Legal Counsel in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

We are looking for a highly qualified Senior Legal Counsel with a passion for legal matters in logistics, commercial and corporate law, and data protection. This role will focus on fully supporting the organization on a wide range of legal and compliance issues.

Your Role

In this position you should enable sound business decisions and processes by providing accurate and timely advice on legal principles and procedures relating to a wide range of legal and commercial issues.

Your Responsibilities

• Review and provide advice on legal and commercial issues in new contracts with customers and suppliers.

• Assist in negotiating new contracts with customers and/or suppliers.

• Ensure KN is run in accordance with KN’s Corporate Governance policies and procedures and in accordance with applicable law.

• Provide interpretation and advice of existing contracts where disputes have arisen. Advise on strategies for effective dispute resolution.

• Dealing with claims issued against KN. This includes assessing the merits or otherwise of the claim and providing advice on how to deal with the claim to ensure the best possible result for KN.

• Providing general legal advice to all areas of the business which can include advising on employment, IT, procurement and other departments

Your Skills and Experiences

• Qualified Solicitor

• Experience of a broad range of commercial transactions and legal matters preferably with experience of cross border and international transactions.

• Knowledge of the logistics industry with an ability to provide commercially focussed advice and solutions.

• Experience of dealing with outsourcing transactions including agreements dealing with transfer of assets, key performance indicators and the transfer of employees through the application of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.

• Experience of dealing with freight forwarding ie sea freight, air freight, overland, integrated logistics and multimodal.

• Have a good working knowledge of all the international conventions and standard trading conditions eg CMR, Hague Visby Rules, Warsaw Convention, Montreal Convention, FIATA, BIFA, RHA etc.

• Communicate effectively across broad functional and organizational lines. Ability to build strong client relationships and gain the trust and confidence of clients.

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Kuehne + Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at 1-800-267-1326 during the hours of 8:00am – 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at: HR.helpdesk@kuehne-nagel.com with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.