward to a varied week with stakeholder management, pragmatic legal advice, and contract drafting and management. Your responsibilities will include:

• Acting as a legal business partner for SVP areas in 3Shape across 3Shape’s global offices to keep things moving—practically and commercially
• Drafting, reviewing and managing commercial contracts (e.g., Development and Supply Agreements, Consultancy agreements and HCP/Advisor agreements)
• Coordinating with external counsel on international commercial matters and disputes

This is a full-time position based at our Copenhagen HQ. This role is a temporary maternity cover, expected to run from 1 September 2026 to 30 June 2027.

Who we are looking for

• You hold a law degree (or equivalent) and have experience from an in-house legal team and/or a law firm.
• You are comfortable owning matters end-to-end—prioritising, drafting, negotiating, and giving practical advice to the business.
• You communicate clearly in English (Danish is a plus, not a must), and you can translate legal risk into clear options and recommendations.
• You enjoy working collaboratively, bring sound judgement, and care about delivering high-quality work at pace.

How to apply
Apply as soon as possible by submitting your CV and a short cover letter. Likewise, please upload your academic credentials. Please mention your earliest start date (maternity cover period: 1 September 2026 - 30 June 2027). We aim to get back to you as soon as possible.

If you have questions, please reach out to Tobias Hjelm at [email protected].

What 3Shape offers

• A vibrant and international environment with social, diverse, and highly skilled and collaborative colleagues - we are more than 50 nationalities in our DK based office
• An attractive healthcare package to keep you fit and well.
• Breakfast every day, and delicious and healthy lunch cooked by our private chefs.
• We provide a great social work environment with many optional activities and social clubs, ranging from wine & beer, board games, running to bicycle clubs.
• Good work/life balance.
• Attractive offices and R&D lab spaces in downtown Copenhagen close to Kgs. Nytorv, Nyhavn, and the Copenhagen Canals.
• Purpose: Endeavor to improve dental patients on a global scale.

We encourage all relevant applicants to apply. We are committed to celebrating human diversity, and we trust that the best way to reach outstanding business results, is by welcoming diverse people into our community.

About us
3Shape started with a simple idea - to make 3D scanning better. First, we applied it to the hearing industry, then we succeeded in dentistry. Twenty years later, 3Shape has 2,000+ employees globally. With the help of dental professionals and amazing colleagues we’re creating award-winning scanning and CAD/CAM solutions to change dentistry together! Together, we contribute to a better world. Experience the everyday #lifeat3Shape across the globe on LinkedIn.

Department
Legal, IP and Sustainability

Role
Legal

Locations
DK - Copenhagen

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