Experienced In-House Lawyer

About this role:

We are seeking an experienced legal professional to join our team as a Legal Counsel. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, providing comprehensive legal support to various agencies across South Asia.

The successful candidate will have strong commercial acumen and excellent communication skills. They will be responsible for advising stakeholders on a broad range of legal matters, including commercial, employment, intellectual property, data privacy, ethics, compliance, and generative artificial intelligence (GAI).

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide comprehensive legal support to various agencies under the network across South Asia, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and safeguarding the company's interests.

- Advise stakeholders at all levels on a broad range of legal matters, including but not limited to commercial, employment, intellectual property, data privacy, ethics, compliance, and GAI.

- Manage and oversee litigation and arbitration matters, including civil, criminal, labour, property, and commercial disputes.

- Draft, negotiate, and advise on medium to high complexity commercial agreements, ensuring the most advantageous legal and commercial terms for the company.

- Provide legal support and guidance on employment law matters, including internal investigations and related processes.

- Assist in briefing Senior Advocates/external counsel for urgent reliefs and in the preparation of pleadings, applications, and replies for ongoing and new matters.

- Conduct legal research to develop arguments and prepare case law analysis for opinion writing and to guide the direction of proceedings.

- Deliver training and legal risk management initiatives to senior management, including business training, legal updates, and best practices in compliance, contracts management, intellectual property, data protection, IT, litigation, M&A, and GAI.

- Implement and monitor best practices in ethics, compliance, contracts management, intellectual property, data privacy, IT, litigation, M&A, and GAI, ensuring alignment with the company's internal policies and external legal requirements.

- Advise on and ensure compliance with data privacy laws and regulations, including the management of data protection risks and the implementation of appropriate safeguards.

- Provide guidance on the ethical use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI), ensuring compliance with applicable laws, industry standards, and the company's internal policies.

- Coordinate with internal departments on commercial, contractual, compliance, and risk management matters, ensuring all relevant legal issues are identified and addressed.

- Prepare regular reports and updates for line management and internal stakeholders as appropriate.

Requirements:

- B with 6-8 years post-qualification experience as an in-house lawyer and/or in law firms.

- Experience in the Media & Entertainment or Information Technology industry is an advantage.

- Diplomas in legal vocations/subjects such as advertising laws, media and entertainment, intellectual property rights, data privacy, or compliance are desirable but not mandatory.

Skills & Attributes:

- Strong commercial acumen and a solution-oriented approach.

- Excellent command of spoken and written English.

- Ability to identify legal risks, issues, and solutions across a broad spectrum of legal areas, including ethics, compliance, data privacy, and GAI.

- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.

- Ability to prioritise and manage complex, interrelated tasks and deliver under pressure.

- High energy, self-driven, motivated, and able to take initiative.

- Collaborative team player with a positive attitude and confidence.

- Ability to absorb daily learning in legal fields relevant to advertising, media, and entertainment, and to apply new knowledge effectively.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a talented team and contribute to the growth and success of the company.