Assistant Legal Counsel

Get to know the Role:

• To work with other departments and contribute legal inputs to ensure smooth implementation of business initiatives and policies.
• To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by regulators and assist in formulating strategy for legalisation.
• To provide legal assistance to the operational needs of all verticals across the region

The day-to-day activities:

• Having the strong legal, analytical, communication and presentation skills (commensurate with the candidate’s experience);
• Negotiating, drafting and advising on any commercial contracts related to company’s business (e.g. transportation laws, e-payment laws), marketing agreement, joint ventures and other corporate agreements, including but not limited to providing advice on labour laws, consumer protection laws;
• Supervising and co-ordinating with the external lawyers to be in accordance with the company’s direction and/or strategies;
• Having an ability to understand the business, commercial requirements, company’s strategies and directions, its people and its organisational structures;
• Having awareness of legal as and commercial risks as well as the ability to balance such risks against business benefits, with appropriate mitigation measures taken;
• Having an ability to work collaboratively and communicate with others, both within and outside regional legal team;
• Having an ability to work under pressure and with minimal supervision;
• Having an ability to do multiple-task;
• Having Good time management skills;
• Having independently handle routine legal matters within the company’s business, with limited support from other more senior regional lawyers;
• Having creative thinking to contribute the legal initiatives (e.g. risk management, training, standard contracts review, etc.) as assigned by direct report; and
• Establishing and communicating best practices applicable to contracts, and other areas of legal risks management.

The must haves:

• 5-7 years working experience in a reputable law firm or as an in-house counsel in multi-national company (both of experience in law firm and in house are preferred)
• Bachelor Degree in Law (major: business laws are preferred)
• Fluent in written and spoken English, Thai and such local languages as may be necessary (including legal language and terminology)
• Having an ability and commitment to travel within and, at times on short notice, outside Thailand.