Legal Officer

To support the Head of Legal Department, in delivering legal services to the Company’s business units on corporate, commercial, transactional, contract, employment, finance, IP, litigation, construction, real estate and general practice matters, by performing associate-level legal tasks (legal research, drafting, document review, contract administration and case file coordination) under the Head of Legal ’s supervision, to help ensure that corporate and local legal and operational requirements are met. • Assist in legal due diligence relating to contracts, agreements and acquisitions by collating documents, preparing checklists and summarizing findings for the Head of Legal. • Support the management of litigation and arbitration matters by preparing and organizing case files, chronologies and hearing documents, and tracking court dates and filing deadlines. • Coordinate with outside lawyers under the direction of the Head of Legal, including transmitting documents and monitoring progress on assigned matters. • Assist in identifying legal issues and risks and in preparing proposed risk mitigation measures for the Head of Legal ’s consideration. • Support contract negotiations and settlement discussions by preparing issue lists, drafting proposed amendments and recording minutes, without committing the Company. • Help monitor compliance with applicable laws and contractual covenants by maintaining the contracts register and key-date tracker. • Maintain legal records, the contract repository and legal files in line with the Company’s document management, confidentiality and retention requirements. • Attend commercial negotiations and meetings with internal clients as directed, providing legal support and recording action points. • Assist in coordinating outsourced legal advice, including obtaining quotations and tracking outside counsel invoices and matter budgets. • Assist the Head of Legal in preparing the legal budget, spend reports and annual operational plans. • Handle routine filings, registrations and submissions with government authorities and third parties, as authorized by the Head of Legal. • Support work streams in projects and other operational legal matters, as assigned. • Keep the Head of Legal informed of workload status, deadlines, progress and issues on assigned matters. • Provide the information required for the department’s progress reports and KPI updates. • Escalate promptly any urgent, high-risk or sensitive matters to the Head of Legal . Show more Show less

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Assist in legal due diligence relating to contracts, agreements and acquisitions by collating documents, preparing checklists and summarizing findings for the Head of Legal; Support the management of litigation and arbitration matters by preparing and organizing case files, chronologies and hearing documents, and tracking court dates and filing deadlines; Coordinate with outside lawyers under the direction of the Head of Legal, including transmitting documents and monitoring progress on assigned matters; Assist in identifying legal issues and risks and in preparing proposed risk mitigation measures for the Head of Legal’s consideration; Support contract negotiations and settlement discussions by preparing issue lists, drafting proposed amendments and recording minutes, without committing the Company; Help monitor compliance with applicable laws and contractual covenants by maintaining the contracts register and key-date tracker; Maintain legal records, the contract repository and legal files in line with the Company’s document management, confidentiality and retention requirements; Attend commercial negotiations and meetings with internal clients as directed, providing legal support and recording action points; Assist in coordinating outsourced legal advice, including obtaining quotations and tracking outside counsel invoices and matter budgets; Assist the Head of Legal in preparing the legal budget, spend reports and annual operational plans; Handle routine filings, registrations and submissions with government authorities and third parties, as authorized by the Head of Legal; Support work streams in projects and other operational legal matters, as assigned; Keep the Head of Legal informed of workload status, deadlines, progress and issues on assigned matters; Provide the information required for the department’s progress reports and KPI updates; Escalate promptly any urgent, high-risk or sensitive matters to the Head of Legal.