Legal Officer
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Asia Peopleworks Inc.
40 - 60K PHP
Full-time
Asia PeopleWorks, Inc.. 6/F, The Athenaeum Bldg, 160 L.P. Leviste Street, Salcedo, Makati, 1227 Metro Manila, Philippines
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Asia Peopleworks Inc. is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Legal Officer or Junior Lawyer to join our team. The ideal candidate will provide comprehensive legal support, ensuring that all corporate transactions, operations, policies, and procedures are legally sound and enforceable. This role involves advising on corporate governance, compliance, and regulatory requirements, as well as conducting legal research and managing documentation integrity.
Key Responsibilities:
- Advising on corporate governance, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
- Providing administrative and project support involving legal matters.
- Conducting research in all legal fields of interest to the company and promptly responding to legal issues/concerns.
- Ensuring all transactions, operations, policies, and procedures of the company are valid, binding, and enforceable under any court of law.
- Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and finalizing contracts, memoranda, office orders, board resolutions, certificates, and other corporate documents.
- Updating, managing, and securing the integrity of documentation.
- Conducting investigations and hearings on administrative issues.
- Establishing, improving, and upholding company policies, guidelines, procedures, etc.
- Performing other functions as may be required.
- 1-3 years of post-qualification experience in corporate and commercial law.
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills with attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Commercial acumen and the ability to provide pragmatic legal advice.
- Demonstrable interest in the real estate or property development industry.
- Admission to the Philippine Bar is essential.