Legal Counsel (Hybrid)
Legal Counsel (Hybrid)
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10-05-2025
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Job Description
Contract Drafting and Review
- Draft review and negotiate a wide range of contracts including transportation agreements warehousing contracts service agreements and vendor contracts
- Ensure that contracts are in compliance with relevant laws and regulations and reflect the best interferes of the company
Risk Management
- Identify potential legal risks and provide proactive advice and solutions to mitigate them
- Develop and implement strategies to protect the companys interests and minimize legal exposure
- Regulatory Compliance
- Stay updated on federal state and local regulations pertaining to logistics transportation and warehouse management
- Provide guidance and support to ensure compliance with industryspecific regulations including DOT FMCSA OSRA and others
Legal Research
- Conduct legal research to stay current with evolving legal trends and industryspecific issues
- Translate legal findings into actionable recommendations for the company
Dispute Resolution
- Assist in the resolution of disputes including contract disputes claims and litigation matters
- Collaborate with outside counsel when necessary
Perform other duties as assigned or needed
- Work across time zones and cultures with a crossfunctional group of stakeholders
- Assist with adhoc or special projects as requested
Qualifications :
- J.D. from ABAaccredited law school
- Active license to practice law in Texas
- 4 years of legal practices including at least 1 year in logistics transportation and warehouse managementrelated transactional experience
- Working knowledge of industryspecific regulations such as DOT FMCSA OSRA and logistics and warehousing contracts in general
- Experience in different modes of transportation (e.g. truckload flatbed LTL railroad ocean import & export)
- Demonstrated abilities to work in a fastpaced environment meet stringent timelines and handle multiple demand simultaneously
- Excellent client relationship experience and communication skills and ability to work with a wide range of people with varying degrees of legal exposure
- Demonstrated abilities to work both independently and as a team player
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint) and ability to conduct Internet research and abilities to learn internal contract management tools
Physical Demands:
- The position requires the ability to talk and hear while performing the duties of this job
- The position requires the ability to stand walk use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms
- The position requires dexterity to write and use computer keyboard and mouse
- The position requires multitasking and solving complex issues in a fastpaced environment
- This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products materials and supplies up to 20 pounds
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
*** NO C2C ***
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Contract
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