Legal Counsel

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice on all business activities of our offices in the Asia-Pacific region, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts

• Draft and prepare legal documentation, internal reports and contract templates

• Advice and support on contentious matters in the region

• Ensure that compliance/data privacy issues/licensing issues are being appropriately handled and escalated when necessary

• Keeping updated of industry developments and legal trends

• Assist on ad-hoc special projects

• Supervise a small team

• Any other duties as may be assigned

Requirements:

• Minimum 1 or 2 years of relevant legal experience in a regional law firm or in-house legal team.

• Past experience with legal and compliance work in telecommunications industry will be an advantage

• Experienced with master services agreements, procurement contracts, as well as other contracts frequently used in the info-communications and technology industry

• Excellent written and spoken English and Mandarin essential to communicate with Mandarin-speaking associates and to draft and review Mandarin documentation and contracts.

• Excellent problem solving, analytical and organizational skills.

• Balanced interpersonal style, good communication skills, a team player, and able to work effectively with all levels