Legal Associate

Cove Living Pte Ltd; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 111,600,000 - 200,880,000; Full time

Job summary

Cove Living Pte Ltd is seeking a Legal Associate for a 6-month contract in Jakarta to support the Legal Counsel. The role involves preparing, reviewing, and organizing legal documents, drafting agreements, and conducting basic legal research in a fast-paced startup environment.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor’s degree in Law, have strong attention to detail, excellent Bahasa Indonesia and English communication, and can manage multiple priorities with initiative.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (S.H.) from a reputable university; fresh graduates are welcome.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills in handling documents and data.
• Proactive, hands-on, and able to coordinate with stakeholders.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills in Bahasa Indonesia and English.
• Interested in commercial and corporate legal matters with basic drafting and research skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Legal Counsel in preparing, reviewing, and organizing legal documents, including agreements and contracts.
• Maintain and improve the legal documents filing system and centralized database.
• Track the status of agreements, letters, and other legal documents.
• Coordinate with Supply and other departments for legal documentation.
• Assist in drafting agreements, addenda, and notices under supervision.
• Conduct basic legal research and prepare simple analyses.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Organizational skills

Proactive

Bahasa Indonesia & English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law (S.H.)

Job description

Cove started with renting coliving spaces. Now we’ve expanded to more than just coliving spaces, providing flexibility for comfortable and enjoyable long term or short term stays in our beautiful properties. With over 8000 rooms across Singapore and Indonesia, we’re living our mission and growing our homes in South Korea and Japan.

Believing in the power of a team, we aim to build the leading tech flexible living platform in Asia Pacific, providing high quality and community-centric accommodations. Here we also encourage authenticity and fun to fully embrace being human in a driven and result focused environment to make things happen and ensure the dream becomes a reality.

With an office located in the bustling Blok M area, our Jakarta office is easily accessible by public transport and surrounded by a wide array of trendy eateries, creating an ideal environment for work-life balance and convenience.

Come enjoy the journey with us and become a Cove Superstar!

Job Title: Legal Associate

Job-Type: 6 months contract with potential for permanent employment

Reports To: Legal Counsel

Location: Jakarta

What you’ll be doing:

• Assist the Legal Counsel in preparing, reviewing, and organizing legal documents, including agreements, contracts, letters, and other legal correspondence.
• Maintain and improve Legal’s document filing system and centralized database to ensure legal documents are complete, accurate, properly archived, and easily retrievable.
• Track the status of agreements, letters, and other legal documents, including execution, renewal, amendment, expiry, and termination.
• Coordinate with relevant departments, particularly Supply, to collect and follow up on legal documentation and information relating to external parties.
• Support the registration and administration of agreement and document numbers and other Legal records.
• Assist in drafting agreements, addendum, letters, notices, and other legal documents under the supervision of the Legal Counsel.
• Conduct legal and regulatory research and assist in preparing basic legal analysis and opinions.
• Monitor legal deadlines, pending matters, and action items, including providing timely reminders to the Legal Counsel.
• Support the Legal Counsel in handling day-to-day, ad hoc, and urgent legal matters arising from Cove’s business operations.
• Support the implementation and improvement of Legal processes, SOPs, and documentation systems.
• Assist with other legal and administrative matters as reasonably required by the Legal Counsel.

What makes you a great fit:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (S.H.) from a reputable university; fresh graduates are welcome.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills, particularly in handling documents and data.
• Proactive, hands‑on, and responsive, with a willingness to actively follow up and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across different teams.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in both Bahasa Indonesia and English.
• Strong interest in commercial and corporate legal matters, with good basic drafting and legal research skills and a willingness to learn.
• Able to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and respond appropriately to urgent matters in a fast‑paced start‑up environment.