Staff Counsel

Job Title:

Staff Counsel

Job Description

Seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented, hands-on, results-driven individual with a solid work history and strong communication skills. Must be able to work independently in a challenging, fast-paced environment providing support for all aspects of the business including compliance with relevant laws, contract drafting, review, interpretation, and negotiation.

Responsibilities include:

• Draft, negotiate, review, and interpret commercial contracts with corporate customers for services and technology provided from domestic and international locations.

• Provide advice and counsel to all levels of legal and business management in connection with application of applicable law, risk management, dispute resolution, contract interpretation, and contract management issues.

• Perform work on general corporate legal matters including drafting transactional legal documents and  agreements.

• Provide support of the legal contract repository and facilitate contract e-signature and contract storage.

Requirements include:

• Strong academic credentials.

• Law degree and an active license to practice law.

• At least 4 years of relevant experience in a corporate environment and/or law firm handling corporate, commercial, lease and transactional matters including meaningful experience negotiating and documenting commercial transactions.

• Experience with complex services and technology outsourcing transactions, preferably including SaaS transactions.

• International experience, preferably corporate, commercial and cross-border transactional law within the APAC region. 

• Established track record of meeting deadlines, working independently, and managing priorities with minimal supervision to produce a high-quality work product.

• Ability to identify and comprehend legal, business, and employment issues arising in complex, international services transactions.

• Experience leading and negotiating all aspects of commercial transaction agreements with customers and with vendors including the ability to effectively articulate and defend preferred positions, understand and respond to less-desirable counter positions, and identify alternative paths to resolution of issues.

• Solid background in contract drafting, review and interpretation.

• Ability to analyze complicated factual situations and apply legal principles to advise business clients in easily understandable terms.

• Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment. Ability to execute short-term priorities in response to the demands of the business;

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to use good judgment and common sense when interacting with peers, internal clients, and external clients.

• Skilled in using Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, etc.).

Concentrix is an equal opportunity employer. Concentrix evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Location:

PHL Quezon City - EXXA Tower

Language Requirements:

Time Type:

Full time

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