In-House Lawyer

Job Purpose

Serve as the company's strategic legal partner. Protect company assets, enable business deals, and ensure operations remain compliant. Deliver practical, fast, and commercially sound counsel that balances risk with opportunity — beyond legal theory.

Key Result Areas:

1. Contract Lifecycle Management

Draft, review, negotiate, and close all commercial, vendor, client, NDA, employment, and lease agreements. Partner with Procurement, Sales, HR to balance risk vs business goals.

2. Legal Representation & Dispute Management

Represent the company in labor cases, civil disputes, regulatory hearings, arbitration. Coordinate with external counsel for court litigation. Aim for early settlement to save cost.

3. Business Advisory & Compliance

Give practical, timely legal advice to business units on contracts, data privacy, labor law, licensing, and new projects. Track regulatory changes from SEC, DOLE, BIR, NPC and brief management.

4. Risk + Policy Management

Spot legal risks in new initiatives, M&As, product launches. Maintain legal risk register + company policies. Run compliance trainings for staff.

5. Governance & Documentation

Own the contract repository, board resolutions, secretary's certificates, and legal docs. Support board meetings and regulatory filings.

Cross-functional: Collaborate with all departments.

Key Requirements

1. LLB + Passed Bar. Minimum of 3 years relevant experience. Iin-house experience an advantage.
2. Strong drafting + negotiation. Can explain legal risk in plain English to non-lawyers
3. Experience handling labor cases + government agencies in PH