Legal Counsel (Commercial) - Global Logistics Co

• Wide ranging In-house Legal Counsel (Commercial) role
• Join the Legal Team of one of the world's largest Logistics Businesses

About Our Client

Our Client is one of the world's largest Logistics businesses employing circa 85,000 people globally.

Job Description

You will provide accurate and timely advice on legal principles and procedures relating to a wide range of legal and commercial issues. Your responsibilities will include:

• Review and provide advice on legal and commercial issues in new contracts with customers and suppliers.
• Assist in negotiating new contracts with customers and/or suppliers.
• Provide general legal advice to all areas of the business, including advising on employment, IT, procurement, and other departments.
• Provide interpretation and advice on existing contracts where disputes have arisen. Advise on strategies for effective dispute resolution.
• Deal with claims issued against the business, assessing the merits of the claim and providing advice on how to manage it for the best possible result.
• Ensure the business operates in accordance with the organization's Corporate Governance policies and procedures and applicable law.

The Successful Applicant

The successful applicant will be a Legal Counsel with a passion for legal matters in logistics, commercial and corporate law, and data protection. This role will focus on fully supporting the organization on a wide range of legal and compliance issues.

You will be a Solicitor, qualified in England & Wales, Scotland, or an equivalent Common Law Jurisdiction, and have:

• Experience of a broad range of commercial transactions and legal matters, preferably with a cross-border and international element.
• Experience dealing with outsourcing transactions, including agreements related to the transfer of assets and the transfer of employees under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.
• A good working knowledge of all international conventions and standard trading conditions, e.g., CMR, Hague Visby Rules, Warsaw Convention, Montreal Convention, FIATA, BIFA, RHA, etc.

• Knowledge of the logistics industry and experience dealing with freight forwarding, including sea freight, air freight, overland, integrated logistics, and multimodal.

What's on Offer

For further information about this role and related package (which includes salary, bonus, benefits, and car allowance), please apply to this advert.