Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel

Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.

As Senior Legal counsel and member of the Process Automation Regional legal team in Europe, ensure comprehensive support to the assigned Process Automation businesses.

This is a position with global grade

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Your responsibilities

• Develop close working relationships with the internal customers and stakeholders including the senior leadership team.


• Provide multiple jurisdiction experience and cross border legal support including providing advice and support on the laws of England and Wales across the Process Automation Business Area.


• Participate and give assistance in contracts, agreements, consortium and Joint Venture.


• Review bids, negotiations, contracts, policies and other legal documents from vendors, customers and other third parties ensuring compliance with policies.


• Support business in managing contractual claims.


• Participate in and promote activities to ensure employees conduct business in compliance with the directives and the local laws.


• Implement the compliance/integrity Group program.


• Provide training to employees on contractual matters.


• Raise and defend litigation matters brought against the company using relevant external experts.


• Ensure that all external legal advice is provided in a cost-effective way.


Your background


• Bachelor of Law degree essential.


• Admitted as a solicitor of England and Wales and holding a current practicing certificate.


• Proven working experience in a major corporation and/or in a leading law firm.


• Self-motivated and being able to progressively work with autonomy.


• Team spirited, solution orientated and with pragmatic approach.


• Good interpersonal and communication skills and being able to work effectively with business clients.


More about us

We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Work model: hybrid #LI-hybrid


• Bachelor of Law degree essential.


• Admitted as a solicitor of England and Wales and holding a current practicing certificate.


• Proven working experience in a major corporation and/or in a leading law firm.


• Self-motivated and being able to progressively work with autonomy.


• Team spirited, solution orientated and with pragmatic approach.


• Good interpersonal and communication skills and being able to work effectively with business clients.
  
  Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.