Senior Group Legal

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensuring internal entities are in good standing with respect to statutory and regulatory requirements. Regular proactive monitoring of statutory, regulatory and compliance requirements of all group entities across the globe.


• Work with offices to implement policies and procedures regarding legal due diligence, good standing and compliance with legal, regulatory and compliance obligations of Group companies in respective jurisdictions and handle all legal and administrative matters of internal entities.


• Reviewing, amending, updating and approving all standard corporate and commercial agreements, documents and legal manuals for client entities.


• Drafting and reviewing legal documents; standard as well as special documents. Responsible for drafting and preparation of non-standardized legal documentation.


• Monitoring legal and regulatory aspects of product development and information.


• Closely follow and study legal (corporate and tax law) and regulatory developments in the relevant jurisdictions.


• Drafting of vendor and other business agreements for the Group as well as for the client entities where required.


• Monitor the liquidation of Group entities and supervise corporate re-organization


• Manage legal opinions from various law firms in each jurisdiction that the Group operates


• Negotiate agreements, address queries and resolve all legal issues that arises in the normal course of business in the Group.


• Developing and updating the legal manuals, policies and procedures and contributing to the development and maintenance of the systems to support the same


• Coordinating and supervising legal disputes with third parties.


• Providing legal training and distributing legal information, explanation and advice about corporate and tax law as deemed necessary to internal clients.


• Providing strategic and operational legal support to other offices on internal, client, intermediary and regulatory matters.


• Assisting local management teams (LMT) and account managers (AM) in solving complex legal issues and guiding them if legal problems arise.


• Acting as a trusted advisor to clients/client entities and charging for the client work.

PERSONAL AND TEAM TARGETS

• Lead by example by accurately recording chargeable time and value of legal service using Maconomy.


• Monitor teams' productivity and chargeability/ billing on weekly basis. Drive teams’ chargeability by providing commercial leadership with respect to all client (chargeable) activities in order to achieve the production (chargeability) targets. Solve payment problems, as well as collection of outstanding invoices with respect to legal work delivered


• Build and maintain strategic business relationship with clients; guide the team to build client relationships and ensure timely and quality delivery

OTHER DUTIES

• Undertake the role of director, trustee, nominee, manager, partner, secretary, authorized signatory or any related position in internal entities or client entities of Amicorp Group, where necessary and required by the Management.


• Undertake such other duties, as may from time to time, be required by the Management or/ and Group Human Resources.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

• Qualified lawyer or experience within the legal field with minimum of 18 years’ experience in the Corporate/ Legal with law firms or Corporate Service provider


• Background of corporate structuring and company legal/legal project management experience required.


• Proven work experience of billing for services to individuals and corporates while meeting or exceeding commercial target set for oneself.


• Detail driven mindset, takes initiative, positive and proactive, dedicated, focused and revenue and target driven.


• Excellent leadership, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. Successful team management experience including performance management and employee development.


• Excellent client facing skills. Well-developed spoken and written communication skills and the ability to tailor style to relevant audiences, and successfully liaise with people at different levels. Excellent English language fluency; additional languages preferred.


• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, solution driven, highly organized and detail-orientated with good decision making and time management skills. Independent, hands-on and takes accountability to deliver solutions and results.


• Ability to adapt and work in a smaller, dynamic local team environment; along with being part of a bigger matrix organization. Proven leadership and team player skills, with ambition to excel in the role.


• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of operational efficiency issues and quality management and control matters.


• Willingness and ability to travel if and when required.

For queries, please contact: Jobs@amicorp.com