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Legal Counsel with minimum 5 years of experience in commercial law. Fluent in French and English.
Caterpillar Inc. is a US multinational company with sales and revenues in 2009 of over 32 billion US$ and a staff that exceeds 95,000.
The company is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The company is a technology leader in construction, transportation, mining, forestry, energy, logistics, electronics, financing and electric power generation.
Following an internal move of the present Legal Counsel, our client now wishes to hire a replacement to assist in providing the necessary legal support to its business, primarily in a commercial role, for subsidiaries based mainly in the Benelux region.
Functie :
As legal counsel, you will be responsible to provide legal advice to the Belgian manufacturing plant of our client, under the supervision of the Corporate Counsel who heads the office, and you will act as the lead lawyer for the Dutch manufacturing facility, for all types of commercial and corporate matters.
The Belgian subsidiary is one of the larger manufacturing sites of the group with a staff of about 4000 employees, whereas the Dutch subsidiary is engaged in both manufacturing and sales and has a staff of about 200.
To operate effectively, you will work with all business partners, including purchasing, human resources, finance, etc...
Your responsibilities will include:
- review and negotiation support for a wide range of contracts (mainly in cooperation with the purchasing department)
- managing the ongoing litigations and instruct outside counsel
- handle commercial litigation/contentious matters with suppliers
- handling local corporate, regulatory and environmental law matters
- assist in counselling management occasionally on labour law issues
- act as the point of contact and lead lawyer for all legal matters regarding the Dutch subsidiary
- give basic law trainings to clients
- review and improve internal work processes
You will be required to travel occasionally to the Dutch subsidiary and other destinations in Europe or the US. Your permanent office will be located in Belgium.
Gezocht profiel :
You are a Belgian trained lawyer with at least 5 years of relevant experience. Ideally, you are a company lawyer or you have gained (predominantly) commercial experience at a respected law firm, possibly in combination with some in-house experience. This in-house experience could also be gained through project work or secondment to a company. An additional experience in labour law or environmental law is desired.
You are fluent in French and English and have a good knowledge of Dutch.
You are a team player and you communicate very easily and efficiently with your colleagues and clients, yet you are able to work independently and duly manage your workload and priorities. You have excellent analytical skills and written communication is one of your strong point. A good IT knowledge is appreciated.
Aanbod :
In addition to a motivating and competitive remuneration package, the function offers a unique blend of local and internationally oriented work with a hands-on approach, requiring you to show a readiness to "step into the business" and help realize the business objectives of your internal clients.
You will enjoy a high level of autonomy in organizing your work, whilst being able to seek the advice and counsel of your senior colleague to whom you report.
Contact :
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Interested?
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Contact Philippe Jadoul via email or call confidentially.
Please mention reference (VL/LAW/812/10).
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career@vialegis.be |
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+32 (0)2 719 00 96 |
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+32 (0)475 42 71 77 |
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VL/LAW/812/10 |
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http://www.vialegis.be |
Jullie referentie :
VL/LAW/812/10
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