Job Requirements:
- A member of Philippine Bar in good standing
- Minimum 4-5 years PQE experience in a law firm with at least 2 years in-house experience
- With experience in handling debt collection cases
- Strong drafting and contract negotiation skills
- Good analytical skills and sound legal judgment to support business needs
- Fluency in spoken and written English is essential
- Possess excellent written and oral communication skills;
- Team player, with good interpersonal and organizational skills;
- Willing to work onsite in Makati City
Job Scope
1. Corporate:
· Merger and Acquisition.
· Intellectual Property Law.
· Regulatory Compliance.
· Facilitate all legal documentation of the clients regarding matters affecting their business.
· Represent corporate clients before government entities (DOLE, Bureau of Immigration, BOC, LGU, Etc.).
2. Criminal Law:
· Represent clients during inquest/preliminary investigation proceedings or cases before all courts either as private prosecutor or defense counsel.
· Represent clients in high profile cases.
· Prepare affidavits, motions, pleadings, and other legal documents.
3. Labor Law:
· Advise clients on matters pertinent to labor issues.
· Prepare memorandum and other necessary legal documents.
· Represent clients before the Labor Arbiter, National Labor Relations Commission, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
4. General Litigation Practice:
· Attend all types of hearings as may be required by the Firm or its clients.
· Draft and execute all forms of pleadings and other legal documents.
· Provide point to point legal planning to prevent possible adverse legal implications.
· Negotiate extrajudicial compromises to prevent litigation.
· Preparation, drafting and execution of contracts as may be required by the Firm’s clients.
· Analyze and scrutinize legal documents.
· Supervise legal assistants and staff.
· Provide sound legal advice to existing and prospective clients.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Php80,000.00 - Php100,000.00 per month
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