Legal Counsel

Morgan Philips Group SA; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

LEGAL COUNSEL
UNITED KINGDOM – MULTI-lOCATION (HYBRID)
PERMANENT ROLE
£60,000 – £90,000

Role Overview

Morgan Philips Specialist Recruitment are presently representing a leading Transportation and Logistics business who are one of the world's leading logistics providers. Headquartered in Switzerland, our client is listed in the Swiss blue-chip stock market index, the SMI. The Group is the global number 1 in air and sea logistics and has strong market positions in road and contract logistics. Our Client is also the logistics partner of choice for 400,000 customers worldwide. Using its global network, logistics expertise and data-based insights, the Group provides end-to-end supply chain solutions for global companies and industries.

Scope Of The Role

We are looking for a highly qualified Senior 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. In this position you should enable sound business decisions and processes by providing accurate and timely advice on legal principles and procedures relating to a wide range of legal and commercial issues.

Job Responsibilities

• 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.
• Ensure KN is run in accordance with KN’s Corporate Governance policies and procedures and in accordance with applicable law.
• Provide interpretation and advice of existing contracts where disputes have arisen. Advise on strategies for effective dispute resolution.
• Dealing with claims issued against KN. This includes assessing the merits or otherwise of the claim and providing advice on how to deal with the claim to ensure the best possible result for KN.
• Providing general legal advice to all areas of the business which can include advising on employment, IT, procurement and other departments.

Job Requirements

• Qualified Solicitor.
• Experience of a broad range of commercial transactions and legal matters preferably with experience of cross border and international transactions.
• Knowledge of the logistics industry with an ability to provide commercially focussed advice and solutions.
• Experience of dealing with outsourcing transactions including agreements dealing with transfer of assets, key performance indicators and the transfer of employees through the application of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.
• Experience of dealing with freight forwarding ie sea freight, air freight, overland, integrated logistics and multimodal.
• Have a good working knowledge of all the international conventions and standard trading conditions eg CMR, Hague Visby Rules, Warsaw Convention, Montreal Convention, FIATA, BIFA, RHA etc.
• Communicate effectively across broad functional and organizational lines. Ability to build strong client relationships and gain the trust and confidence of clients.