Legal Counsel at Deutsche Post Und Dhl Columbus, OH

Sunseeker Property Service; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International environment

Competitive compensation

Job summary

DHL Group is seeking a licensed Ohio attorney to support commercial contracting and transactional matters across the Americas region. You will draft, review, and negotiate customer and vendor agreements and partner with Regulatory, Quality Assurance, Strategy, Marketing, and Procurement teams.

The role involves negotiating complex contracts, managing disputes with external partners, and contributing to due diligence for mergers and acquisitions.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and active Ohio license to practice law.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in transactional law, with at least 2 years in a law firm, corporate legal dept, or government agency.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support for commercial contracting, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating customer and vendor agreements.
• Advise cross-functional teams including Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Strategy, Marketing, and Procurement.
• Assist with mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence and post-acquisition integration.
• Identify legal risks and mitigation strategies and coordinate with supervising counsel.

Skills

Contract drafting & negotiation

Regulatory awareness

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Juris Doctorate (JD)

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Legal Counsel DHL Group, the logistics provider of the world with over 600,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories, is an organization that connects people and improves lives. We provide challenges and opportunities for personal and professional development, recognizing the difference you bring to our business. Together, we share the pride of building one of the largest world leaders in logistics and supply chain.

DHL Legal Services offers all business partners worldwide solution-oriented legal advice. We provide comprehensive support in contracts, negotiations, and processes with customers and suppliers as well as in general litigation and commercial law matters. As our business keeps growing, we want you in our Americas region. Ready to immerse yourself in the exciting world of Legal? Join the team and bring your expertise on board! As part of DHL Group, you will be working with a global network of Legal colleagues and benefit from a wide range of development opportunities.

Job Purpose

Legal professional responsible for supporting the development and execution of legal strategies designed to mitigate organizational risk while enabling business objectives. Works closely with a supervising attorney to provide legal advice and transactional support across the business, particularly in commercial contracting and general corporate matters. Partners with key stakeholders, including Procurement and Commercial Contract Management (CCM), and collaborates with cross functional teams to ensure regional and global legal initiatives are effectively implemented within the assigned area of responsibility. Drafts, reviews, and negotiates customer, vendor, and general corporate agreements, and provides day to day legal guidance to supported business units. Maintains strong awareness and working knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and compliance requirements impacting company operations and proactively identifies legal risks and mitigation strategies.

Your Tasks

• Provides comprehensive legal support in commercial contracting, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating customer and vendor agreements.
• Advises and supports functional teams, including Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Strategy (M&A), Marketing, GoGreen, and Procurement.
• Assists with mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, transaction support, and post acquisition integration.
• Identifies, assesses, and recommends legal strategies to mitigate legal, regulatory, and commercial risk.
• Manages and supports resolution of disputes with customers, vendors, or business partners, in coordination with supervising counsel and, where appropriate, outside counsel.
• Collaborates with internal legal and support teams to ensure consistent application of legal standards and policies.

Your Profile

• Undergraduate university degree
• Professional Juris Doctorate degree from accredited institution
• License to practice law in Ohio and in good standing
• 3 years of relevant experience
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience with a law firm, corporate legal department, or governmental agency (or any combination thereof) with a focus on transactional legal work.
• Knows fundamental law concepts, practices and procedures of general law practice or a particular field of specialization.
• Highly organized
• Effective communicator
• Influencing skills
• Competent & experienced in facilitating meetings or workshops and presenting to groups
• Energetic
• Proactive with a customer focused approach
• Ability to build rapport with key internal contacts
• Flexible team player
• Membership in at least one state bar (in good standing), with the ability to become a member of the Ohio bar

We Offer

• Great opportunity to work for the biggest logistics company in the world
• International and virtual environment
• Flexibility and great opportunity to learn
• Tempting compensation and benefits

DHL is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.