Legal Counsel (6 Months Maternity Cover)

Hermès

  • Singapore
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Job Category: Legal - LegalJob Description: General RoleSupports the Group and Regional legal teams in ensuring the execution and compliance of all regional legal activities in the South Asia region (comprising of 10 countries). Major areas of work:Contracts and legal document management
  • Drafting and reviewing contracts and general legal documentation (NDAs, LOIs, service provider agreements, concession agreements, communications agreements, real estate agreements etc)
  • Management of existing contracts database - renewal/expiry dates of key contracts
  • Template Management - Creating, managing and updating template contracts and legal documentation
  • Drafting and updating policies and procedures
  • Assisting local markets in the localization of Group documents
Real estate
  • Assisting and reviewing commercial leases (retail, storage and offices) and general ancillary documentatio
Compliance
  • Assisting with matters involving data protection, anti-corruption/anti money laundering/ethical and general compliance policies, procedures and measures within the region
Corporate secretarial
  • Assisting the Group and Regional legal teams in the organization of Board resolutions, Board meetings and AGM documents for regional entities
  • Certification and notarization of documents
  • Legal research & legal monitoring - Building and maintaining a legal knowledge database
  • Training - Assisting in preparing and updating legal and compliance training slides
  • Effectively liaise with external counsels in local markets, and provide day to day legal support to internal stakeholders and Group legal teams
General legal support
  • Legal research & legal monitoring - Building and maintaining a legal knowledge database
  • Training - Assisting in preparing and updating legal and compliance training slides
  • Effectively liaise with external counsels in local markets, and provide day to day legal support to internal stakeholders and Group legal teams
Qualifications & Capabilities:
  • LLB/JD degree and admitted to the Bar of a common law jurisdiction (knowledge of the civil law system is a plus).
  • 2-3 years practical legal experience in a law firm or in-house is mandatory, in a regional or international role. Experience in the retail industry is a plus.
  • Experience in one or several of the following fields: corporate and contract law, real estate law, consumer protection law, data protection and anti-corruption/anti-money laundering.
  • Must be a good team player, pleasant, intuitive, detail oriented, organized, proactive and self-motivated
  • Excellent analytical skills and English communication skills (written and verbal). Proficiency in French is a plus.
  • Hands on computer knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
About Us:"A creator, artisan and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, Hermès is an independent, family-owned French house that employs nearly 23 200 people worldwide. Driven by its permanent entrepreneurial spirit and consistently high standards, Hermès cultivates the freedom and autonomy of each individual through responsible management. The company perpetuates the transmission of exceptional know-how through strong territorial anchoring that respects people and resources. Sixteen artisanal métiers feed the creativity of the house, whose collections are presented in nearly 300 stores around the world"About the Team:Hermes may be the name of a company, but it is above all the name of a family who, for nearly two centuries, has been shaping the history of a Parisian house based on expertise and quality, tradition and innovation. A harness maker then a saddler, Hermes now channels its creativity through 14 metiers. The key values remain the same: high standards and authenticity, elegance and simplicity, imagination and daring.An independent family business, Hermes continues to live by its French tradition of craftsmanship by creating and producing beautiful, useful and lasting objects. The Company brings together more than 13,000 employees in 50 countries and 60 subsidiaries, all artisans in their own way and all committed to the long term development of the company.

Hermès