Legal Counsel - Bilingual - English/Chinese
Legal Counsel - Bilingual - English/Chinese
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About Midea America
Midea America Corp. is a U.S. subsidiary within Midea Group the Fortune 500 giant known for making life easier for millions around the globe. As the worlds top maker of home appliances Midea is proud of its 166000 employees and presence in 200 countries including here in the U.S.
Headquartered in Parsippany N.J. with an innovation hub in Louisville Kentucky Midea America provides practical innovations that surprise and delight creating moments to cherish at home.
Mideas lineup of appliances - from refrigerators to air conditioners laundry solutions and floor care - are high quality reliable and affordable. By thoughtfully engineering performance convenience and design into every product Midea delivers on the promise of every appliance - to make your life a little easier.
Position Overview
Provide proactive and practical legal support across Midea Americas business units reporting directly to the Head of Legal Midea America. This generalist role handles a wide range of legal matters focusing on commercial contracts CPSC and day-to-day legal operations within the manufacturing and consumer goods environment. Requires 5 years of relevant experience to effectively support global operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft review negotiate and manage a variety of commercial agreements under supervision (e.g. NDAs sales agreements vendor/supplier contracts service agreements basic distribution agreements).
- Provide legal advice and support on CPSC compliance and other product safety/regulatory matters assisting in filings and incident management.
- Lead end-to-end management of product liability claims (pre-litigation & litigation) including strategy discovery settlement negotiations and trial preparation.
- Conduct legal research on federal state and local laws and regulations relevant to the business.
- Advise internal clients on general commercial law contract interpretation and risk mitigation strategies.
- Liaise with Midea Groups global legal team (China HQ) to align on international standards and reporting.
Skills and Qualifications
- Education: Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
- Active membership in good standing with a state bar of the New Jersey Bar or be able to obtain an in-house license in 6 months.
- Experience: 5 years relevant legal experience preferably including some experience in manufacturing technology or consumer goods.
- Fluent proficiency (written and verbal) in both English and Mandarin Chinese is essential.
- Solid knowledge of CPSC regulations and general product safety compliance principles is as an advantage.
- Demonstrated experience in drafting reviewing and negotiating various commercial contracts.
- Familiarity with using global metrics in a legal/business context.
- Strong legal research analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
Benefits: PTO Medical Dental Vision 401K % Bonus
Comprehensive benefit package to learn more please visitCareers Page ()
Midea America Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin gender (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Employment Type
Full-Time
