The Legal Director will be based in Hong Kong and responsible for providing legal support to business units to achieve business goals while ensuring legal compliance and consistency. He / She is directly involved in developing and implementing business strategies that have a long-term impact (i.e. 3-5 years) on the organization. This position typically handles more substantive projects (e.g. M&A, JVs etc) and contracts. He / She ensures consistency in the legal and business positions taken by UPS and reviews applicable laws, policies and regulations to determine positions that best protect the company. The Legal Division Manager evaluates, manages and mitigates risk for the organization. This position interacts / negotiates regularly and independently with senior management and external parties (e.g., customers, government authorities, etc.) including those with conflicting interests. The Legal Division Manager manages litigation, including complex litigation. He / She manages outside counsel in representing UPS and monitors and manages legal expenses to contain costs. This position may manage others in the department.
Providing legal support for various UPS business units across multiple geographies in Region
Providing merger and acquisition support in our strategic and key transactional initiatives
Advising on international trade matters and supporting key customer accounts
Handling various litigation cases and employment disputes
Drafting, review and negotiating local, regional and global commercial contracts and documents
Provides relevant training and coaching for appropriate employee groups
Supervising outside law firms used by UPS and managing external legal budget
Supervising junior legal staff
Job Requirement:
Possess a recognized Law Degree i.e. LLM or JD
Minimum 8-10 years of relevant legal experience in law firm and/or in-house environment
Prepared to assume a wider leadership role in addressing strategic business issues
Ability to manage projects independently with minimal supervision
Possess advanced drafting and negotiation skills in corporate and/or litigation matters
Possess good planning, organizational and time management skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to interact with different levels of people
Matured personality; strong professionalism and long-term view towards career development
Fluent in English and preferably one other Asian language i.e. Mandarin, Japanese, Korean or etc
Applies cultural sensitivity when making decisions on business issues
Business traveling opportunities will be available
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