Legal Counsel

Job description

We are a leading chemical company, with the best teams developing intelligent solutions for our customers and for a sustainable future. Our success as a company relies on the engagement of our employees. We encourage our employees to develop their strengths, and we recognize their achievements. For you, this means a wide variety of job roles, and exciting opportunities for learning and career development.

Description

BASF has been a committed partner to Greater China since 1885. With large production sites in Shanghai, Nanjing and Chongqing, BASF is a major foreign investor in the country’s chemical industry, and operates the Innovation Campus Shanghai, a global and regional research and development hub. BASF posted sales of over €7.3 billion in 2019 to customers in Greater China and employed 9,230 people as of the end of that year. For further information, please visit www.basf.com/cn/en     
  Objectives:
·  Protect BASF Group’s legal interests and provide legal advice on daily operation matters and ensure legal compliance within BASF Group.  

Main Tasks:

·  Providing legal advice to BASF group companies and business units in China on daily operation, including: reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts and other legal documents on daily operation; and advising on compliance and regulatory issues; and advising general managers and company secretary on meetings and company secretarial issues;
·  Advising and negotiating China investment projects, including: merger and acquisition (M&A) activities, including conducting legal due diligence and negotiating and drafting contracts, drafting M&A approval documents and negotiating with authorities, locally implementing of global M&A activities; handling JV & WOFE establishment or restructuring;
·  Advising new laws and legal environment concerning the BASF Group's business strategy, business model modifications and new business opportunities;
·  Providing legal training, e.g. antitrust training, contract law training as well as compliance program training; and
·  Providing legal and administrative support to Senior Legal Manager, BASF China and collaborating with other legal counsels in China and other regions.   Requirements:
·  Bachelor degree or above in Chinese law; overseas legal study is preferred;
·  At least 7 years working experience in law firms and/or multinational companies' legal department, and related experience in chemical/manufacturing industry is a plus;
·  Excellent English and Chinese in both writing and speaking;
·  Team player, but working independently with focus on result and achievement;
·  Pleasant and highly responsible work attitude; and
·  Strong communication and conflicting-handling skills.