We are looking for a technically proficient individual to support the legal function for our epay and EFT divisions. The legal function supports senior members of the business team in APAC and your work will typically involve:
Duties and Responsibilities:
>Primary Focus - Contract Management:
- Drafting and reviewing lease and vendor agreements, ensuring accuracy, compliance with regulatory and internal standards, and timely execution to meet deadlines.
- Managing the full contract lifecycle, including:
o Tracking key dates and obligations to avoid lapses or delays.
o Maintaining organised and up-to-date contract records for easy retrieval.
o Supporting negotiations by preparing drafts and amendments quickly and accurately
>Other Responsibilities (as may be instructed)
- Corporate Secretarial: review and drafting of resolutions.
- Templates: assisting the team in sourcing and creating templates for various agreements and adapting them for regional markets
- Manuals & systems: helping create manuals and processes to get the legal function to work better
- Knowledge management: assisting the legal team in spreading awareness about relevant laws
- Training: sharing legal know-how across the company to help manage risk
- Miscellaneous: Documentation related assistance to the business and legal teams
>Key skill sets & Personality traits
- Juris Doctor Degree from a good university with robust academic credentials
- With at least 2 to 3 years of relevant experience.
- Exceptionally organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple agreements concurrently and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines without compromising compliance or accuracy
- Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with various business functions
- Ability to work independently with little or no supervision, prioritize goals and manage time effectively
- Willingness to acquire new skill sets and a mild obsession to improve
- Must greatly value her/his own personal integrity
