DHL Group

Legal Counsel

DHL Group • $90K — $130K *
Plantation, FL 33388In-Person
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.A. from an accredited college or university
  • J.D. from an accredited law school in the U.S.
  • 7+ years of experience in a corporate legal environment
  • Current licensure to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction
  • Experience with commercial contracts and corporate law in a multi-national corporation
  • Strong communication skills and detail-oriented work ethic
  • Experience working closely with senior management on significant legal issues

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal support to DHL Global Forwarding USA and Hillebrand on various topics
  • Draft and negotiate diverse agreements including customer and non-disclosure contracts
  • Assess and mitigate legal risks in business operations
  • Train internal teams on legal issues and contract negotiations
  • Monitor new laws and regulations impacting the logistics industry
  • Serve as the main legal contact for high-revenue customers
  • Conduct legal research to support business initiatives

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work for the world's largest logistics company
  • Exposure to an international and virtual work environment
  • Flexibility with learning opportunities
  • Attractive overall compensation and benefits package
Full Job Description
Job Purpose:
  • DHL is seeking a highly skilled Legal Counsel with a minimum of 7+ years of experience to provide general legal support to DHL's U.S. Business Units (including especially Hillebrand Gori and DHL Global Forwarding USA). There will be heavy focus on the review and negotiation of a wide variety of commercial agreements. The successful candidate will:
  • Your Tasks:
  • Provide general legal support primarily for the DHL Global Forwarding USA and Hillebrand businesses on a variety of legal topics (regulatory, contractual, transactional, marketing, etc)
  • Draft, review, negotiate, and provide guidance on a wide variety of agreements including, customer, non-disclosure, and service agreements
  • Regularly meet with senior management regarding ongoing legal issues
  • Assess legal risks in operations and institute processes to mitigate risks
  • Provide training on legal issues and contract negotiations to internal customer and global business managers
  • Select and manage outside counsel where appropriate and assist with managing external legal budget
  • Conduct legal research and analysis to support business initiatives and inform decision-making
  • Possess advanced and well-developed skills and knowledge within the contracts/transactions area with the ability to integrate theory and principles with DHL's practices, policies, and precedents
  • Lead various projects impacting business, operations and revenue, and liaise with management, business divisions, consultants, outside counsel, and other parties as appropriate
  • Monitor and assess new laws and regulations, and other legal developments in the transportation, logistics industry to identify potential impacts on business operations
  • Work closely with subject matter expert colleagues regarding matters pertaining to these areas
  • Work closely with cross-functional stakeholder teams, including sales, marketing, operations, and senior management to understand the needs and strategic objectives of the company to provide high quality, pragmatic and focused legal advice and assist in responsibly growing the business
  • Review and investigate any incidents of intentional or accidental misconduct concerning violation of company policies and procedures to the extent it may harm the organization, engaging directly with Human Resources in connection with such reviews and investigations
  • Serve as Lead legal contact for select high revenue-yielding customers
  • Coordinate and provide all necessary training for employees on relevant legal subjects such as anti-trust, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering and other business-related compliance issues
  • Handle all other matters as from time to time as assigned
Your Profile:
  • B.A. (from an accredited college or university).
  • J.D. (from an accredited law school) in the U.S.
  • 7+ years' experience in corporate legal environment in related area of expertise.
  • Currently licensed to practice law in a jurisdiction in the United States.
  • Experience in multi-national corporation with knowledge in commercial contracts and corporate law.
  • Ability to work in an organized, efficient manner; must work well with minimal supervision and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Experience working with senior level personnel on issues of major significance.
  • Detail oriented, capable of handling heavy, multi-layered client, ability to manage multiple projects and urgencies simultaneously, and be extremely responsive to tight turn around schedules for many transactions in various stages of development.
  • Excellent communication and writing skills.
  • Strong commercial contracting and transactional legal experience.
  • Global Forwarding experience (and knowledge of applicable international treaties and conventions) a plus.
  • Proficiency in MS Office and database systems.
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

About DHL Group

DHL Group is a German multinational package delivery and supply chain management company. It is part of the larger Deutsche Post DHL Group. DHL operates in over 220 countries and territories worldwide, making it the most international company in the world. With a workforce exceeding 550,000 employees, DHL is one of the largest employers in the world.
Learn more about DHL Group
Size
550,000 employees
Industry
Transportation
Founded
1969
* Ladders Estimates

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