Regional Legal Counsel

General Description

Provides guidance and support on a range of legal issues across the Asia Pacific.  Researches and analyses laws and regulations and represents the company in legal matters.  Manages relationships with outside counsel.

Essential Job Functions

• Reviews contracts for Crane Worldwide to include NDAs, MSAs, Agency Agreements, Client Agreements, Vendor Agreements, Lease Agreements, and VMIs. 
• Keep updated records of Crane Companies Legal Organisation Chart and Crane Companies Legal documents (e.g Articles of Association, Certificate of Incorporation/Formation, etc.)
• Creates and maintains a legal library containing all documents of Asia Pacific entities, including Board Resolutions, contracts, leases, company documents, officer/director information, and manages its security. 
• Develops and maintains standard procedures for entity formation and compliance.
• Prepares Demand Letters for non-payment of accounts, files lawsuits for collection, and negotiates settlements.
• Partner with HR on employment law matters: draft and review employment contracts, internal work rules, and termination processes; coordinate industrial-relations dispute resolution and litigation strategies with in-country counsel
• Establishes and manages relationships with external attorneys and within the organisation to ensure that the business is in a position to obtain expert opinion on specialist areas of the law as and when required. 
• Managing any litigation cases across Asia Pacific (e.g warehouse fire, bad debt, fraud, etc)
• Other duties as assigned

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements

• Talking, hearing and using hands to operate a computer keyboard, mouse and other computer components.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Job will require regular and punctual attendance as well as presence on-site at the assigned work location.

Other Skills/Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and excellent time management abilities.
• Good Knowledge of Legal, Corporate, and Employment Regulations across the Asia Pacific.
• Strong knowledge of contracting, negotiating, organisation development/change management, budgeting, action planning and supervision is required for successful performance.   
• Strong conceptual, analytical, judgment and communication abilities are critical.  
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees and vendors. 

Education And Experience

• Bachelor of Law in Business Law.
• Minimum 8 years of Corporate legal experience, gained with a sizable company
• Experience in the transport, marine, or logistics industry preferred.

Certifications And Licenses

Professional certification may be required in some areas.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.  All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.