POSITION TITLE: Legal Counsel LOCATION: Beijing, PRC DEPARTMENT: Legal Department REPORTS TO: Regional Counsel. Provides service to various business divisions in China JOB PURPOSE : This position will bear primary responsibility for providing legal counsel and advice to the company in a wide spectrum of disciplines, including long term high value sales contracts, procurement contracts, corporate, litigation and dispute resolution, intellectual property matters, health, safety and environment, employment, compliance and advice on local law and regulations.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Advices on contracts including contract draft, review, negotiation, advice etc., especially sales contracts, procurement contracts, consortium agreements and agency agreements
2. Reviews, evaluates and comments on legal obligations of the company, and advises the appropriate divisions how to minimize the degree of legal risk associated with major contracts and obligations prior to becoming a party or otherwise becoming legally bound. Identifies potential legal risks of the company, offer solutions to mitigate or eliminate those risk and ensure senior management are aware and accept residual risks.
3. Review of sales and purchase contracts involving any real estate and review of real estate lease contracts.
4. Provide support to protection of Andritz intellectual Property, including patents, trademarks and trade secrets.
5. Manage (i) legal actions against third parties, (ii) adverse regulatory or governmental actions and (iii) defense of the company again claims made by third parties.
6. Support the China Compliance Officer in training and advice relating to various Andritz compliance policies, including the Andritz Code of Conduct, anti-trust and anti-bribery policies.
7. Provide support to merger and acquisition activity in China as needed. 5. Keeps the business team informed on legislation and regulations and other important legal matters both local and global and any legal developments that could impact the company’s business.
CANDIDATE PROFILE: - A strong grounding in and exposure to the practice of law and the legal environment in China. Demonstrated business-minded orientation. He / She will strive for creative solutions to resolve complex legal situations and avoid unnecessary and unjustified legal risk. He / She will be able to multi-task with relevant demonstrated hands-on experience and be a self-starter with high energy level and excellent interpersonal skills. The candidate must be able to take business and common sense into consideration when giving legal advice and should be able to defend and maintain his / her advice upon challenged. Overall, the successful candidate will bring a balance of strong corporate legal experience and excellent interpersonal skills to work closely as a business partner with senior management.
EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS: More than 8 years of post-qualification legal practice, preferably with both a reputable law firm and/or a multinational company. Exposure to machinery manufacturing industry would be a definitely advantage. Possesses a post-graduate law degree, preferably from an accredited US/European law school. Bar admission in PRC and/or other jurisdictions Very good knowledge of Chinese business laws in particular in contract, commercial and corporate laws. Knowledge of western legal analysis and paradigms are required. Unquestionable integrity and high ethical standards. Excellent analytical, presentation, consulting, negotiation, networking and communication abilities and skills. Dynamic, initiative, innovative and solution-oriented. Cross cultural, fluent both English and Chinese (Mandarin) with strong written proficiency in drafting legal doc
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