Counsel Job ID 220784 Posted 22-May-2025 Service line GWS Segment Role type Full-time Areas of Interest Legal Location(s) Shanghai - Shanghai - China **ESSENTIAL DUTIES** CBRE is looking for a commercially astute and technically sound legal counsel with expertise in the project management and construction industry. This role is a backfill for the incumbent who put in place processes and infrastructure to manage the day to day needs of the project management (PJM) advisory business of CBRE (including its Turner and Townsend business) in China. We are looking for a lawyer who can not only help the PJM business win deals and manage risks associated with existing deals, but also turn an experienced eye towards unlocking efficiency. Knowledge of construction law and the industry is indispensable for success in this role. We foresee that candidates should have at least 4 years PQE (with experience as an in-house counsel or in private practice), though we are open to exceptional candidates with less experience. This is a high visibility position requiring coordination across multiple jurisdictions and continuous engagement with various levels of the CBRE Group’s personnel across China. You will report to the Head of Legal for CBRE’s Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) business in Asia Pacific. **Commercial & Contract Management** Ÿ Provide legal advice and support to the Advisory Project Management business on all contractual matters. Ÿ Manage the standard contract system (including developing and maintaining/updating standard contracts, contracts database). Ÿ Train staff on contract management requirements as required. Ÿ Manage and review business contracts as requested. Ÿ Participate key/ significant contract negotiations with business line in case of need. **Risk Management** Ÿ Assist senior legal counsel and country compliance team in drafting corporate policies, guidelines and standard operating procedures. Support in interpretation and implementation of all such policies and guidelines. Ÿ Provide legal advice and proactively manage the regions legal risks by coordinating the risk management process. Ÿ Assist to provide training to staff, management and senior executive on corporate policy and compliance guidelines and policies. Ÿ As designated, assist in conducting compliance related investigations and potential claims in collaboration with country compliance team. Ÿ Litigation üClosely monitor, advise, assist and follow up with bad debt with finance team and business line, come up with action plans and options. üCollaborate with third party agent or outside counsels for the overall case management. üSupport HR and labor disputes and other third parties claims by selecting, engaging, guiding and managing external counsels, if need. **Legal** **Support and Advisory Services** Ÿ Proactively provide general legal advice to all the business line and other functional department for risk identification, exposure assessment and solutions for legal documents and decisions made in the business operations. Ÿ Come up with pragmatic and workable scenarios, strategies and proposals within the existing business framework. Ÿ Assists in drafting and consolidating the required training materials and delivers the related trainings as requested to the business line and functions. Ÿ Work with legal operation manager to prepare, draft and submit all the corporate action related documents, liaison with external agent to achieve the agreed milestones. Ÿ Work with Asia regional legal team and global legal team for the corporate wide legal efforts and programs. Ÿ Other works as properly designated by Head of Legal Asia. **REQUIREMENTS** Ÿ Bachelor or master law degree, PRC bar qualification required; 4-6 years PQE. Ÿ Prior working experience in MNCs as in-house counsel is a must; preferably with prior experience in real estate broker/ property management industry. Ÿ Commercial acumen and strong business sense, very strong communication and interpersonal skills in English and Chinese; capability to develop and maintain a relationship with internal clients. The ability to formulate creative, practical legal and business solutions and to play strong, positive roles independently and on multiple businesses with minimal supervision will be critical. Ÿ Ability to act independently and reliably under time pressure and on multiple tasks, cooperative and team oriented working style. Ÿ Solid integrity and sense of responsibility, enthusiastic, proactive. Ÿ Have organizational agility, integrity and the ability to build trust, ability to priorities and multilevel communication. CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)