Support Morrison’s business operations by conducting legal review of contracts and providing practical legal advice to minimize legal risks and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Assist internal stakeholders on legal matters related to daily operations and support the company in protecting its business interests.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Review Contracts: Help review, draft, and negotiate contracts to reduce legal risks.
Make sure all contracts follow both international and local laws. - Cargo Claims: Assist the operations and sales teams with cargo claims by collecting evidence and communicating with insurance companies.
- Provide Legal Advice: Offer legal advice on issues related to shipping, logistics, and freight forwarding. Support other departments like Finance, Sales, and Operations by conducting legal research.
- Handle Disputes: Manage legal disputes and work with external lawyers when needed.
- Help find solutions through negotiation, mediation, or legal action.
- Compliance and Employment Law: Provide guidance on staying compliant with employment laws.
- Offer training to employees about company policies and legal matters.
- Risk Management: Help identify and reduce legal risks for the company’s operations
- Corporate Governance: Assist with corporate filings and governance if needed.
ESSENTIAL JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Technical Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Law (LL.B.). A lawyer’s license is preferred but not required.
Knowledge/Work Experience
- Language Skills: You need to be fluent in both English and Chinese (Mandarin), with strong written and spoken communication skills.
- Experience: At least 4 years of experience in a similar legal role, ideally in the logistics, transportation, or freight forwarding industry
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Law (LL.B.)
- At least 4 years of experience in a similar legal role
- Fluent in both English and Chinese (Mandarin)
What We Do
Established in 1972, Morrison Express is a privately-held company operated by a professional management team. We have successfully transformed from a Taiwan-based freight forwarder focusing on Taiwan-US route to a global player with over 2000 employees operating over 90 owned offices in America, Asia, Europe, and South America, plus more than 100 agents in 5 continents, and are still expanding rapidly in terms of revenue and corporate size. We serve an expanding list of multinational businesses, managing their air, ocean and ground freight forwarding and logistics needs on a global basis. Via our regional logistics centers — strategically located in key gateway cities across different regions — we provide highly customized, cost-effective freight consolidation, warehousing, distribution and delivery solutions that caters to our client’s most challenging business needs. We continue to invest and operate one of industry’s most sophisticated information systems, designed for today’s increasingly complex supply chain logistics. Our flexible IT solutions provide clients with the capability to integrate our shipping, warehousing and door-to-door delivery solutions with their own information systems, enabling the clients to have end-to-end supply chain visibility. Our success as a global service provider is and will continue to be driven by our team of highly dedicated and hard working individuals. Their commitment and passion to their jobs are the backbone on which we have built our organization, and this will continue to be a source of passion with which we serve our clients.
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