Legal Counsel (f/m/d)
Core
Legal architect ensuring digital freight forwarding operations remain robust, compliant, and risk resilient by managing international logistics friction points, debt recovery, and litigation.
Role type
Senior Legal Counsel (Logistics/Freight Forwarding)
Builds
Automated risk-management workflows and scalable legal processes for global trade
Domain
Logistics, Freight Forwarding, International Trade
Required skills
Law degree (Zweites Staatsexamen), admitted to practice in Germany, 3-4 years PQE in logistics/maritime/freight forwarding, debt collection strategy, litigation management, contract negotiation, process engineering
Preferred skills
Digital automation mindset, cross-functional stakeholder alignment, commercial negotiation
Technologies
Legal tech tools for automation, external law firm management systems
Responsibilities
Provide daily operational legal guidance on freight forwarding issues (Incoterms, Bills of Lading, Liens), design automated risk-management workflows, lead debt collection and recovery across jurisdictions, manage external law firms for cargo claims and commercial litigation, review and negotiate complex logistics service agreements
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC
