Corporate Counsel, APAC

Description

• Support global claims management matters.
• Support human resource business partners and operations leaders by providing general legal advice on various employment law matters and immigration, including assessing legal risks and opportunities.
• Support corporate governance matters including drafting board meeting minutes and resolutions for Jensen Hughes subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.
• Assist with general transaction work involving intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions, compliance, and privacy matters.
• Support the development and implementation of strategies, policies, and procedures within the Legal department infrastructure.
• You will work with market-leading clients and have the backing of a leading international firm.
• Manage outside counsel on matters as needed.
• Draft, review and negotiate various commercial contracts with clients, vendors, and business partners, including master services agreements, RFP responses, commercial leases and vendor agreements.
• Research and provide legal updates on industry-related legislation in all applicable jurisdictions.

Requirements

• Excellent legal research and writing skills.
• Approachable, flexible and adaptable to change in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem solving skills, project management and business acumen.
• Ability to communicate complex legal concepts to nonlegal partners up and down the corporate chain.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to work across domestic and global time zones.
• 8 years of general practice experience as an attorney with a law firm or in-house counsel generalist role. Employment, immigration and/or corporate transactional experience preferred.
• Experience in a Building Construction or Professional Services Industry highly regarded.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, function autonomously and take initiative.
• Speaking Mandarin or Cantonese is not essential but highly regarded.

Benefits

• Great company culture and benefits.
• Flexible working arrangements and Casual Friday.
• You'll have support from the leadership team and given flexibility to work where and when you want.
• Career development and ongoing internal and external learning opportunities.
• Five weeks annual leave and Company paid parental leave.
• Regular monthly social activities and other celebratory occasions.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance