Senior Legal Advisor, North Asia

Posting Date: 14 May 2025

City: Shanghai

Location:

Shanghai, CN, 201100

Contract Type: Fixed-Term

Division: International Legal Affairs

Level of experience: Senior

RINA is currently recruiting for a Senior Legal Advisor, North Asia to join its office in Shanghai, China within the International Legal Affairs Division.

Mission

The Legal Affairs Area Manager is responsible for ensuring the company's legal compliance and mitigate risks by providing expert legal guidance, drafting and negotiating robust contracts, and managing corporate governance activities efficiently and effectively in China

Key Accountabilities

Job Responsibilities

Collaborate with the corporate legal department at the Head Office to provide legal support and guidance.
Work with business units to identify and mitigate risks during proposal and contract review phases
Take care and foster cooperation among other functions and legal support in the assigned region.
Review, negotiate, and provide feedback on proposed contracts to relevant internal and external stakeholders.
Draft and update contractual documents, deeds, declarations, and policies, ensuring compliance with Group regulations and applicable laws.
Periodically update company standard form documents to align with best practices and maintain compliance with Group regulations and applicable laws.
Support the accounting department with payment and collection matters.
Partner with the procurement department and head office legal team to interview and select external legal counsels as needed.
Manage corporate secretary activities, including organizing shareholders’ and board of directors’ meetings and drafting meeting minutes, in accordance with local laws and regulations.
Experience with labor and employment law is a plus.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Law

Qualifications

Proficiency in English (will be tested).
5 or more years of experience in a legal advisory role, preferably in a corporate environment.
Strong knowledge of contract law, corporate law, and regulatory compliance (maritime Law knowledge would be a plus).
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy and quality.
Italian knowledge is a plus.

Competencies

ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
CLIENT INTIMACY - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction
EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity
MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint
MANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions
PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model
THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future

With over 5,800 employees and 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide, RINA is a multinational player which provides certification, marine classification, product testing, site supervision and vendor inspection, training and engineering consultancy services across a wide range of sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion. The aim is to guarantee a project’s technical, environmental and safety - and sometimes also economic and financial - sustainability.

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. It is the policy of RINA to provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy) national origin, age, disabilities, marital status, sexual orientation, genetics, military status, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans (veterans who served during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a badge has been authorized), and Armed Forces service medal veteran, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. We are strongly committed to this policy and believe in the concept and spirit of the law.

RINA does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of RINA without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of RINA. Please, no phone calls or emails.

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