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COSCO SHIPPING (North America) Inc. · 3 hours ago

Junior Legal Affairs Associate

COSCO Shipping (North America) Inc. is seeking a Junior Legal Affairs Associate to join their in-house Legal Counsel in Secaucus, NJ. The role involves providing legal support to the company and its subsidiaries, including contract management, legal research, and coordination with outside legal counsels.

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Hiring Manager
Zuoming Lin
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Responsibilities

Provide general support to Department Manager on legal affairs matters related to the Company and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to meeting management, contract management, basic legal issue research, legal billing management
Coordinate with Company’s various outside legal counsels on company’s various investment projects, litigations and other legal issues
Perform contract review for the company and its subsidiaries
Draft company memo and official response letters
Draft company legal affairs procedures, and other company regulations
Conduct general research on most current legal affairs, risk management and compliance techniques
With guidance from the direct manager, perform litigation management, contract management, policy review, L1 petition preparation and coordinator, and other department related tasks

Qualification

Legal educationLaw degreeBar licenseLegal writingCommunication skills

Required

Provide general support to Department Manager on legal affairs matters related to the Company and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to meeting management, contract management, basic legal issue research, legal billing management
Coordinate with Company's various outside legal counsels on company's various investment projects, litigations and other legal issues
Perform contract review for the company and its subsidiaries
Draft company memo and official response letters
Draft company legal affairs procedures, and other company regulations
Conduct general research on most current legal affairs, risk management and compliance techniques
With guidance from the direct manager, perform litigation management, contract management, policy review, L1 petition preparation and coordinator, and other department related tasks
Excellent writing and communication skills

Preferred

Legal education preferred
Law degree preferred
Bar license and one year of work experience in legal practice or inhouse work preferred

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.

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Headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey, COSCO SHIPPING (North America) Inc.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
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