Our client is seeking a highly qualified and experienced Senior Legal Manager to oversee the legal aspects of their operations.
This role is integral in ensuring legal compliance and minimising exposure to legal and regulatory risks. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing legal strategies, providing reliable legal services to senior management and business units, and managing litigious and regulatory matters. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic team within a leading organisation that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Develop and implement legal strategies
- Provide reliable legal services to senior management and business units
- Manage litigious and regulatory matters
What you'll do:
As a Senior Legal Manager, your role will be pivotal in protecting the interests of the company while ensuring compliance with laws and regulations. You will provide timely and reliable legal services to senior management and various business units. Your responsibilities will include drafting solid legal opinions, contracts, researching risk factors related to business decisions, offering proactive advice on potential legal issues, communicating with external parties, dealing with regulatory matters, assisting in corporate governance tasks, representing the company in any legal proceedings. Your expertise will be crucial in navigating complex regulatory landscapes.
- Drafting and solidifying legal opinions, contracts, and other legal documents
- Researching and evaluating different risk factors regarding business decisions and strategies
- Offering proactive advice on possible legal issues
- Communicating and negotiating with external parties
- Dealing with simple and complex regulatory and legal matters with different stakeholders
- Assisting in drafting and filing of corporate documents
- Managing communication with board members, executives, and external parties
- Representing the company as legal counsel in defense or any action, suit, or legal/regulatory proceedings
What you bring:
The ideal candidate for the Senior Legal Manager position brings a wealth of experience as a legal counsel in a business environment or law firm. You possess comprehensive knowledge of the insurance business's legal processes and framework in the Philippines. Your ability to work independently while making sound legal decisions sets you apart from others. Your above-average reading, comprehension, writing skills coupled with your negotiation skills make you an effective communicator. Your highly developed communication skills enable you to build strong relationships across all levels of the organisation.
- Proven experience as a legal counsel in a business environment or law firm
- Comprehensive knowledge of the insurance business's legal processes and framework in the Philippines
- Ability to work independently and make sound legal decisions
- Above average reading, comprehension, writing skills
- Negotiating skills
- Highly developed communication and relationship building skills
What sets this company apart:
Our client is a leading international financial services provider committed to making people's decisions easier and lives better. They foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives by embracing diversity. They strive to attract, develop, retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers they serve. They are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement, and compensation. They administer all their practices and programs without discrimination on any ground protected by applicable law.
What's next:
Ready to make a significant impact? Apply now!
Apply today by clicking on the link provided. A representative from our HR team will reach out to shortlisted candidates.
Due to the high volume of applications we are experiencing, our team will only be in touch with you if your application is shortlisted.
