Legal Counsel - Mandarin Speaking

Posted 8 Days Ago
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New York, NY
Mid level
eCommerce • Food • Software
The Role
The Legal Counsel will oversee the company’s legal activities in the US, providing legal advice, reviewing and drafting commercial agreements, and handling compliance matters. You'll participate in litigation strategy and ensure adherence to laws and regulations to mitigate risks.
Summary Generated by Built In

We are looking for a highly qualified Legal Counsel to oversee the legal aspects of our business in the US. You will safeguard our reputation by guaranteeing that the company strictly follows law guidelines and give legal advice to management about all relevant issues. Your goal will be to ensure we operate in a legal and ethical manner while meeting our business objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including merchant agreements, advertising agreements, terms of use, partnership and vendor agreements, and other commercial agreements.
  • Knowledge and interest in broad areas of commercial and transactional matters, and solid understanding of contractual principles
  • Participate in internal litigation-related compliance matters, including but not limited to product compliance review, operational activities compliance review, and HR-related matters compliance.
  • Participate in the formulation and decision-making of litigation strategies, communicate and cooperate with external lawyers, and coordinate with internal departments to collect and complete litigation materials.
  • Timely follow-up on changes in industry laws across North American states and participate in the adjustment and completion of compliance projects to reduce the company's litigation risk.
  • Regularly review and amend the company's various major agreements/templates and external policies to mitigate legal risks.

Requirements

  • Educational background in US law (LLM or JD).
  • At least 3 years of work experience.
  • Experience leading large-scale litigation and government investigations is highly preferred.
  • Experience with labor litigation, especially in the food delivery and fresh produce industries, is highly preferred.
  • US work experience is preferred.
  • In-house experience is highly preferred.
  • An active member of at least one US state bar or otherwise be qualified to register as an in-house counsel in the US is preferred.
The Company
HQ: Philadelphia, PA
536 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Founded in 2017, HungryPanda is currently the largest overseas Chinese food delivery company. Starting in Nottingham, the UK, it has expanded to more than 60 cities in 10 countries, including the UK, France, Italy, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Singapore.

In 2021, HungryPanda launched its new business models, "Panda Fresh", a platform for Asian fresh food and grocery e-commerce, and "VouchersPanda", a platform to provide new discounted ordering methods of online and offline lifestyle services for overseas Chinese.

Besides, HungryPanda is awarded in the Deloitte 2021 UK Technology Fast 50, making the company the only food delivery platform in the ranking.

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