Legal Counsel

About the role

As one of our Legal Counsel, you will be the primary legal architect ensuring our digital freight forwarding operations remain robust, compliant, and risk resilient. You'll balance a "get it done" operational mindset with the strategic foresight needed to build scalable processes that protect our bottom line without slowing down our growth.

What you'll do

• Provide daily guidance on freight forwarding issues (Incoterms, Bills of Lading, Liens, and carrier liability) to our operations and sales teams.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to design and implement automated risk-management workflows, proactively identifying "leakage" points and creating processes to mitigate them.
• Take the lead on managing overdue accounts, coordinating with finance teams, and executing legal strategies to recover outstanding payments across multiple jurisdictions.
• Act as the primary point of contact for external law firms, overseeing cargo claims, carrier disputes, and commercial litigation.
• Work cross-functionally with Finance, Tech, Operations, and Sales to ensure legal protocols are understood and followed.
• Review, draft and negotiate complex logistics service agreements, agency agreements, and vendor contracts.

What you'll need

• Law degree (Zweites Staatsexamen) and admission to practice in Germany.
• 3–4 years PQE, preferably within the logistics, maritime, or freight forwarding industry.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced tech environment and understand how legal processes can be enhanced through automation.
• Ability to translate "legalese" into actionable advice for non-legal colleagues.
• Commercially minded approach that finds solutions while ensuring the company is protected.