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.

Location is flexible including UK and EMEA.

Job Purpose:

Legal support to DHL Business, focusing on freight forwarding. The role will require supporting a global team in a challenging multi-jurisdictional project engineering 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 guidances, 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 applying legal rules and regulations in a multi-jurisdictional context

Your profile:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience/qualification
4+ years of legal practice either within commercial law firm or in house legal department;
Experience with contracts from Logistics, Construction, Engineering, Oil & Gas industry would be a great advantage
Skilled in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex contracts in a commercial, pragmatic manner.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to advise and influence at senior management level.
Proven ability to manage competing priorities, work autonomously, and deliver under pressure.
Demonstrates leadership qualities and experience mentoring or managing legal professionals.
Commercially minded, decisive, and solutions-oriented, with integrity and professionalism at the core of your work.

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
Remote / 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.

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