A leading marketplace company in Southeast Asia is currently looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to support its business in Indonesia. In this job you will report to the Senior Vice President Legal and be located in Jakarta, Indonesia.
About the Senior Legal Counsel Role:
As a Senior Legal Counsel, you will handle legal matters such as reviewing contracts, conduct research, drafting, legal due diligence in a wide array of regulatory framework including liaising with our outside counsel. This role reports to the Senior Vice President Legal at Indonesia office.
Key Responsibilities:
Providing clear and business-driven legal advisory on all legal aspects of company operations, product and services and strategic partnerships
Providing legal support to other departments
Assisting and working alongside the Indonesian Legal Counsel in collaboratively managing all legal matters and affairs
Drafting and reviewing legal documents with customers, business parties and third parties
Ensuring the fulfilment of all legal compliance for company, products and services
Conducting periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure the fulfilment of all legal compliance and obligations
Managing external notaries and external legal service providers
Advising on resolutions of disputes, litigation and regulatory matters including contracts, intellectual property, data and employment issues affecting the business
To succeed in this Senior Legal Counsel job, you will need to have high commercial awareness, self-driven motivation, dynamic cultural awareness, and appreciation of how regulations affect the business.
Key Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in law (having a master's degree is an advantage)
Proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia and English
7 - 12 years’ experience as a corporate lawyer at a reputable private practice firm and/or in-house legal practitioner
Exposure to and/or practical experience in the field of e-commerce, privacy law, finance, business transaction, and/or intellectual property rights
Excellent legal drafting and writing skills (both in Bahasa Indonesian and English language)
Excellent research, verbal and written communication skills, strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong interpersonal and influencing skills to work well within the legal team and internal/external stakeholder
A go-to person with strong personality yet humble in learning from younger people
The company is one of the global tech new media and internet company and is currently building its Indonesian team.
If you are a savvy legal professional with a bit of IT interest, who is looking for a new opportunity to grow your career, this Senior Legal Counsel role is for you.
Apply today or get in touch to discuss this opportunity.
