Tek Village Associates LLP Hiring For Legal Counsel Officer at Singapore

Roles & Responsibilities

· Provide legal advice, conducts legal research and analysis for various areas including APAC employment law, intellectual property law, conflict of law and company law.
· Research, evaluate and minimise different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations including litigation, financial and reputation risk.
· Maintain various in-house databases according to regulations in different jurisdictions including PDPA.
· Draft, review and negotiate settlement documents, contracts, agreements and other legal documents to assure the full legal rights of the group and the company.
· Coordinate and negotiate with external parties (clients, vendors, regulators, external counsels, public authorities etc.).
· Advise on various legal issues on the business development front including potential liabilities and possible courses of actions.
· Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislations (articles, codes, statutes, bills) in the jurisdictions in which the group and the company operates.
· Provide legal guidance for M&A projects and ventures.

Requirements:

· Recognized law degree from a recognised university in the Commonwealth, preferably qualified to be called to the bar in Singapore.
· At least 3 years of experience in general commercial practice groups and/or as an in-house legal counsel at a technology/telecommunications company.
· Excellent written and verbal communication.
· High attention to detail with strong negotiation skills.
· High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
· Ability to maintain good control and good balance between compliance and maximizing business opportunities.
· Experience in the ASEAN region will be an advantage (e.g., Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia).
· Knowledge of or interest in telecommunications technology or industry will be an added advantage.

Kindly forward your resume in Word format to Pratima(at)tekvillage.com.

EA Licence No: 18C9120.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.