Head of Law China

Team Lead

lead supervise and develop the lawyers (and assistants with interns if applicable) in legal team                                                                                                                             
ensure provision of high quality legal advise to companies within China                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
ensure integration of team members into the whole EMEA & APAC team across the various countries and locations                                                         

identify and continuously develop a successor of all leadership functions in the team including own function  
plan and manage team budget 

Risk Management / Decision Making

anticipate issues and opportunities and estimate risks for the companies in China
evaluate and weigh multiple inputs and impacts of possible decisions or course of action
identify solutions to minimize risks and maximize legal rights and opportunities
develop proposals for efficient and effective internal decision making

Cooperation

create trustful relationships with key stakeholders internally (e.g. general managers BA heads Central Functions etc.) and externally (suppliers customers external counsel etc.)
within the Global Law Department liaise with the leaders of other areas/regions for global coordination of legal services in cross-regional and cross-functional matters
 coordinate retention and manage costs of outside counsel for those clients/areas of law where no in-house resources are available

Legal Advice & Claims

provide expert and strategic legal advice to management in complex significant matters and supervise legal advice given by the team members                                                                                                                            ensure proper support of clients in claim management both in and out of court both as claimant and as defendant

Standardization

help to develop standardized solutions where reasonable to increase efficiency of law department (e.g. by further developing templates and tools)

Contracts

Responsible to draft and review contracts of all kinds and other legal documents
Offer support in negation of high complexity/high stake contracts
Ensure an updated library of contract templates in all legal areas

Ensure usage of available contract management/approval tools by the entire team

Trainings

Ensure that the team provides preventive workshops & training for assigned clients
Coach the team members in their technical as well as organizational skills

Reporting

Ensure tracking of all legal matters in applicable IT system(s) by the team 

Report on all relevant legal matters and risks to the supervisor

Confidentiality

Respect the confidentiality of information he/she has access to inside the corporation

Companys procedures

Respect Internal Regulations and companys procedures.

Qualifications :

University degree - Law School

at least 8 years of professional experience on legal position

independent advisory in complex national and international matters/projects

proven experience in formal or informal leadership (e.g. coordination colleagues in complex projects)

multiple years of working in an international team/company

Additional Information :

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time