In House Legal Counsel

Industry Category	Services	Position	Lawyer / Legal Asst
Recruitment Department		Number Of Recruits	several
Work Location	Pampanga	Nature Of Work	Full Time
Gender Requirements	Male	Marriage Requirement	No marital status restrictions
Education Level	Bachelor's Degree	Work Experience	No work experience restrictions
Age Requirement	Above 18 years old	Salary Package	Negotiable
Updated Date	2022-09-25	Valid Until	Long-term validity

**Note: Mandatory to attach the Cover Letter along with your updated CV to apply for this role.**

Introduction

TRT Shared Services is looking for a highly qualified Legal Counsel to oversee the legal aspects of TRT’s Global Operations across multiple (10) geographic jurisdictions primarily in the areas of business contract and labor law. based out of Clark Global City Philippines you will safeguard TRT reputation by guaranteeing that the company works within contract and guidelines and give legal advice to management to improve revenue, reduce risk and maximize efficiencies about relevant business issues.

Responsibilities

Give accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (labor law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)Collaborate with management to devise efficient defense strategiesSpecify internal governance policies and regularly monitor complianceResearch and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operationsApply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issuesCommunicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trustDraft and solidify agreements, contracts, and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rightsDeal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forcesProvide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organizationConduct your work with integrity and responsibilityMaintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation

Legal Counsel provides a full range of legal services to upper management on relevant issues, ensuring compliance with internal controls and other formalities. They calculate risks in business processes and decisions while drafting contracts for patents or trademarks - all this is done before executing procedures that protect designs from infringement lawsuits. They also handle litigation when needed.

Legal Counsels are responsible for advising executive members on new laws, existing ones, and legal rights that would impact the functionality of their business. They oversee all aspects within this sphere, including acting as its representative, maintaining knowledge about the company's documents and operations.

The Legal Counsel is a creative, proactive solution-finder who can identify risks and lead the business towards success. They must also be able to handle crises with integrity for their business in order to protect and advance it.

A Legal Counsel acts as a general lawyer, who handles all legal matters within the company and does not work independently. They work with management and employees within their business to ensure laws are being kept. They also work closely with a Corporate Attorney, who handles all corporate legal processes.

Requirements and skills

Proven experience as a Legal Counsel in business environmentExcellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and proceduresFull comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporationDemonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategiesHigh degree of professional ethics and integritySound judgement and ability to Analyse situations and informationOutstanding communication skillsBSc degree in Law or J.D. degreeMA or BSc in Business Administration will be considered an advantage;

TRT Global is a global IT Services company with revenue of $30M PA focus on delivering services globally across a wide range of IT Server storage and networking technologies such as IBM, Dell, HP, EMC, Oracle and Cisco. The company delivers services for critical systems of global organizations as DHL, Alcatel Lucent UBS and BP while working with a range of local companies in from Australia Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Netherlands and the USA.TRT has a corporate HR Policy offer only the minimum leave allowance as mandated by the government which the employment contract is execute in. This is irrespective of location or position at TRT.The reason for this that we are recruiting personnel that are focused on the development of their careers by supporting our clients constantly changing requirements. We recruit for employees that view their career as the vehicle that:Builds certainty for the individual in a world of constant uncertainty.Gives them variety of experience in their lives.Create deep professional relationships with clients and other employees.Develops them as individuals that they wish to become. Gives them the strongest sense of contribution to something greater than themselves.TRT values these people to such an extent that we are willing to pay above market salaries to reward such an alignment between corporate culture and our employees.If your leave allowance is important then it is natural that you would have a different alignment to those points listed above.In conclusion if you currently have job conditions which offer above the statutory minimum in vacation leave and this is of value to you, then it is best to apply for companies other than TRT or stay in your current role.