🚀 Legal Counsel-CDD

Legal Counsel-CDD role at BYD FRANCE

BYD France is the French National Sales Company of BYD BV Europe and BYD Company Ltd, a China-based company and a leading global supplier of green energy technologies. BYD France offers a range of electric vehicles, including all-electric cars, buses & forklifts. BYD is expanding its operations in France to support a growing portfolio of New Electric Vehicle Passenger car and LCVs projects.

Main Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate and advise on a variety of complex commercial contracts which may include distributor or dealer agreements, supply contracts, procurement agreements, and after-sales service agreements etc.
• Cooperate with the business team to prepare for the public procurement procedures
• Provide business-oriented legal advice to all levels of management and staff to ensure that legal issues are identified and resolved and that legal risk is managed appropriately
• Handle legal disputes, including coordination of litigation/arbitration procedures, and collaboration with external legal counsel, where applicable
• Provide support on legal compliance matters
• Summarize potential risks of current business activities in line with evolving business regulatory environment and provide training to the business team
• Liaise and cooperate with the legal team in the Netherlands

Qualifications

• Master of Law degree, with solid knowledge of French law
• 5+ years of professional legal experience, experience in private practice and in the automotive industry is a strong plus
• Experience in commercial contract matters, corporate law and legal compliance
• Proactive, diligent, team player and also be able to work independently
• Excellent command of English and French both verbally and in writing, knowledge of Chinese is a plus

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal

Industries

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing