Job Description

About DHL and Legal Services:

DHL Group the logistics provider of the world with over 600,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories. We are an organization that is not just moving goods around, we have a very clear purpose, and we are: Connecting People. Improving Lives. We provide challenges and opportunities for personal and professional development, we recognize the difference you bring to our business and 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.

In a matrix organization, Legal Services is organized on the one hand according to regions and on the other hand according to global cross-sectional topics. 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. The EEO is the Law poster is available here: https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/eeo-law-poster

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.

Legal Counsel

Would you like to join the Logistics Company for the World? Have you often wondered how products get from point A to point B? DHL Supply Chain does just that.

Become an essential part of everyday life, by contributing to an organization that is Connecting People and Improving Lives. If you have a passion for people, a desire to problem-solve, and eagerness to pursue continuous improvement opportunities… we look forward to exploring career possibilities with you!

Job Description

Legal professional with a 5-7 years contract experience to provide general legal support to assigned business units. There will be heavy focus on the review and negotiation of wide-ranging contracts (e.g., customer contracts, real estate, procurement) to ensure compliance with Laws and Company policies.

• prepare, draft, and analyze contracts and contract terms related to a variety of customer, vendor, trade, commercial, financial, and operational matters to protect DHL’s legal and business interests
• provide general legal advice to clients served, and advise members of the business on legal and related risks associated;
• work well as member of a closely-knit, diverse, and well-respected legal team defending and representing DHL’s interest;
• deliver trainings on legal topics relevant to the business, and advise business on legal trends and developing areas of law;
• possess 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,
• Positive attitude and strong attention to detail are necessary. Additional skills and qualifications include:

Required Education and Experience

• B.A. (from an accredited college or university) & J.D. (from an accredited law school)
• Licensed to practice law in State
• Contracts/transactional experience (with full knowledge of contracts terminology)

Our Organization has a business casual environment and focuses on teamwork, associate development, training, and continuous improvement. We offer competitive wages, excellent affordable insurance benefits (including health, dental, vision and life), 401K plan, paid vacation and holidays.

Our Organization is an equal opportunity employer.