Staff Counsel I

Job Title:

Staff Counsel I

Job Description

Job Description:

Seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented, hands-on, results-driven individual with a solid work history and strong communication skills. Must be able to work independently in a challenging, fast-paced environment providing support for all aspects of the business including compliance with relevant laws, contract drafting, review, interpretation, and negotiation.

Responsibilities include:

• Draft, negotiate, review, and interpret commercial contracts with corporate customers for services and technology provided from domestic and international locations.

• Provide advice and counsel to all levels of legal and business management in connection with application of applicable law, risk management, dispute resolution, contract interpretation, and contract management issues.

• Perform work on general corporate legal matters including drafting transactional legal documents and  agreements.

• Provide support of the legal contract repository and facilitate contract e-signature and contract storage.

Requirements include:

• Strong academic credentials.

• Law degree and an active license to practice law.

• At least 4 years of relevant experience in a corporate environment and/or law firm handling corporate, commercial, lease and transactional matters including meaningful experience negotiating and documenting commercial transactions.

• Experience in multi-country scope in Southeast Asia and Philippines, and with complex services and technology outsourcing transactions, preferably including SaaS transactions.

• International experience, preferably corporate, commercial and cross-border transactional law within the APAC region. 

• Established track record of meeting deadlines, working independently, and managing priorities with minimal supervision to produce a high-quality work product.

• Ability to identify and comprehend legal, business, and employment issues arising in complex, international services transactions.

• Experience leading and negotiating all aspects of commercial transaction agreements with customers and with vendors including the ability to effectively articulate and defend preferred positions, understand and respond to less-desirable counter positions, and identify alternative paths to resolution of issues.

• Solid background in contract drafting, review and interpretation.

• Ability to analyze complicated factual situations and apply legal principles to advise business clients in easily understandable terms.

• Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment. Ability to execute short-term priorities in response to the demands of the business;

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to use good judgment and common sense when interacting with peers, internal clients, and external clients.

• Skilled in using Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, etc.).

Location:

MYS Kuala Lumpur Nu Tower 2

Language Requirements:

Time Type:

Full time

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