Junior Civil Lawyer responsible for various judicial and administrative processes at a law firm. Seeking proactive candidates to join a dynamic environment in São Paulo, Brazil.
About the role
- Senior Legal Counsel providing legal support for M&A and governance at Inchcape Shipping Services, ensuring best practices and compliance across legal processes in a hybrid role.
Responsibilities
- Provide accurate and timely counsel to management on a variety of legal topics
- Project manage legal workflows for Group M&A projects, including the procurement and management of outside counsel
- Lead on review and drafting of commercial contracts across the Group (including customer agreements, vendor agreements, IT supplier agreements, intra-group agreements, joint venture agreements etc.)
- Develop modern options to drive efficiencies via the use of “legal AI” for contract review and management
- Review and advise on commercial contracts according to the Company’s role/business model as a port agent and appropriate risk v. reward
- Ensure escalation of commercial contract issues to management as set out in the Group’s contracting principles
- Participate in Group projects/strategy (compliance with contracting principles, review/analysis of existing commercial contracts, Group transformation etc.)
- Support the Contract Manager and Paralegal on matters for discussion/escalation arising from review of commercial contracts, where required
- Maintain contract templates together with the Contract Manager and Paralegal
- Assist the GGCC with advising on legal disputes across the Group and liaising with insurers/external lawyers as required
- Take responsibility for monthly and quarterly cycles of litigation claims reporting
- Own the Legal policies portfolio and ensure policies are up to date and relevant
- Provide appropriate training on policies and procedures
- Assist the GGCC with liaising with external trademark attorney regarding the Group’s trademarks portfolio
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer in the UK with at least 5+ years post qualification experience
- Strong technical knowledge and understanding of relevant laws and regulations (e.g. UK Bribery Act and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act)
- Extensive in-house legal counsel experience for an international corporate business
- Experience of leading on commercial contracts i.e. being the in-house SME and or seeking external expertise counsel as required
- Proven experience of stakeholder management partnering with senior members of the Company
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with individuals across business and/or functional lines
- Ability to communicate with senior stakeholders and global management teams
- Team management skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally
- Must have strong decision making and analytical abilities
- Excellent conciliation and communication skills
- Ability to think out of the box and act pragmatically to solve legal complications
- Shipping sectors experience advantageous but not required.
Benefits
- A competitive salary package
- Discretionary Bonus
- Private Medical Insurance
- Employee discount scheme for retail/travel/leisure
- Life assurance cover
- Contributory company pension scheme
- 25 days holiday pro rata
- Full Employee Assistance Programme including access to care support covering work, family, relationships, money and health
- Plus, much more!
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