Lawyer

Position: Lawyer

Salary Range: Up to 55k (with increase upon regularization)

Working Location: BGC, Taguig

Working Schedule: Monday to Friday | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Job Description

The Lawyer provides legal support to the Company and its Business Units by handling litigation matters, reviewing and negotiating contracts (including cross-border transactions), and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and internal policies. The role involves analyzing legal risks, coordinating with external counsel, and advising management on corporate, labor, civil, and criminal legal issues. The Lawyer also supports contract management, corporate records maintenance, and collaborates with internal stakeholders to protect the Company’s interests and align legal strategies with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Must be an LLB graduate and a member of the Philippine Bar in good standing; passing the bar examination that qualifies to practice law will be a plus.
• With 1–2 years of Law Firm experience as a Lawyer and handled Labor, Criminal, and Civil Litigation; with extensive exposure in contract review and negotiation of cross-border transactions. (Under bar experience will not be counted)
• Must have presentation and analytical skills.
• Must have problem-solving and innovative skills.
• Must have strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Applies legal knowledge to support the Company and its Business Units.
• Reviews policies issued by other business units to ensure, among others, compliance with law and consistency with existing policies.
• Provides copies of legal documents to requesting Business Units.
• Studies and provides recommendations on legal issues involving the Company.
• Applies strategies in utilizing relevant legal policies, procedures, and/or standards.
• Manages comprehensive project procedures, principles, and processes of legal matters.
• Reviews, interprets, and analyzes customer, vendor, and other contracts.
• Works with the different Business Units in reviewing contracts to ensure that commercial, technical, and other non-legal terms are reviewed.
• Maintains the contract repository and provides summaries of contracts to requesting Business Units.
• Manages and keeps copies of corporate records, such as articles of incorporation, by-laws, minutes, and board resolutions.
• Oversees and coordinates with the Company’s outside counsel the handling and management of legal cases to protect the Company’s interest and minimize cost and exposure, if any.
• Reports and updates the General Counsel and management on existing and potential legal issues or problems that might put the Company at risk.
• Provides corporate and other related information to business units and affiliates.
• Examines legal data to determine the advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuits.
• Collaborates with Human Resources on all issues of the law related to the organization’s human capital.
• Collaborates with immediate superior in developing group goals, objectives, and procedures.
• Aligns corporate and organizational unit performance metrics and assessment systems to established corporate strategies.