Assistant Manager - Legal

Pru Life UK; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Prudential is seeking a dedicated Legal Counsel to support the Legal and Corporate Governance requirements of the company and its subsidiaries. You will provide day-to-day legal advice, draft and review contracts, identify risks, and handle regulatory filings in a fast-paced environment.

The role also involves supporting governance matters, maintaining contract records, and improving legal workflows in coordination with the regional and group offices.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with active bar membership and good standing.
• Experience in corporate, regulatory and contract matters.
• Ability to draft, review and negotiate complex agreements.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to business units on day-to-day operations and regulatory matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and legal documents within turnaround times.
• Identify legal risks and propose practical mitigations aligned with policies.
• Handle function-related regulatory filings for the company and subsidiaries.
• Support corporate governance matters and board materials as needed.

Skills

Legal drafting

Regulatory compliance

Contract negotiation

Risk assessment

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

Bar admission

Tools

Microsoft Word

Legal research databases

MS Excel

Job description

Job Description:

Prudential's purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people's career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

The job provides support in addressing the Legal and Corporate Governance requirements of the Company and its subsidiary/ies.

• Provides legal advice to business units on day-to-day operational, commercial, and regulatory matters, or in relation to special projects or strategic initiatives
• Drafts, reviews, and negotiates contracts, agreements, and legal documents within prescribed turnaround times
• Identifies legal risks and proposes practical risk-mitigating solutions aligned with Company policies
• Handles the function-relevant regulatory filings of the Company and its subsidiaries
• Properly monitors and/or implements policies, standards or guidelines owned by the Legal Department (eg. Information Sharing and Securities Dealing, Competition Law)
• Maintains an organized system for contract and legal document safekeeping, tracking, and retrieval while ensuring completeness and accuracy of legal records and contract databases
• Supports and implements improvements to legal workflows, templates, and turnaround processes
• Prepares the function-relevant reports required by the regional and group offices and the Company
• Liaises with relevant government offices and other competent authorities as may be required
• Provides support for corporate governance and corporate secretarial matters, when assigned, including assistance in the preparation of board and board committee materials, coordination of meetings of the Board, Board Committees, and shareholders, and drafting of minutes and secretary's certificates.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensures that all function-related compliance matters are identified and openly and honestly reported to the Line Manager and/or the Compliance Officer in accordance with the reporting requirements operated within the work unit and the Company.
• Ensures adherence with all relevant statutory, compliance, risk management and audit standards and requirements in carrying out his or her functions
• Provides such other legal services as may from time to time by required by his or her Line Manager and/or the SVP & Chief Legal, Government Relations and Sustainability Officer

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.

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