Junior Legal Advisor

Overview:

The Junior Legal Counsel will provide comprehensive legal and company secretarial support to Apave’s subsidiaries across the Asia-Pacific region. This role involves ensuring compliance with Group legal procedures and providing assistance in various legal domains. The position offers a unique opportunity to work in a multicultural and dynamic environment while directly supporting the Legal Counsel for Asia-Pacific.

Role & Responsibilities

General information :

-Monitor the implementation of the Group's legal procedures in the subsidiaries ;

-Managing the update and upload of legal documentation on dedicated legal software;

Contracts :

-Drafting, negotiation and review of contracts (general terms and conditions, commercial agreements, partnership agreements, tenders, intra-group agreements, etc.) in accordance with Group procedures;

-Ensure the use of standard contract templates approved by Apave Group;

-Update of general terms and conditions ;

-Reviewing real estate leases;

Company law:

-Assist with the management of the corporate life of subsidiaries: organization of annual general meetings and board of directors' meetings (drafting resolutions and reviewing minutes of meeting, preparing notices of meetings, signing and recording minutes, etc.), preparation of appointment/ removal of corporate officers, renew of statutory auditors' mandates, etc.);

-Handling legal formalities and keeping company registers up-to-date; ROC filing

-Preparation/renewal of powers of attorney and delegations of authority and archiving of electronic copies on the dedicated platform;

Pre-litigation, litigation and insurance :

-Assist in the management of pre-litigation and litigation ;

-Assist in the management of the insurance portfolio;

Candidate Profile:

- Master's degree in law (CS added advantage), ideally with a specialization in business law, contract law, company law, international law ;

- At least 5 years experience in a legal position in a law firm or legal department, ideally in an international group;

- Fluency in English ;

-People skills needed to interact with support services and operational staff;

- Excellent ability to organize work methodically;

- Ability to manage several cross-cutting issues in a multicultural and international environment.