Legal Counsel

About the role

DHL Group is the leading logistics provider with over 600,000 employees globally. DHL Legal Services provides comprehensive legal advice to business partners worldwide. In the AMERICAS region, we are seeking a full-time, on-site, permanent position in Westerville, Ohio.

Responsibilities

• Support in-house corporate legal services team of DHL Supply Chain.
• Provide legal advice and counsel to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
• Analyze and interpret case law, statutes, and regulations to provide advice and counsel.
• Represent the organization in legal proceedings before courts, government agencies, or other authorities.
• Prepare materials for external legal counsel.
• Manage all aspects of assigned litigation and disputes, including alternative dispute resolution methods.
• Counsel is involved in all stages of litigation, including litigation strategy, reviewing pleadings, motions, and briefs, and all other litigation documents.
• Manage third-party subpoena docket, including negotiations with issuing counsel, coordination of document collection, review, and production.
• Provide general counsel/advice on legal disputes and litigation process.
• Prepare and maintain litigation-related reports, legal library/forms and documents, files and statistics, including tracking of litigation costs.
• Aid in identifying and addressing legal needs of internal clients in a proactive and timely manner.
• Research, analyze, and interpret case law, statutes, and regulations to provide advice and counsel to the organization.
• Collaborate frequently with business partners to develop litigation strategy and ensure goal alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Devise and manage litigation-related, scalable processes and procedures to navigate commonly encountered legal issues.

Requirements

• Undergraduate university degree.
• Professional Juris Doctorate degree from accredited institution.
• License to practice law in Ohio and in good standing.
• 4 years of relevant experience with strong analytical skills.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience with a law firm, corporate legal department, or governmental agency (or any combination thereof) in advocacy practice, preferably with focus on employment, commercial and/or transportation law.
• Knowledge of fundamental law concepts, practices, and procedures of general law practice or a particular field of specialization.
• Highly organized.
• Effective communicator.
• Influencing skills.
• Creative and competent in facilitating meetings or workshops and presenting to groups.
• Energetic.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate university degree.
• Professional Juris Doctorate degree from accredited institution.
• Licensed to practice law in Ohio and in good standing.
• 4 years of relevant experience with strong analytical skills.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience with a law firm, corporate legal department, or governmental agency (or any combination thereof) in advocacy practice, preferably with focus on employment, commercial and/or transportation law.
• Advanced and well-developed skills and knowledge within the contracts/transactions area with the ability to integrate theory and principals with DHL’s practices, policies, and precedents.
• Lead various projects impacting business, operations and revenue, and liaise with senior management, business divisions, consultants, outside counsel, and other parties as appropriate.

Skills

• Outstanding interpersonal skills to foster trust and confidence in colleagues at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

We offer competitive wages, excellent affordable insurance benefits (including health, dental, vision and life), 401K plan, paid vacation and holidays. We are an equal opportunity employer.