Paralegal

Career at Damen

The role

The Financial Services division (“DFS”) currently consists of around 40 direct employees (and including joint ventures around 200) and offers a variety of maritime solutions to the customers of the Damen Shipyards Group via, among others, supplier credits, buyer credits, leases and operational and commercial brokerage services. The Financial Services division thus acts as a long-term, reliable partner to the end-customer through the lifecycle of its financed assets. The division is managed by the management team and all legal, risk & compliance affairs are vested within the division head of legal, supported by a division junior legal counsel. The proposed new paralegal reports directly to the division head of legal.

We are currently looking for a paralegal to further strengthen DFS.

Are you a strong, convincing and ambitious professional with a proactive attitude? Do you like to work in a young and energetic team in collaboration with various other disciplines on a variety of transactions? And do you have strong analytical skills and affinity with risk & compliance? Then this might be the role for you!

Key accountabilities

The division legal team is responsible for, among others:

• Reviewing and negotiating transaction documents in relation to ongoing financing transactions
• Supporting on certain high importance/key-projects, such as significant value financing transactions (for example for other Damen divisions)
• Assisting in the set-up of joint venture transactions and its transaction documentation in relation to the joint ventures in which DFS is involved
• Updating and maintaining the standard templates used within DFS
• Providing overall ad-hoc advice on a wide variety of topics to the (DFS) management team
• Upholding the DFS’ own designated risk & compliance framework

As paralegal, you will have a high degree of independence and support the division head of legal with the day-to-day execution of these activities to facilitate the growth of DFS’ business and the overall success in accordance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and internal policies.

Skills & experience

Profile

• Experienced professional with either a HBO or WO bachelor in Dutch private law
• Good command of the Dutch and English language
• Familiarity with digital administrative procedures
• Affinity with corporate legal / corporate secretarial matters
• Affinity with handling regulatory and compliance matters
• Excellent legal skills
• Strong written/verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate

Characteristics

• Accurate and precise person who has an eye for detail
• Methodical and structured
• Ambitious
• Proactive
• Independent
• Professional way of working
• Objective and professional in his/her approach
• Relationship builder

What we offer

We want to make sure you feel comfortable in your role, so we will support you to develop yourself in this position. We are a growing organization where innovation is the driving force. Entrepreneurship is in our DNA, and that's why we continue to grow and innovate and offer plenty of opportunities.

• Personal guidance, freedom, varied work and a work environment where your opinion counts
• An excellent benefits package tailored to your experience and education level
• A dynamic international working environment focusing on innovation through technology
• An open, informal, no-nonsense culture with short communication lines
• An active social environment in terms of business culture, events and sports

Recruiter: Gerard Eggink

Email: gerard.eggink@damen.com

Why Damen?

Damen has 35 shipyards on five different continents and operates in more than 100 countries. We are still growing and that gives you options. You contribute to this growth while benefitting from the diverse development and career opportunities that our company offers. We will continue to challenge you. With our extensive portfolio of products and solutions you will never get bored and never stop learning. We offer you a world of possibilities.
Working at Damen means contributing to the highest quality in shipbuilding, with an eye to the future and future generations. We want to make the world a better place by becoming the most sustainable maritime solution provider. For that, we need you. Become part of our family.