Commercial Contracts Attorney

Note: Applications must be in English.

Expeditors is seeking a motivated and well-qualified attorney with three (3) to five (5) years of experience practicing law in a law firm or the corporate legal department of a global corporation to support both the Transactions and Real Estate/Global Sourcing practice groups. The position will assist with complex legal matters, advising Expeditors’ internal clients on legal implications and risk exposures involved in commercial transactions and real estate and procurement-related matters across multiple geographies.

As a Commercial Contracts Attorney, you will support the global Legal Department in representing the company’s best interests in transactions matters; interactions with commercial customers, landlords, vendors, and service providers; contract negotiations; and other opportunities. Day-to-day, you will be responsible for drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex commercial service contracts and other commercial documents, confidentiality agreements, lease agreements, construction agreements, equipment leases, equipment purchase agreements, consulting agreements, and information technology-related license documents.

In addition, the position will provide routine support on bankruptcy matters, secured credit issues, corporate entity management, litigation management and other general legal questions from various business teams globally. A successful candidate must be able to effectively manage multiple matters with different priorities at the same time.