Qualifications:

·  Must be an LLB graduate and a member of the Philippine Bar in good standing, passing 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.

· Review policies issued by other business units to ensure, among others, compliance with law and consistency with existing policies.

· Provide 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 summary 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 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