Details of the Organization

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. is a publicly traded global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. with over 18,000 employees working at over 300 locations across six continents. 

Details of the Job/Internship

Expeditors is looking for a candidate for the position of Commercial Contracts Attorney.

Role and Responsibilities

As a Commercial Contracts Attorney, you will support the global Legal Department in representing the company’s best interests in commercial contracting matters; interactions with customers; contract negotiations; and other opportunities. Day-to-day, you will be responsible for reviewing, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial service contracts and other commercial documents, confidentiality agreements, as well as the privacy-related aspects of other agreements including consulting agreements.

In addition, the position will provide routine support on bankruptcy matters, secured creditor issues, corporate entity management, litigation management, and other general legal questions from various business teams globally. A successful candidate must be able to effectively manage multiple matters with different priorities at the same time.

Eligibility

• A law degree and a professional license/authorization to practice law in India, in good standing.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Previous experience in the freight forwarding and logistics industry (preferred but not required).
• Strong experience in commercial and privacy law.
• Contract drafting and negotiation experience.
• The ability to identify, analyze, assess, and communicate legal risks to enable internal clients to make quality, risk-adjusted business decisions.
• Impeccable integrity, honesty, and trustworthiness and an appropriate initiative and work ethic.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent time management and prioritization abilities.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent judgment and common sense.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team.

Salary/Stipend

Compensation details will be finalized during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

State

Karnataka

City

Bengaluru

Address

Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Application and Registration Details

After you apply, you will receive the next steps of the application process via email. 

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