Legal Counsel Jobs

About DHL Group and Legal Services:

DHL Group the logistics provider of the world with over 580,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories. We are an organization that is not just moving goods around, we have a very clear purpose, and we are: Connecting People. Improving Lives. We provide challenges and opportunities for personal and professional development, we recognize the difference you bring to our business and together we share the pride of building one of the largest world leaders in logistics and supply chain.

DHL Group Legal Services offers all business partners worldwide solution-oriented legal advice. We provide comprehensive support in contracts, negotiations, and processes with customers and suppliers as well as in general litigation and commercial law matters.

In a matrix organization, Legal Services is organized on the one hand according to regions and on the other hand according to global cross-sectional topics. As our business keeps growing, we want you in our Americas region.

About Hillebrand Gori:

Hillebrand Gori is the Beers, Wines and Spirits Powerhouse within the freight forwarding division of DHL Group. Hillebrand was founded as a family business approximately 180 years ago and was acquired by DHL Group in March 2022. The company is now in the post-merger integration phase, whereby amongst others intracompany mergers take place with Gori, a former Hillebrand competitor and already long-time part of the DHL Group family.

Are you passionate about shipping, beverages, innovation, and customer service? Would you strive every day to offer technological and innovative solutions to support our customers’ products throughout their journey, guiding them to their destination? Then Hillebrand Gori, a company of DHL Group is the place for you.

Hillebrand Gori people love what they do. Our people are passionate about logistics and the commodities we ship. We understand how much the logistics process matters to our customers, so they work with them as partners. For more information, visit: https://www.hillebrandgori.com.

Ready to immerse yourself in the exciting world of Legal? Join the team and bring your expertise on board! As part of DHL Group, you will be working with a global network of Legal colleagues and benefit from a wide range of development opportunities.

Job Purpose:

You will support the in-house corporate legal services team of DHL Group and its newly formed company, Hillebrand Gori. You will be the legal professional responsible for advising the businesses on a wide range of legal matters in the fields of logistics, post-merger integration, compliance and commercial contracts.

Your tasks:

• Providing rapid, practical, business-oriented advice to other legal team members and directly to internal clients.
• Providing comprehensive legal services to one or more DHL Group business units in the areas of post-merger integration; commercial contract negotiation; and regulatory compliance (e.g. FMC, DOT and customs brokerage compliance).
• Devising and managing scalable processes and procedures to navigate commonly encountered legal issues.
• Proactively working to resolve potential legal matters from investigation through resolution, where appropriate.
• Overseeing the use of outside counsel, including management of legal budgets.
• Developing legal processes to ensure goal alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Working with department colleagues in DHL Group and Hillebrand Gori to establish best in class legal processes and procedures to assure business objectives are met and legal risks are identified and mitigated.
• Reviewing and negotiating legal contracts, letters of agreement, and other documents related to trade, commercial, financial, and operational matters (for example inter-company loans, leases, vendor agreements,) to protect the organization’s legal and business interests.
• Collaborating frequently with business partners, local management, global DHL Group project teams and legal colleagues from across the various DHL Group business units.

Your profile:

• 5+ years’ experience with strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Undergraduate university degree.
• Must be able to research, analyze and problem solve.
• License to practice law in Florida and in good standing.
• Professional Juris Doctorate degree from accredited institution.
• Ability to travel as required (estimated 10 to 15% of the time).
• Outstanding interpersonal skills to foster trust and confidence in colleagues at all levels of the organization.

We offer:

• International and virtual environment
• Tempting Compensation and benefits
• Flexibility and great opportunity to learn
• Great opportunity to work for the biggest logistics company in the world

DHL Group is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. The EEO is the Law poster is available here: https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/eeo-law-poster

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

If this is something you would like to do, don’t hesitate and start your application.