Legal Counsel

About DHL Group and Legal Services:

DHL Group the logistics provider of the world with over 580,000 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 APAC 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.

We are looking for an immediate, full-time, permanent position in APAC at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Job Purpose:

Provide comprehensive ‘one stop shop’ of legal services to all business units and other internal clients in the country.

Your tasks:

• Ensure Express, DGF and DSC business units in the country comply with laws and regulations relating to business unit in country;
• Implement global legal strategy at a country level in order to ensure effective use of common tools and consistent reporting;
• Support other corporate functions by delivering the legal service component necessary in overall attainment of their goals;

• Advise on country legal risk mitigation strategies.

• Provide general business legal advice and more specialized advice relating to the business;
• Draft and review contracts and other documents in relation to any transaction, project or other matters;
• Procure legal advice and external legal service in any area of law outside his/her area of specialization/competence;
• Attend management and project meetings as and when needed to provide legal advice;
• Select appropriately qualified external legal resources and controls cost either through negotiation of letter of engagement/volume discount arrangement or on other ad hoc arrangements;
• Provide quarterly litigation & legal reports to line manager;
• Proactively advise country management on any significant development in the law applicable to country and business; and

• contribute to the design and delivery of training courses on legal topics relevant to the business.

Your profile:

• Minimum 4-6 years of legal practice in commercial law firm or in house legal department
• Good law degree from a reputable local/foreign university
• Commercial pragmatism, ability to apply legal knowledge and expertise into business environment;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Vietnamese and English);
• Good understanding of DHL’s business activities;
• Independent and confident with strong analytical skills
• Ability to operate independently and confidently in a complex and challenging environment.

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 Group 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. 

If this is something you would like to do, don’t hesitate and start your application.