Job Description:

Linde Inc.
Senior Legal Counsel
Danbury, CT, United States | req16657
What you will enjoy doing*

• In this role you will provide critical legal advice, negotiationsupport and transaction support for the base industrial gas business in the US,claims and dispute resolution support, compliance support, legal research, andother legal assistance and advice to one or more business units, divisions and/orsubsidiaries of the corporation in the US.


• Serve as advisor and sounding board to the business teams, contributing as a strategic thought partner and representative of the legal department


• Provide leadership to drive toward legally and financially sound decisions and to minimize risk and secure return on investment


• Develop, negotiate and draft contracts in line with corporate objectives


• Provide proactive, strategic legal counsel to division heads and their teams


• Identify, manage and mitigate legal risks, including compliance and ethical issues affecting the business


• Collaborate with colleagues to address litigation and intellectual property issues as they arise


• Develop trusted relationships with internal clients at all organization levels through strong communication and interpersonal skills


• Provide commercial legal advice with a primary focus on balancing risk and reward - advice required to be delivered without the benefit of exhaustive legal research on every issue


• Draft, analyze and summarize standard and unique customer specific documents including master or framework agreements, supply contracts, riders, addenda, purchase orders, web site agreements, third party procurement agency agreements, power agreements; collaborates with other law department specialist attorneys and with responsible business leads to make recommendations that protect the company while securing the business


• Negotiate with counsel for customers and other outside parties, primarily on contracts and commercial disputes


• Provide legal and compliance coaching and training to business teams

What makes you great

• You must have a JD/LLB from recognized university in a common lawcountry (or JD/LLB from a civil code country with an LLM from a common lawcountry)


• Qualified to practice law in oneor more of the United States


• 5-10 years' transaction/commercial experience


• Proven trackrecord as lead transaction attorney and experience negotiating and drafting widearray of purchase supply and other commercial agreements


• Experience with energylaw, dispute resolution, bankruptcy/collections law and/or with chemicals,infrastructure or power industries is preferred

Why you will love working with us
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2023 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity & specialty gases for electronics. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

Linde employees learn and abide the Linde Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct by demonstrating honesty, integrity, professionalism in all communications, actions, and decisions.
What we offer you!
At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you're looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

Every day is an opportunity: an opportunity to learn, to grow, to share success, and to contribute to one of the world's leading industrial gas and engineering companies. Seize the opportunity: take your next step with us and join our team.

In addition to competitive compensation we offer a wide range of medical options to suit everyone's needs. Other benefits include; educational and professional development, employee discount program, 401K, pension plan, and life insurance, just to name a few.
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We are looking forward to receiving your complete application.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Linde Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

*)The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.In this role you will provide critical legal advice, negotiation
support and transaction support for the base industrial gas business in the US,
claims and dispute resolution support, compliance support, legal research, and
other legal assistance and advice to one or more business units, divisions and/or
subsidiaries of the corporation in the US. Serve as advisor and sounding board to the business teams, contributing as a strategic thought partner and representative of the legal departmentProvide leadership to drive toward legally and financially sound decisions and to minimize risk and secure return on investmentDevelop, negotiate and draft contracts in line with corporate objectivesProvide proactive, strategic legal counsel to division heads and their teamsIdentify, manage and mitigate legal risks, including compliance and ethical issues affecting the businessCollaborate with colleagues to address litigation and intellectual property issues as they ariseDevelop trusted relationships with internal clients at all organization levels through strong communication and interpersonal skillsProvide commercial legal advice with a primary focus on balancing risk and reward - advice required to be delivered without the benefit of exhaustive legal research on every issueDraft, analyze and summarize standard and unique customer specific documents including master or framework agreements, supply contracts, riders, addenda, purchase orders, web site agreements, third party procurement agency agreements, power agreements; collaborates with other law department specialist attorneys and with responsible business leads to make recommendations that protect the company while securing the businessNegotiate with counsel for customers and other outside parties, primarily on contracts and commercial disputesProvide legal and compliance coaching and training to business teams

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