Senior Legal Counsel at DSV

Minimum Requirements

• Degree in Law: LLB, Bproc or BUirus Degree
• Intermediate computer literacy in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Contract management systems

Job Related Requirements

• 5 Post Qaulification years relevant experience in a senior position
• Wholistic knowledge of law, including Contract, Corporate, Civil, Interpretation of statutes
• Admission as an Attorney
• Experience in Drafting, Reviewing, and Negotiating Commercial Agreements and Contracts, locally and internationally
• Technical knowledge of legal structures and agreements within logistics industry
• Strong analytical skills and demonstrated ability to understand complex legal concepts
• Knowledge and Experience of Privacy Laws and Regulations with the ability to provide training to key stakeholders
• Proven history of representation and interaction with External Legal Counsel in collections and other matters
• Excellent fluency in English years exposure to business processes
• Leadership Skills
• Problem Solving
• Excellent Communication skills (verbal and non-verbal)
• Must be able to self manage (includes effectively communicating with stakeholders)
• Proven track record of dealing with people at all levels within the organization
• Effective time management

Added Advantages for this role

• LLM, MBA preferred
• Industry knowledge
• Strong personality with an ability to get the necessary messages across

Duties and Responsibilities

• Draft/vet and review a variety of corporate legal contracts.
• Keeping abreast of new/changed legislation and informing the business to ensure understanding of risks and commercial implications.
• Protecting the company’s interest, risk management and compliance with corporate governance, guidelines and procedures.
• Negotiation on behalf of the business in order to attain value.
• Negotiation with third parties to ensure appropriate contractual relationships and minimise risks.
• Identify matters requiring specialist legal input and instruct and liaise with appropriate external counsel.
• Liaise with external attorneys and prepare comprehensive brief to attorneys where necessary.
• Co-ordinating litigation matters with external attorneys and counsel, and interpreting recommendations for the business.
• Drafting legal opinions.
• Conduct legal research of significant legal issues.

OTHER DUTIES

• Timely and comprehensive response of assigned tasks
• Execution of projects and day-to-day tasks
• Focus on performance and deadlines
• Build and maintain  strong relationships with internal stakeholders