Legal Associate-Americas

Job Description

About PSA BDP:

PSA BDP, a member of the PSA Group, is a leading provider of globally integrated and port-centric supply chain, transportation, and logistics solutions. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, and employs more than 5,500 people worldwide.

We are a team that celebrates our unique diversity and close-knit community atmosphere. Our core values begin at the very top and span the broad reach of our global community.

We offer dynamic careers for those individuals looking to be a part of something bigger and provide unequivocal opportunities for growth within the organization.

PSA BDP serves over 5,000 customers, including some of the world's leading multinational companies within the chemical, retail & consumer, life sciences & pharmaceuticals, and electric vehicle & industrial verticals.

Job Description

The Legal Associate, Americas role will report to the Corporate Counsel, Americas, and shall be responsible for supporting legal affairs in the Americas region.

Essential Functions:

• Drafting and reviewing all general agreements, with an emphasis on commercial contracts, including transportation services contracts, third party agreements, and vendor contracts.

• Advise business partners of contractual rights and obligations, provide interpretation of terms and conditions, ensure contractual commitments comply with applicable laws and actively manage and mitigate risks relating thereto.
• Support and coordinate various corporate governance and compliance matters.
• Support the management of external counsel, including litigation and collections matters.
• Manage corporate privacy program.
• Providing practical, timely, strategic, and high-quality legal advice and counsel on global privacy and data security-related matters.
• Advising on best practices and compliance with global privacy and data protection laws;
• Participate in regular internal communications and meetings with regional business leaders.
• Identifying and mitigating the legal risks across the region.
• Providing preventative legal guidance and risk training.
• Making legal recommendations and drafting formal legal responses.
  
  

Job Requirements

Job Requirements

• Ability to work well in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, which involves handling many tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision and under time pressure.
• Build productive relationships with the broader legal staff and business executives.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational and interpersonal communication skills are required.
• A strong sense of ownership of tasks and responsibilities is essential.
• The ability to work and thrive in a team environment is also required.
• JD from an ABA accredited law school
• 4-6 years of corporate legal experience, including contract review.
• Experience with data privacy, including certification, such as IAPP.
• Position will have heavy involvement with LATAM portfolio; Spanish fluency is a must
• Transportation/logistics industry experience valued, but not required
  
  

Please note: There is no relocation or immigration assistance associated with this opening.

Compensation based on experience. We offer a very competitive salary, full benefits, matching 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and casual dress environment.

Please visit our website: www.bdpinternational.com

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