Associate Legal Counsel - BGC, Taguig

Industry Category	Services	Position	Lawyer / Legal Asst
Recruitment Department		Number Of Recruits	several
Work Location	Metro Manila (NCR) Taguig	Nature Of Work	Full Time
Gender Requirements	Male	Marriage Requirement	No marital status restrictions
Education Level	College Diploma	Work Experience	No work experience restrictions
Age Requirement	Above 18 years old	Salary Package	Negotiable
Updated Date	2022-10-15	Valid Until	Long-term validity

The Legal Counsel assists in giving legal advice on all fields of law affecting the operations of the Company’s business. He/She is responsible for the drafting and reviewing of all legal documents and pleadings. He/She monitors and assists the team in their day-to-day task. Assists the Manager in the assigned tasks and supervises employees. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

In charge of giving opinions and advice on all fields of law affecting the operations of the company's business such as but not limited to, general commercial law, corporation law, taxation law and labor law.  Draft or review contracts, policies, correspondences/memorandum or other documents that need to be  assessed.  Ensure that the company is complying with all laws imposed by various government agencies in the country.  Help in conducting legal due diligence and legal research in connection with the nature of the company's business.  Provide assistance in the formation of new companies inside and outside of the country.  Assist in corporate housekeeping matters to make sure that the necessary filings are up to date and maintained properly.  Represent the company in legal proceedings if necessary (administrative hearings, court trials etc.) Assists Manager/s and above in the day to day task partakes in any assigned task given by the team and supervisors. 

Minimum Competencies: 

Passionate about information risk and security a font of knowledge and energy, with a strong almost evangelical drive and enthusiasm for the subject;An inspirational leader – keen to motivate and get the most out of the organization’s information risks and security experts, aligning colleagues towards the achievement of business objectives Good at forming productive working relationships liaising with various specialists, advisors, managers and influencers throughout the organization, plus third parties such as business partners, suppliers, customers, authorities etc., on information risk and security matters A strategic thinker – able to step back from the short and medium term issues to see the longer term changes and threats relating to information, and to both engineer and seize valuable opportunities for improvement.    Personal integrity and credibility – high ideals, tempered by a pragmatic, realistic approach.    

Minimum Qualifications: 

Lawyer in good standing for a minimum period of 3 years Information risk and security management: at least 1-2 years work experience in the field; familiarity with applicable standards, methods, models and approaches.   General business management: a least 1-2 years employee responsible for dealing with information risk, security, privacy, incidents, business continuity, compliance etc.   Candidates must be willing to undergo background checks to verify their identity, character, qualifications, skills and experience And such other tasks as may be given by the EMPLOYER and/or Client analogous to the foregoing