1. Key responsibilities:

• Provide expert and strategic legal advice to management
• Set internal legal governance policies and manage the impact of external factors
• Evaluate and weigh multiple inputs and impacts of any decision or course of action
• Anticipate issues and estimate risks strategically
• Identify proactive solutions that will eliminate or mitigate risks
• Base your decision making process on ethics and integrity
• Create associations of trust and respect with key stakeholders
• Deal with external parties (regulators, external counsel, politicians, clients)
• Attract, develop, direct, motivate and drive performance from team
• Draft agreements that minimize risks and maximize legal rights
• Meet legal objectives
• Deal with complex, significant matters that cut across legal and related areas
• Keep abreast of legislative changes

2. What distinguishes you:

• Proven general counseling experience in business environment
• Overall broad legal knowledge (corporate law, litigations, labor law, etc)
• In-depth understanding of how legal issues affect organisations
• Ability to develop legal strategy and objectives
• Well-versed in how business operate with financial acumen
• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and gravitas
• Excellent judgement and analytical skills
• First class interpersonal and communication skill
• Ability to anticipate legal issues or risks and to “see around the corner”
• Possess BSc degree in Law or J.D. degree an LLB or JD from an accredited law school and at least 15 years of professional experience.
• MA or BSc in Business Administration will be considered an asset.
• Communication in English and preferable in Vietnamese