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.
Your Role
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.
Your 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 on existing contracts where disputes have arisen. Advise on strategies for effective dispute resolution.
* Deal with claims issued against KN, including assessing the merits of the claim and providing advice on how to ensure the best possible result for KN.
* Provide general legal advice to all areas of the business, which can include advising on employment, IT, procurement, and other departments.
Your Skills and Experiences
* Qualified Solicitor.
* Experience of a broad range of commercial transactions and legal matters, preferably with experience in cross-border and international transactions.
* Knowledge of the logistics industry with an ability to provide commercially focused advice and solutions.
* Experience of dealing with outsourcing transactions, including agreements dealing with the 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 in freight forwarding, including sea freight, air freight, overland, integrated logistics, and multimodal.
* Good working knowledge of all the international conventions and standard trading conditions, e.g., CMR, Hague Visby Rules, Warsaw Convention, Montreal Convention, FIATA, BIFA, RHA, etc.
* Ability to communicate effectively across broad functional and organizational lines, and build strong client relationships while gaining their trust and confidence.
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