Legal Counsel

Key Accountabilities

• Provides legal and strategic advice to stakeholders at various levels of the organisation on relevant subjects to ensure compliance with legal , regulatory requirements , and dentsu’s internal policies and protection of d entsu’s best commercial interests.
• Drafts, negotiates and advises various matters to commercial teams on complex commercial agreements to achieve the most advantageous and/or beneficial legal and commercial terms for d entsu .
• Provides legal support (templates, advice, risk management, subject matter knowledge) to accelerate and underpin the expansion of company strategy.
• Develops and delivers training and legal risk management initiatives to senior management to strategically manage legal risks ( e.g. business training, legal updates, etc.)
• Implements best-practices in corporate governance, compliance, contracts management, intellectual property, data privacy, IT, employment law and litigation.

Requirements

Knowledge a nd Experience

• At least eight years of experience post bachelor graduation with a law firm or an in-house legal department. Advertising and media experience looked on favourably .
• Extensive skills on drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, including but not limited to sales contracts, and IP licence agreements.
• Deep k nowledge of compliance, contracts management, intellectual property, data privacy and corporate governance.
• Experience in providing legal advice to stakeholders at various levels of an organization.

Skills And Abilities

• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to provide strategic legal advice.
• Strong risk management skills.
• Ability to develop and deliver training initiatives.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English & Vietnamese) .
• Internal and external stakeholder management skills .

Location

Ho Chi Minh City

Brand

Dentsu

Time Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent