Established in 1987, Air Liquide Far Eastern (ALFE) is a prominent joint-venture between Air Liquide Group, a global leader in gases, technologies, and services for Industry and Health, and Far Eastern New Century Group. In recent years, ALFE has emerged as the top French company in terms of investment in Taiwan's manufacturing industry. Presently, ALFE boasts a workforce of over 780 employees and maintains a strong presence with 40 offices and plants located in Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, as well as the major Science Parks across Taiwan, providing critical high-quality industrial gases, specialty gases, and advanced materials.
Key Responsibilities:
The Counsel will serve as in-house legal advisor to the Company and other Air Liquide (AL) entities in Taiwan, providing comprehensive legal support across various activities, including:
Commercial Contracts: Draft, negotiate, and maintain records for all commercial contracts with clients and suppliers, including, but not limited to, gas supply agreements.
Corporate Governance:
Assist in the drafting of the Company's organizational documents.
Support the Company Secretary and, in time, serve as Company Secretary for other AL entities in Taiwan.
Attend board and general meetings as requested, and draft/maintain minutes and corporate resolutions.
Compliance & Regulatory Affairs:
Ensure compliance of contracts and Company activities with Group standards, applicable laws, and regulations.
Monitor and communicate new legislation, regulations, and case law relevant to the Company’s operations.
Strategic Projects: Provide legal support for potential investment and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) projects.
Litigation Management: Coordinate litigation matters in the ordinary course of business.
Intellectual Property (IP): Manage intellectual property matters, including patents, trademarks, trade names, and licenses, relating to the Company's business.
Training: Provide compliance training of antitrust, anti-corruption and code of conduct
Ethical Case Investigation: Act as ethical case investigator as assigned.
Are you a MATCH?1. Education: Law degree from a recognized university law faculty.
2. Experience: At least seven (7) to ten (10) years of relevant work experience, preferably a combination of time in a law firm and a minimum of three (3) years in the legal department of an internationally recognized company.
3. License: Admission to Taiwan or US bar is preferred
4. Language Skills: Native-level fluency in Mandarin and fluency in English are required.
About Air Liquide
Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 72 countries with 67,800 employees, the Group serves more than 4 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the Group’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Our Differences make our Performance
At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.
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A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 75 countries with approximately 66,400 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
