Legal Counsel

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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 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 legal counsel reports directly to the division head of legal.

We are currently looking for a seasoned legal counsel 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 also risk & compliance? Then this might be the role for you!

Key accountabilities

The division legal team is responsible for amongst 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; and
• Upholding of the DFS’ own designated risk & compliance framework.

As legal counsel 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.

The legal counsel shall also focus on (pre-)litigation matters, ensuring that the DFS’ way of working and contracts are drafted to avoid unnecessary risks and where required to build up a file, draft relevant litigation documents (pleadings, motions, etc.) and where required team up with external legal counsels in other applicable jurisdictions.

Skills & experience

Profile

• Minimum 5 years working experience;
• Proven experience with (pre-)litigation matters;
• Admitted to the Dutch bar;
• Experienced professional with a University degree in Dutch law;
• Good command of the Dutch and English language;
• Familiarity with digital administrative procedures;
• 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.

We offer you:

• 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.

Contact: gerard.eggink@damen.com