Legal Counsel

Job Description

Proactive business partner for local management and commercial functions. Flagging risks with a commercial and pragmatic approach towards problem solving. Coming up with initiatives to improve the legal service offering.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for safeguarding Maersk’s values, interests and reputation and "getting the best possible deal" across the line.
• Advice and support on drafting of commercial contracts and other legal documents.
• General legal support on various matters as required from time to time.
• Responsible for engaging and managing of external legal counsel, including legal budget.
• Proactively identify and address legal issues in a pragmatic and risk-based fashion.
• Provide training to (non-legal) colleagues on relevant topics such as commercial contracting.
• Working effectively with other departments and functions such as Finance, Tax, Compliance, etc.

Who we are looking for

• Bachelor of Laws is a minimum. Master of Laws is a plus.

• Minimum 5 years of relevant legal experience in private practice and/or as in-house counsel, with experience in transportation and logistics (in particular in air) will be considered as a strong advantage.
• Solid experience with general corporate, regulatory and commercial legal issues.
• Experience with drafting and negotiating contracts; drive to understand commercial context.
• Able to hold a position, yet partnering with the business to find solutions to complex issues.
• Commercial mind-set, drive to deliver high quality results, high level of integrity.
• Effective communicator (able to explain complex legal issues to non-legal people), empathy, personal tact.
• Well organised, punctual.
• Speaks and writes in Chinese and English clearly.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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