Legal Counsel Philippines

- Provide legal support for up to 6 countries in the APAC region;
- Serve as a front-line counsel, identifying and resolving issues impacting the dynamic business operations;
- Legal support for launches in new countries as well as new businesses;
- Provide legal advice on different matters such as Civil law, Media/Marketing/Advertising regulation, Consumer regulation, Digital law, Contracts/Commercial law, Fintech, Digital employment/Labor regulation, Digital platforms regulation, Antitrust law, Dispute resolution/Claims;
Monitor and making an analysis of upcoming regulation, prepare the action plan being implemented in the operational structure of the Company;
- Analyze and manage claims/cases to effectively participate in decision making process according to the legal strategy of the Company;
- Work across our business and legal teams and collaborate on cross-functional projects to provide comprehensive advice and create solutions;
- Provide legal review and legal support to all the marketing/media/advertising campaigns launching in the countries of the presence;
- Ensure compliance with regulations applicable to operations of the Company across multiple countries and regulatory schemes, and craft effective measures for internal and external compliance;
- Drafting policies and applicable guidelines for our users and internal usage;
- Manage different types of government authorities requests;
- Manage external vendors. Oversee all aspects of third party vendor management, including execution and implementation of outside counsel guidelines, performance, and timely collection and processing of accruals, and invoices;
- Sole role (no direct reporters);
- Direct reporting to the MacroRegion Legal Counsel.

- Experience working as in-house legal counsel for IT companies or law firms providing support for IT companies are highly preferred. Working experience at the international company will be additional plus;
- 5+ years of experience;
- Bachelor’s degree in law, additional education would be a plus;
- English language proficiency at C1/C2 level + local language (IELTS academic 6,5-9);
- Strong experience in Civil law, Media/Marketing/Advertising regulation, Consumer protection regulation, Pre-litigation: claims resolution, Commercial law/Contracts. As an additional plus will be experience in Data protection, Intellectual property, Fintech, Antitrust;
Solid case evaluation abilities, critical thinking skills, and the capacity to oversee a large portfolio of high-severity matters;
The ability to juggle multiple projects at a time in an exciting, fast-paced environment, both collaborating as a team to stay in sync and working independently to get the job done;
- Strong interpersonal skills and highly collaborative with both business leaders and cross-functional partners, with a strong ability to build relationships, gain credibility, and partner with others;
- Self-motivation with a strong affinity for vision setting, strategic problem solving, and driving action, go-getter mentality;
- Great communication skills;
- Understanding of key business metrics.