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ABB (www.abb.com)<\/strong> is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100countries and employs about 145,000 people<\/p>\n ABB is a multinational corporation<\/span> headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, operating mainly in robotics and the power and automation technology areas. It ranked<\/span> 158th in the Forbes Ranking (2013).<\/p>\n SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL & INTEGRITY OFFICER<\/strong><\/p>\n TASKS:<\/strong> REQUIREMENTS:<\/strong>
\nAs a Legal Counsel & Integrity Offices your responsibilities are as follows:
\n\u2022 Counseling of Country Divisions concerning all legal (including intellectual property), corporate governance and compliance issues
\n\u2022 Provide legal advice<\/span> to Country Divisions and Local Business<\/span> Units on establishment, protection and transfer of intellectual property rights (e.g. patents and know-how license agreements)
\n\u2022 Establish, maintenance and management of Group and Country policies and procedures; management of roll-out and compliance auditing of new policies and regulations (e.g. Group Instructions<\/span> and Guidelines<\/span>)
\n\u2022 Provide legal support to LBUs with regard to commenting customer\u2019s general terms and conditions<\/span>, contract drafting, risk review process (including waiver applications<\/span>)
\n\u2022 Support in contract negotiations with customers and suppliers<\/span>.
\n\u2022 Responsible for legal claims management and for handling of all ABB Egypt litigations, arbitrations and administrative proceedings (including foreign affiliate matters)
\n\u2022 Engage<\/span> and manage all external counsel when necessary
\n\u2022 Train all the LBUs (e.g. ABB\u2019s contract standards and Group Instructions)
\n\u2022 Responsible for labor and employment law<\/span> counseling to Country Management
\n\u2022 Monitoring of developments in the national and cluster legal environment
\n\u2022 Support the Legal counseling (including structuring, drafting and negotiation) regarding mergers & acquisitions \/ divestiture transactions (leadership or key role)<\/p>\n
\nIdeally you\u2019ll hold Bachelor Degree in Law with a minimum of 12+ years of experience as in-house counsel or external counsel and fluency in both spoken and written English language is a must.<\/p>\n