Senior Legal Counsel

Job Description - Senior Legal Counsel (008VYI)

Senior Legal Counsel - 008VYI

Purpose of the role

• Providing legal support required to Schneider Electric’s substantial and varied business operations in the Philippines.
• This includes delivering first hand, first class business and legal affairs support on matters of key strategic, financial and reputational importance to Schneider Electric.

Education & Professional Experience

• A master’s degree in law from Philippines. Being a qualified lawyer would be a plus.
• A master’s degree from either UK/US University would be a plus.
• 5 - 8 years relevant in-house experience as a Legal Counsel in an industrial company, exposed to international environment.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing contracts, tenders, vendor and reseller agreements in relation to the full breadth and depth of the business (for hardware, software and services) in the concerned area, proposing a clear and strong legal strategy, amendments and highlighting and advising on and proposing solutions in relation to contractual issues, legal and commercial risks to the business engagement teams.
• Negotiating with counterparties as required.
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant Schneider Electric’s policies and procedures and relevant legislation and regulation (including, for example, fair trading, anti-fraud and corruption, editorial, ethical and environmental, etc.).
• Management of pre-litigation situations and ensures the management of disputes and litigation by managing external counsel strategy and spend as needed and overseeing the interface with business teams.
• Conducting training programs and presentations to educate internal business clients about current legal requirements, and compliance, including the preparation of training materials.
• Rendering legal advice to corporate functions and business units.
• Other duties – reviewing policies and processes of legal function, collating and analyzing data, preparing reports and policy papers for the general improvement of the legal function and processes and Compliance team.
• All necessary reporting and liaison with parent company for above responsibilities, including periodic litigation reporting.
• Staying up to date with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards pertaining to activities within your scope of responsibility
• Promoting awareness of legal risks, ethical practices and policies within the organization
• Any other function as assigned from time to time.

Knowledge & Skills

• Relevant language abilities required both in spoken and written:
• English (strong business level required).
• Experienced and interested in negotiating contracts, notably in a project-based environment.
• Detailed understanding of contract, commercial and intellectual property law, and interest in software subject matters.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of the business intentions and subject matter, ability to convey associated risks and to translate complex legal advice into clear and actionable guidance for operational teams in an efficient and effective manner.
• Able to work in a focused and effective manner to analyze and interpret issues within tight timelines to deliver the best outcome for Schneider Electric.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
• Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation in order to deliver sound judgement and ability to analyze situations and information.
• Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies.