Senior Legal Counsel

Job title:

Senior Legal Counsel

Company:

DHL

Job description

About DHL and Legal Services:DHL Group the logistics provider of the world with over 580,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories. We are an organization that is not just moving goods around, we have a very clear purpose, and we are: Connecting People. Improving Lives. We provide challenges and opportunities for personal and professional development, we recognize the difference you bring to our business and together we share the pride of building one of the largest world leaders in logistics and supply chain.DHL Legal Services offers all business partners worldwide solution-oriented legal advice. We provide comprehensive support in contracts, negotiations, and processes with customers and suppliers as well as in general litigation and commercial law matters.Job Purpose:Legal support to DHL Business, focusing on freight forwarding. The role will require supporting a global team in a challenging multi-jurisdictional environment to ensure robust legal guidance as well as implementing legal processes and procedures to identify and mitigate legal risks and protect DHL’s legal and business interests in line with business needs, established legal framework, standards, approval guidance, applicable laws and regulations.Your tasks:

• Contract reviews within a complex freight forwarding environment
• Giving legal advice in a multi-jurisdictional Business
• Balance legal guidance and operational considerations when supporting the Business
• Advise and counsel functional or operational part of the Business to ensure proposed business activities, policies, practices and transactions comply with internal policies as well as relevant laws and regulations
• Prepare legal contracts, letters of agreement, and other documents related to trade, commercial, financial, and operational matters – in particular negotiating contracts with global DHL’s customers – to protect organization’s legal and business interests
• Supporting with claims made against the company including advising the Business and supporting with resolution of the claims.
• Prepare materials for external legal counsel and liaise with them so that they are well-prepared to represent the organization in legal proceedings
• Legal research & document drafting, contract negotiation & administration and legal records management
• Analyze and interpret case law, court reports, and proposed/ existing laws and regulations (international and national) to legal guidance on their impact on the organization’s operations

Your profile:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience/qualification
• 8+ years of legal experience
• Proficiency in English (both written and spoken) is essential.
• Ability to work in a global environment
• Very strong stakeholder management
• Understanding the balance between legal requirements and commercial decision-making
• Work independently with general supervision
• Ability to solve difficult and complex issues
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office.
• Ability to apply legal knowledge and expertise in a business environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Customer-oriented with an understanding of client needs.

We offer:

• Great opportunity to work for the biggest logistics company in the world
• International and virtual environment
• Flexibility and great opportunity to learn
• Tempting Compensation and benefits
• Car / Car allowance
• Hybrid working mode

DHL is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.If this is something you would like to do, don’t hesitate, and start your application.

Expected salary

Location

Milton Keynes

Job date

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:35:50 GMT

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