Legal Counsel

Overview:

Report to the Director, Legal and attend to the following matters:

Responsibilities:

• Review tenders and projects and identify and explain legal risks to the respective company stakeholders.
• Draft, review and negotiate sales, support/maintenance, professional services, reseller, distribution and supplier agreements, statements of work, memorandum of understandings, letters of intent, software licensing agreements, maintenance and support agreements, consortium and teaming agreements, prime and sub-contracts, etc.
• Advise on day-to-day general legal matters that arise in the context of business or corporate requirements including advice on data protection, cybersecurity, intellectual property, and competition/trade issues.
• Develop, educate, implement, and enforce legal policies in conjunction with management.
• Support, monitor, advise, educate, and ensure compliance on compliance-related matters.
• Assist in performing corporate secretarial work and handling the contract database if required.
• Attend to ad-hoc regional assigned matters.

Requirements:

• PQE of between 7 to 10 years of legal working experience in Singapore and preferably called to the Bar in any Commonwealth countries.
• Applicants who have not been called but possess sufficient in-house experience will also be given due consideration.
• Possess some legal work experience related to the IT industry. Proficient in drafting and negotiating various types of IT technology-related agreements and other forms of contracts with customers, suppliers, and partners. Knowledge and working experience in the FinTech industry would be an added advantage.
• Possess good interpersonal skills coupled with the ability to work with business and corporate division stakeholders on various legal issues.
• Able to work independently, multi-task, and prioritize work.