Legal Counsel Logistics

DP World
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 3-5 yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Transaction management","Interpersonal communication","Personal integrity","Commercial mindset","Independent working"]

Provide transaction support and strategic legal advice to the Commercial and Operations teams for UK contract logistics and freight management, including reviewing and negotiating corporate, commercial, procurement, property, construction, and employment agreements. Advise on GDPR/data privacy and security, IP, tax, and labor/employment law (including TUPE and works councils). Help ensure compliance, support expansion and entity structuring, partner across regional legal teams, and build relationships with external counsel.

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DP World
3 days ago

Legal Counsel Logistics

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Job Summary

Provide transaction support and strategic legal advice to the Commercial and Operations teams for UK contract logistics and freight management, including reviewing and negotiating corporate, commercial, procurement, property, construction, and employment agreements. Advise on GDPR/data privacy and security, IP, tax, and labor/employment law (including TUPE and works councils). Help ensure compliance, support expansion and entity structuring, partner across regional legal teams, and build relationships with external counsel.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide professional transaction support to Commercial and Operations teams, supporting responses to customer RFPs/RFQs and reviewing/negotating a variety of agreements.
  • •Provide or assist strategic legal advice on data privacy and security, intellectual property, tax, and labour/employment law (including GDPR and TUPE issues) with works councils experience.
  • •Assist in formulation and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure compliance with internal and external requirements.
  • •Support expansion activity including best practices, entity structuring, regulatory and employment matters, and related legal entity creation, restructurings/integrations, and due diligence.
  • •Develop and maintain relationships with business leaders and regional legal teams, and coordinate with external counsels and legal experts across Europe.
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •Qualified in England & Wales (other relevant jurisdictions of admission will also be considered).
  • •Minimum 3-5 years of post-qualification experience in corporate/commercial contracts, preferably within a corporate organization and with business operations (preferably logistics).
  • •Strong transaction management skills with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and high integrity.
  • •Experience providing legal support across corporate/commercial agreements; property and construction contract experience would be helpful.
  • •Fluent/professional working proficiency in English (other European languages are a plus).
Experience:3-5 yearsLogistics
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:Transaction managementInterpersonal communicationPersonal integrityCommercial mindsetIndependent working
Languages:English

Company Brief

DP World
Global ports, terminals and logistics provider offering end-to-end supply‑chain, maritime services, freezones and technology-driven trade solutions across ports, inland terminals, logistics parks and digital platforms.
Industry: Ports & Port Operators
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2005
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