Overview
Legal Counsel Jobs in Istanbul, Türkiye at Schneider Electric
Title: Legal Counsel
Company: Schneider Electric
Location: Istanbul, Türkiye
Responsibilities
Oversight & Delivery.
Delivery of all legal services (directly and using external resource, where approved) for the zone.
Oversight and delivery all legal services in domestic and international bids with a specific focus in commercial contract review (including distributor agreements), strong collaboration and coordination with the Legal Team in the Region.
Provide quality and timely legal advice to the business on a day to day basis in areas such as:
General Commercial transactions,
assisting Business by guiding them in terms of Turkish Law
Employment and safety and
Product and quality issue.
Data Protection
Operate as a valued & integral member of the GLD and as a key business partner to provide high quality legal services and strategic legal support and advice.
Negotiate contracts and deals on behalf of the company.
Support the Compliance Central team by implementing internal governance policies, policies proofreading and investigations on ethical concerns & misconduct in Country.
Claims & Litigation oversight & reporting.
Managing external resources
Key Accountabilities
Work on a wide range of contractual matters to support the local commercial and procurement functions, many of which contain international elements. This will include:
Developing the organization’s policies on industry-specific issues, corporate governance or regulatory affairs
Draft and negotiate a variety of contracts including nondisclosure agreements, supply
agreements, purchase agreements, licensing and other software-related or IP agreements, distribution agreements and other commercial agreements.
Review tenders & contracts & support negotiations.
Prepare template agreements & T&Cs.
Monitor and improve contract compliance with established procedures.
Provide redlined recommendations on contracts.
Work with other teams, such as finance, tax, treasury, insurance, on contract
negotiations and requirements at local level.
Maintain and update contractual records, changes, status reports, and othe information.
Other local legal support as reasonably required by Legal Management.
Qualifications
Fully qualified lawyer authorized to practice law in Turkey.
Minimum 5 years relevant post qualification experience, ideally in an in-house environment & preferably in a Construction, Oil & Energy, or Renewables & Environment sector.
Native in Turkish.
Fluent in English.
