(USA) Manager, Legal Department

Morrison Express•Los Angeles, CA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Legal Department will be responsible for drafting and reviewing contracts, company policies related to legal, compliance, and risk management. This role involves providing legal opinions, handling contentious matters, and offering advice on claims, compliance, and sanction issues. The position requires working with relevant departments to develop effective correction and prevention plans, archiving legal documentation, and collaborating with external counsel. A key aspect of this role is conducting internal compliance assessments related to the freight forwarding and logistics industry, providing in-house training on regulatory compliance and risk management, and assisting in the development of training materials. The manager will also be responsible for establishing key risk indicators (KRIs) to track risk exposure. Other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in risk management, business administration, law, or related field.
Minimum 4-5 years of experience in compliance, operations, and/or legal.
Excellent organization, analytical, and written and oral communication skills.
Strong time management skills and the ability to multi-tasks and prioritize in a fast-paced environment, while exercising sound judgement.
Candidate must be self-motivated, customer-service oriented, and eager to ensure the success of the team.
Ability to function independently, with minimal supervision.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

Draft and review contracts, company policies on legal, compliance and risk management related matters.
Provide legal opinion and attend to contentious matters.
Offer legal advice on claim, compliance and sanction issues, work with relevant departments in formulating effective correction/prevention plans.
Archive legal documentation.
Work with external counsel on designated matters.
Conduct internal compliance assessment on assigned regulatory compliance and risk management topics related to freight forwarding and logistics industry.
Provide in-house training to employees on regulatory compliance and risk management issues and assist with development of training materials.
Establishing key risk indicators (KRIs) to track risk exposure.
Other duties as assigned by management.