Senior Legal Counsel

3 weeks ago

Plano, United States Sigmaways Full time

We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel for our direct client who will identify significant legal issues and provide accurate, relevant, and timely legal support to various business stakeholders of the company's Smart Logistics business.

This position will provide legal advice for a resolution of logistics claims, including those arising out of warehouse operations and transportation, develop and maintain SOPs for claims processes, and help file claims with relevant insurance carriers, and mitigate legal risks by ensuring compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to business.

This position will also draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts in the context of global supply chain and logistics services, particularly relating to 3PL, 4PL transportation and warehousing, import/export, and customs.

This requires understanding of the logistics and supply chain, ability to establish priorities and take actions, while promoting good legal practices and explaining difficult issues clearly and working with others to establish consensus.

Qualified candidates must demonstrate excellent communication skills, timely reporting to leadership, while collaborating within Legal & Compliance and business stakeholders within and outside the organization.

Responsibilities:

  • Draft, review, and negotiate the full range of legal documents relating to various claims as well as logistics services-related agreements, including warehouse management agreements and transportation agreements for multiple modes of transportation
  • Internal communication with relevant stakeholders and external communication with insurance brokers, carriers, third-party administrators, legal counsel, etc.
  • Analyze collected data to determine claim validity and coverage and/or liability
  • Provide legal advice to internal clients for the resolution of claims and complaints
  • Identify legislative and regulatory changes and recommend appropriate action
  • Act as the internal subject matter expert to provide interpretation and explanation of contracts, applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures related to claims
  • Represent SL Legal in internal and external meetings, and communicate accordingly with third-party bodies such as customers, vendors, partners, outside counsel, auditors, insurance brokers/carriers, and the like
  • Develop and distribute key reports and analyses, including claim reports and ad hoc reports for management
  • Promote legal compliance and best practices across the business
  • Deliver training and training materials to the business on key legal areas
  • Work within company guidelines to review, analyze, and negotiate contractual agreements with customers, shippers, consignees, or carriers
  • Escalate and coordinate with External Claims Adjusters (e.g., cargo/freight forwarders insurance carriers, etc.) in order to resolve claims issues
  • Assist in developing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for logistics processes and claims
  • Develop, prepare, and implement claims litigation strategy, including affecting settlements and insurance coverage limits
  • Work toward the resolution of claims files and attend arbitrations, mediations, or trials as necessary

Qualifications:

  • Active member of Texas bar license in good standing
  • At least 6 years' relevant legal working experience, particularly in trucks/trailers, cargo/freight damages, property damages, maritime claims, disputes, and insurance
  • Able to produce reports to support findings and analyses
  • Extremely organized and detail-oriented
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate information in a clear and understandable manner
  • Positive attitude and high energy to work in a fast-paced environment, maintain a sense of urgency, and perform with a clear head under pressure
  • Self-motivated individual, assertive attitude, excel in a team-based environment yet able to work independently
  • Be able to multitask and collaborate across different time zones
  • Strong customer service, people skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and web-based applications, claims platform
  • Travel %: up to 10% throughout the U.S.

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