Legal Officer

Confidential Company; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company in Manila seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to provide strategic legal guidance across corporate matters, transactions, and regulatory compliance. You will manage civil litigation and coordinate with external counsel while reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts and ensuring robust privacy safeguards.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of legal experience, is a Philippine Bar member, and can liaise with senior management, business units, regulators, and external counsel to

Qualifications

• Graduate of Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor.
• Member of the Philippine Bar in good standing.
• With at least 10 years of relevant legal experience.
• Extensive experience in civil litigation and dispute resolution.
• Strong background in data privacy risk management and compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012.
• Proven experience in contract drafting, review, negotiation, and management.
• With experience handling internal and external stakeholders, including senior management, business units, external counsel, and regulatory agencies.
• Excellent legal research, analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and guidance on corporate matters, business transactions, and regulatory compliance.
• Manage civil litigation cases, legal disputes, and coordination with external legal counsel.
• Review, draft, negotiate, and manage contracts, agreements, and other legal documents.
• Oversee data privacy compliance and identify potential privacy-related legal risks.
• Develop and recommend strategies to mitigate legal, contractual, and regulatory risks.
• Coordinate with management, business units, external counsel, and government agencies on legal matters.
• Monitor changes in laws and regulations and ensure compliance with applicable legal requirements.
• Review and improve legal policies, procedures, and internal controls.

Skills

Legal advisory

Civil litigation

Contract review

Data privacy

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Legal research

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Laws

Juris Doctor

Job description

Responsible for providing legal advice and support on corporate matters, managing civil litigation, overseeing contract review and negotiation, ensuring data privacy compliance, and mitigating legal risks. Works closely with management and business units to address legal concerns and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Key Responsibilities

Provide legal advice and guidance on corporate matters, business transactions, and regulatory compliance.

Manage civil litigation cases, legal disputes, and coordination with external legal counsel.

Review, draft, negotiate, and manage contracts, agreements, and other legal documents.

Oversee data privacy compliance and identify potential privacy-related legal risks.

Develop and recommend strategies to mitigate legal, contractual, and regulatory risks.

Coordinate with management, business units, external counsel, and government agencies on legal matters.

Monitor changes in laws and regulations and ensure compliance with applicable legal requirements.

Review and improve legal policies, procedures, and internal controls.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduate of Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor.

Member of the Philippine Bar in good standing.

With at least 10 years of relevant legal experience.

Extensive experience in civil litigation and dispute resolution.

Strong background in data privacy risk management and compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012.

Proven experience in contract drafting, review, negotiation, and management.

With experience handling internal and external stakeholders, including senior management, business units, external counsel, and regulatory agencies.

Excellent legal research, analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.