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Group Legal Counsel
- Location:
- Oslo, Norway
- Business:
- Group
- Position type:
- Full Time
- Job ID:
- 3357
Overview
About us
We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.
As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.
About Group functions
About the role
Group Legal is responsible for providing legal advice to all business areas on a global basis and consists of 39 lawyers and support staff in a distributed team located in Oslo (Head Ofice), Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Hamburg, London, Glasgow, Mexico City, and Houston. The Group Legal function is headed by the Group Legal Director at Group headquarters.
The Conformity Assessment Team consists of seven lawyers and leads the support to three business areas (BA): Maritime; Business Assurance; and Supply Chain and Product Assurance (SCPA). These BA’s work with companies worldwide and predominantly delivers classic TIC services(testing, inspection, certification) also referred to as third party conformity assessment and assurance services. As one of the leading TIC companies in the world and the biggest Classification Society in the world, DNV is at the forefront of the industries we operate in and are leading the way in implementing future oriented and digital assurance services and solutions and leveraging new technology such as blockchain, machine learning, AI, and robotics.
DNV has the ambition to to be a trusted voice in the global transformations that the world is going through and to take an active role in shaping the future of assurance. The Conformity Assessment legal team strieves to be an instrumental enabler to acheive these targets and in advising our internal customers on the development and go-to-market strategies of new assurance services, as well as continuing to be a trusted advisor in relation to for example contracts, dispute resolution and regulatory matters and the impact on DNV’s existing service portfolio.
We are looking for a lawyer to join our team that interested in joining a truly global organization that is continually pushing the boundaries and moving into new areas of assurance and law. This is an exciting opportunity for a lawyer that would like to be faced with new challenges and is happy to evolve and learn quickly.
You will be part of a supportive team but will have the opportunity to grow your own internal customer base and shape your own legal path. It is vital that you have an interest in maritime, sustainability, and/or assurance services and are flexible and able to adapt to support the internal business with a large variety of tasks including contract negotiation, business development, regulatory, and litigation.
This role will suit someone that is either looking to transition from private practice into an in-house role, has been in a litigation based in-house role, worked for a regulator or other similar public adminstration positions but wants to take on more responsibility and the next step in their career.
Location: The position is based in Oslo, Høvik.
Posting Deadline: 22/01/2025.
Please attach a cover letter and CV with your application.
What we offer
There are plenty of opportunities for personal growth through our 70-20-10 philosophy (70% learning on the job, 20% coaching, and 10% training) and an individual career development plan.
The position is rewarded appropriately, including benefits (which will vary in detail based on location). But regardless of location we offer:
The position is rewarded appropriately, including benefits (which will vary in detail based on location). But regardless of location we offer:
- An international, forward leaning and exciting work environment
- Possibility for exchange at Group Legal’s other locations
- A trusted, responsible and independent role as of day one
- Supportive colleagues in a highly professional work environment
- Professional- and personal development opportunities
- Competitive salary, pension- and insurance schemes
About you
Requirements:
- Master of Law and/or LLB Hons/law degree and bar admission in Norway, the UK or an EU/EEA State.
- Excellent communication skills (soft, oral, and written)
- Demonstrable commercial experienced gained from private practice & in-house environments
- Professional proficiency in English. Other language skills are considered an advantage
Expectations:
- Monitor, assess, and advise the business on legal and regulatory issues that impact the current service portfolio; reporting requirements; and the development of new services
- Ability to work well under pressure with diligence, organization, and minimal supervision, and provide practical, business-friendly advice to internal and external customers
- Strong analytical and strategic skills; ability to drive issues to a quick resolution that factors in many non-legal variables, such as brand risk, communications, government relations, tax, insurance, finance, and other business units
- Ability to think on your feet and anticipate legal issues or risks and to build the processes and systems to prevent them from occurring
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity
Benefits
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Since 1864 we’ve been dedicated to safeguarding life, property and the environment. Today we remain at the forefront of new technologies and techniques to help our customers transform for a more sustainable future.
At DNV you can expect to deliver career and industry defining work. You’ll be given the time to build your network, the resources to support your development, and the freedom to satisfy your curiosity and desire to learn.
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