Associate Legal Counsel

D.M. CONSUNJI, INC. (DMCI); Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

D.M. Consunji, Inc. (DMCI) seeks an experienced corporate lawyer to provide comprehensive legal support focused on corporate, contracts, and regulatory matters in the Philippines.

You will counsel on policy issues, draft and review contracts, advise on risk, and represent the company in proceedings while developing strategic legal structures for business growth.

Qualifications

• Law degree from a reputable law school and bar admission required.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience, preferably in construction or JV contexts.
• Strong analytical, drafting, and advisory capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides analyses and strategies, counsel on legal and policy issues.
• Ensures all company and client transactions comply with applicable law; identifies risks.
• Represents the company or officials in legal proceedings.
• Prepares and reviews contracts and related business documents.
• Writes and administers client contracts; negotiates terms.
• Improves legal documents, contracts, forms, and instruments.
• Writes, reviews, and edits reports, opinions, and correspondence.
• Gathers briefs and other legal documents as needed.
• Researches diverse legal issues, rules, and regulations.
• Develops understanding of the company’s business and markets for strategic structuring.
• Negotiates business agreements; performs other assigned tasks.

Skills

Legal analysis

Counseling

Negotiation

Contract drafting

Education

Bachelor of Laws

Philippine Bar

Job description

Provides general legal support with emphasis on corporate, contracts, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provides analysis / strategies and counsels on legal and policy issues;
• Ensures that all transactions and agreements made by the company and client are within the framework of law. Anticipates and guards against legal risks facing the company;
• Represents the company or its officials in various legal proceedings;
• Prepares contracts and reviews business documents;
• Writes and administers client contracts;
• Develops and recommends improvements on legal documents, contracts, forms, instruments;
• Writes reviews and edits reports, opinions, correspondence, articles and other documents;
• Prepares briefs and other legal documents;
• Undertakes research into a variety of legal issues, relevant laws, rules, regulations, orders;
• Develops a thorough understanding of familiarity with the Company's business, its people, markets, facilities, customers and competitors in order to identify trends and formulate appropriate structures and strategies;
• Negotiates business agreements;
• Performs other tasks that may be assigned from time to time.

Qualification

Education: Graduate of Bachelor of Laws from any reputable Law School and must have passed the Philippine Bar

Experience: Must have at least 10 years of relevant experience, with construction industry and exposure to joint ventures.

License Required: Philippine Bar