Legal Counsel

Responsibilities :

General support of Ipsos entities in Asia Pacific (excluding China) on a variety of legal issues. More specifically, the legal counsel will be responsible for the following :

a.   Corporate

(i Assisting General Counsel in preparing and overseeing company policies reasonably necessary for efficient management of the business in compliance with laws and regulations.

(ii Assisting the group secretariat team from time to time to co-ordinate corporate housekeeping.

b.   Commercial

(i Draft, review and negotiate client and vendor contracts. Work closely with client service teams to resolve legal issues related to commercial relationships between Ipsos entities and their clients.

(ii Create / update legal forms for a variety of contracts.

c.    Litigation

(i Advise the client service team / relevant CFOs in relation to disputes between Ipsos entities and their clients.

(ii Assisting General Counsel in overseeing outside counsel on ligation matters.

d.   Training

(i Prepare and conduct training to employees in the region on legal related topic. For example, training to the employees on contract management, appropriate workplace behaviour, debt recovery, anti-bribery, etc.

e.   Administrative

(i Provide administrative support to the work assignment system for the Asia Pacific legal team.

Legal Background :

• At least 4 years PQE experience, preferably having working both in a private practice law firm and an in-house legal environment.
• Experience in the following areas :

a.   Corporate housekeeping

b.   Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts (client and vendor contracts, non-disclosure agreements, etc.)

c.    Knowledge of data protection and privacy law.

d.   LLB or LLB equivalent required.

Skills / Knowledge :