We are looking for a Legal Counsel Manager for our client in Ortigas, Pasig.

Role: Sr. Corporate Lawyer/Legal Counsel Manager

Industry: Auditing and Accounting

Salary: up to 100k basic

Set up: Hybrid (2-3x remote), Ortigas, Pasig main office

Schedule: Mon to Fri, dayshift and mid-shift

As Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for all legal matters as they pertain to the areas of risk management, independence, finance, corporate governance and reporting, data protection, anti-money laundering, and other functional and operational units. Some specific responsibilities include:

• Conduct and lead investigations and participate in employee and ethics-related cases (internal and external);
• Policy drafting relating to employment, ethics, and data privacy matters, among others;
• Conduct privacy impact assessment and required compliances related to data privacy;
• Providing in-house legal assistance, as necessary, across all business and functional units;
• Liaising and coordinating with our internal legal counsel within the shareholder and other member firms, our regulators, and government authorities like PEZA, BIR, SEC, LGU.

• Philippine Bar Exam Passer
• Bachelor's Degree in Law
• At least 4-5 years of legal experience with a background in contracts, labor laws, Data Privacy, and regulatory compliance.
• Appearance in tribunals or other mediation forums, including litigation
• capabilities is essential.
• Experience with the role of company secretary or secretary to a board or other governance bodies will be valuable, but not essential.
• Familiarity with, and a working knowledge of, key government organizations
• such as PEZA, BIR, SEC and LGUs will be essential.