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Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel
Reports to: General Counsel of EMEA
Location: Dublin or London

About SHEIN
Founded in 2012, SHEIN is a leading global online retailer with offices in Guangzhou,
Singapore, Los Angeles, Dublin and London, amongst other key markets. SHEIN reaches consumers across more than 150 countries and regions around the world. We place a premium on choice, delivering more than 6,000 new fashion, beauty and lifestyle products daily with more than 600,000 items available. Our mission is to help people express their individuality through the latest trends that are accessible and affordable. To learn more about SHEIN, follow us at shein.com, instagram.com/sheinofficial and youtube.com/shein.

Position Summary
This is an exciting senior legal role for a UK, Irish or another European jurisdiction qualified commercial lawyer supporting SHEIN’s business and operations in the region. This will be a broad advisory role dealing with general commercial matters working directly with senior stakeholders across the business.

The successful candidate must be inquisitive, enthusiastic about e-commerce and innovation, enjoy a fast-paced environment and being continually challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations.

Responsibilities:

• Providing legal support to business teams in relation to a wide range of commercial matters the business general faces.
• Collaborating with the relevant business teams to ensure compliance with relevant rules and regulations, implementing and improving processes and procedures.
• Keeping appraised of the latest laws and regulations impacting the company and its operations in the region and advise on best practice accordingly.
• Dealing with regulatory authorities on consultation, enquiries and investigations.
• Working closely with the rest of the EMEA team and the global legal team on group’s global and region legal and compliance projects.
• Managing external counsel.
• Providing day-to-day legal support to business teams and developing strategies for handling legal issues in creative, efficient, and business-centric ways.

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of post-qualification at reputable law firm and/or large corporations. Good amount of in-house experience required.
• Fluent in Mandarin and English as working language.
• Practical experience in one or more the following areas is essential: ESG, trade and logistics, product regulation, consumer and marketing, payment or IP, or experiences gained from an e-commerce or marketplace or related business.
• High degree of independence, initiative, and good judgement. Commercial and pragmatic in your approach to legal advice whilst maintaining a strong sense of professional accountability.
• Experience and capacity to lead multi-jurisdictional projects and coordinate external advisors.
• Ability to deliver results, both as an individual contributor and as a member of the European and global legal teams.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status?

Language:

• Mandarin (required)