Legal Counsel

DHL Global Forwarding Taşımacılık A.Ş.

Graduated from a reputable Law Faculty.

Advanced command of English; German would be an asset.

Between 1- 5 years of experience in relevant field.

Solid background in Contract Management, Claims Handling, International Transport Law

Strong personal, negotiation and communication skills.

Good team player.

Commitment to outstanding performance.

Ability to equilibrate priorities and organize work effectively to meet deadlines.

Multi-task oriented, strong analytical skills.

Good organizational and follow-up skills,

Good knowledge of MS Office applications,

No military obligation for male candidates

No restriction for travelling

Residence on the European side of İstanbul preferred

Job Description

DHL is seeking to employ a Legal Counsel who provides the organization with effective legal advice and services. In order to accommodate the legal service needs of our company, this new position shall be the main point of contact for commercial contracts and legal matters and be the interface to our external lawyers and internal legal services department in the headquarter.

·Provide the company with effective legal advice and guidanceon corporate and commercial issues, conduct research and draft memos into a variety of legal topicsto support the business objectives.

·Collaboration with DP DHL’s central legal services and outsidecounsels to coordinate and follow-up the litigations,

·Producing regular and ad-hoc reports and providing other administrative assistance within the Legal Department.

·Liaising with other members of the Legal Department, providing professional advice and guidance to intracompany customers.

·Managing enquiries from international departmental functions, carrying out tasks as required in order to support the Legal department team members and business units.

·Assisting in providing risk analysis with respect to legal and commercial matters, as well as guidance and training, in order to protect income and promote business while minimizing risk for the company.

·Give necessary support to senior in house legal counsel.

·Draft, review all types of contracts both in Turkish and English,

·Represent the company’s interests in commercial contract negotiations in line with group policies.

·Responsible for assuring organization's legal interests are best represented and protected in customer, vendor and third party contracts; active participant in negotiating such contracts in area of responsibility

·Implementing the legal processes required to affect the privileges, obligations, and rights of the organization

·Preparing and reviewing various legal documents.

·Customer claim management.

·Examining legal information to find out the advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuit.

·Examining material, such as publications, advertisements etc., for legal implications.

·Performing advisory, informatory, and trial works.

·Representing the organization before administrative or before quasi-judicial agencies of the National Government.

·Responsible for defending the company's legal interests in litigation and claims

·Advising officials on government regulations and legal rights.

·Preparing business contracts, administer legal matters.

·Advising regarding transactions of business concerning internal affairs, directors, stockholders, officers, and corporate relationship with public.

·Provide legal advice on Corporate and Compliance matters within company and ensure that legal & compliance principles are adhered to in Management decisions-making in order to enable DGF to act in accordance with best-in-class compliance standards.

·Implementation of Corporate Compliance guidelines and strategies with specific legal & compliance topics and implementation of the respective controls in order to achieve worldwide consistent best-in-class standards.

·Identify, quantify and report on legal & financial risks and liaise with Corporate Finance departments of the company; address and mitigate legal risks.

·Participating in projects and practice groups, creating and rolling out standard contracts, in order to create efficiencies, promote standardization

·Manage formal correspondences and notifications to or from public authorities and other third parties,

·Maintaining awareness of relevant laws and changes in the law that may have an impact on company interests, with a particular focus on the industry and jurisdiction involved.

·Maintaining records of shareholders' meetings, BOD meetings, Articles and By-laws. Ensuring compliance of corporate documents with changing legal requirements.

·Being able to spot any possible compliance issues, and ensuring preventive measures are taken so as to protect the legal and commercial interests of the company.