COSCO SHIPPING (North America) Inc. · 4 hours ago
Legal Affairs and Compliance Specialist(Bilingual English/Mandarin)
Secaucus, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$65K/yr - $80K/yrCOSCO Shipping (North America) is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Legal Affairs & Compliance Specialist to join their team in the Secaucus, NJ office. In this role, you will support the Company’s in-house legal and compliance functions across U.S. and global liner shipping operations, providing assistance on contract review, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance.
Logistics & Supply Chain
Hiring Manager
Zuoming Lin
Responsibilities
Assist with reviewing, drafting, and revising commercial contracts, vendor agreements, service contracts, NDAs, and internal memoranda
Conduct basic legal research on U.S. maritime, commercial, logistics, employment, and related regulatory frameworks
Maintain contract databases, template libraries, and document repositories
Support implementation and monitoring of corporate compliance programs, including anti-bribery/anti-corruption, sanctions and export-control (e.g., OFAC), data privacy and cybersecurity, and competition/antitrust compliance requirements
Maintain bilingual compliance documentation, internal SOPs, training materials, policy updates, and regulatory filing records
Assist with preparing reports, summaries, and correspondence for senior management review
Assist with FMC-related matters, including tariff updates, Determination & Demurrage (D&D) reporting, VOCC regulatory obligations, and responding to FMC inquiries, audits, or correspondence
Maintain corporate records, annual filings, permits, certifications, board resolutions, written consents, and related governance materials
Support communication and reporting requirements with overseas headquarters
Assist in identifying operational/legal risks and support improvement of internal control procedures
Help collect documents for audits, investigations, incident reporting, and remediation tracking
Translate legal and compliance-related materials as needed and support bilingual communication between U.S. offices, subsidiary companies, and overseas headquarters compliance, legal, internal audit, and risk-control teams
Qualification
Required
Minimum Bachelor's Degree
Excellent writing and communication skills
Fluent in Mandarin Chinese a must (both reading and writing)
Preferred
Bar Admission Preferred
Prior risk management and compliance working experience a plus
Prior law firm working experience a plus
Benefits
Comprehensive health coverage – medical, dental, and vision
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) – for healthcare and dependent care expenses
Commuter benefits – support for mass transit and parking
401(k) retirement plan – with a 100% company match up to 6%
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
Annual Discretionary Bonus – based on individual and company performance
Company-paid life insurance – with optional additional coverage
Fully covered short-term and long-term disability insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – confidential personal and work-life support
Company
COSCO SHIPPING (North America) Inc.
Headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey, COSCO SHIPPING (North America) Inc.
Founded in 1982
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase