Legal & Compliance Associate — Contracts & Governance

Samudera Shipping Line Ltd; Santo Niño 1st; On-site; PHP 391,000 - 614,000; Full time

Job summary

Samudera Shipping Line Ltd. is seeking an Executive, Legal to provide essential support to the Senior Manager, Legal & Compliance.

Responsibilities include drafting, reviewing, and proofreading contracts; handling due diligence and KYC/AML documentation; maintaining corporate records and contract databases; and coordinating governance matters with internal and external parties. The role covers legal, compliance, and corporate secretarial duties, with the backup coverage during leave and

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Law from a recognised institution.
• Up to 3 years of relevant legal, compliance, and administrative experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with drafting, reviewing, and proofreading contracts and routine legal requests.
• Support due diligence activities, including verification of authorisation letters and reviewing corporate documents.
• Ensure accurate maintenance of legal documentation and corporate records.
• Maintain and update contract database to track renewals, expiry dates, and follow-up actions.
• Provide administrative support for legal, compliance and corporate secretarial matters.
• Manage KYC/AML documentation requests from banks or external partners.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external parties on legal matters.
• Prepare and coordinate board/shareholder resolutions, minutes and governance documents as required.
• Support the Senior Manager, Legal and act as backup during leave.
• Assist in any other ad-hoc duties for the legal team.

Job description

Samudera Shipping Line Ltd. is seeking an Executive, Legal to provide essential support to the Senior Manager, Legal & Compliance.

Responsibilities include drafting, reviewing, and proofreading contracts; handling due diligence and KYC/AML documentation; maintaining corporate records and contract databases; and coordinating governance matters with internal and external parties. The role covers legal, compliance, and corporate secretarial duties, with the backup coverage during leave and