Associate Legal Counsel

An Associate Legal Counsel is a key role within a legal team, responsible for ensuring that an organization complies with relevant laws and regulations. Here's a brief overview of the typical job responsibilities and requirements.

The main responsibilities of a ASSOCIATE LEGAL COUNSEL include:

• Policy Development and Governance

Develop, review, and continuously improve internal policies, guidelines, and standard operating procedures to support KMC's shared services and outsourcing operations, ensuring alignment with Philippine laws, global best practices, and client contractual requirements.

• Strategic Legal Advisory

Provide practical, businessoriented legal advice to senior leadership and crossfunctional teams (HR, Operations, Sales, Finance) on corporate, commercial, employment, data privacy, and regulatory matters relevant to KMC's service delivery model.

• Legal Analysis and Documentation

Identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks arising from business initiatives, client engagements, and operational changes; draft, review, and negotiate key legal documents such as service agreements, NDAs, vendor contracts, and internal memoranda; and present clear, actionable recommendations to management.

• Business and Commercial Negotiations

Support or represent KMC in commercial discussions and negotiations with clients, partners, and vendors, balancing legal risk management with commercial objectives in a highgrowth, clientcentric environment.

• Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management

Ensure ongoing compliance with applicable laws and regulations (including labor, corporate, data privacy, and outsourcingrelated regulations); monitor regulatory developments impacting the business; and implement effective legal risk management strategies to support sustainable growth.

To apply, you must be an expert on the following requirements:

• Education: Member of the Philippine Bar.
• Experience: Proven experience as a legal counsel in a business environment.
• Skills: Excellent knowledge of corporate law, strong analytical and communication skills, and high professional ethics.
• Other: Ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies, and maintain current knowledge of legislative changes.