is hiring a Legal Counsel @ Shanghai, China, for a German luxury brand


http://www.linkedin.com/groups/is-hiring-Legal-Counsel-Shanghai-132314%2ES%2E87143867?view=&gid=132314&type=member&item=87143867&trk=eml-anet_dig-b_jb-ttl-cn

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Title: Legal Counsel
Location: Shanghai, China
Report to: General Counsel

Main Goals and Objectives:
? The legal counsel, together with the general counsel, is responsible for legal supporting for the China’s business operation and development.

Responsibility:
? The Legal Counsel is responsible for contract drafting, review and negotiation for general commercial transactions; claim management and litigations; assisting general counsel for projects and general legal supporting;
? Contract drafting, review and negotiation:
– Revising, drafting and negotiating general commercial contracts (including goods and service purchasing contracts, franchise contracts, real estate contracts, logistic contracts and HR related contracts) .
? Claim management:
– Identifying legal issues in the clients’ claims, providing recommendations and legal opinions for CRM issues;
– Coordinating internally and externally for Product liability cases (including law firm management) .
? Project support and general legal support:
– Supporting general counsel for Project coordination and document review;
– Legal research and memo drafting for topical issues;
– Assisting general counsel in process review and directive implementation.

Business contacts required:
? Internal: All staff including Management team in China and Hongkong, relevant colleagues in Germany and other possible subsidiaries.
? External: External consultants, law firms, dealer network, suppliers and customers.

Threshold competencies:
? PRC qualified;
? 3-5 years post-qualification experience in law firms and/or multinational companies;
? Extensive experience in Franchise business and/or product liability case management;
? Experience with general corporate operational issues and commercial transactions;
? Undergraduate law degree from top ranking Chinese law school;
? Master degree in law (overseas law degree is a plus) ;
? Excellent English both orally and in written;
? Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
? Pragmatic and solutions driven;
? Diligent, adaptive and willing to learn;
? Able to transform legal issues into a workable solution within a business context.

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Interested individual please send email for further confidential discussion via:

Email: info@hrlofty.com