TIMPL

Legal Counsel (Bilingual Korean required)
Timpl has partnered with a global EV battery manufacturing company and is seeking for a Legal Counsel.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer and vendor contracts, including purchase agreements, service agreements, license agreements, and lease agreements;
• Manage and resolve legal disputes and investigations, including disputes with commercial parties, government investigations, labor arbitrations and litigation;
• Implement, monitor, and enhance ethics and compliance programs from HQ with the goal of enabling and driving compliant ethical business conduct in various compliance areas (e.g. HSE, labor, privacy laws);
• Act as the bridge between the SK On Global Legal & Compliance Office and SK Battery America management on legal and compliance issues, continually providing advice and guidance to the country management on relevant topics, challenges and major initiatives;
• Manage local outside counsel effectively;
• Perform legal analysis/research and recommend appropriate strategies to senior staff; and
• Participate in other legal/compliance projects and support other worldwide legal/compliance department priorities.
• Liaise with and report to HQ legal and compliance team leaders in Seoul, Korea under the overall leadership of the Head of Legal & Compliance in Korea

Minimum Qualifications:

• J.D. degree (or an equivalent degree) and membership in at least one U.S. state bar
• 3+ years of legal experience
• 1+ years structuring, drafting, and negotiating contracts/agreements

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in providing legal advice at or for manufacturing companies
• Commercial agreements
• Experience leading negotiations with business partners and coordinating external legal counsels across complex and multifaceted legal issues
• Experience in managing compliances issues such as HSE, privacy, and labor laws
• Experience in providing legal advice on HR issues