Legal Executive, Myanmar - Grab | New Day Jobs (Yangon, Myanmar)

Job Description:

Get to know our Team:

• Open minded and work smart
• Supportive environment with Managers allowing some level of independence.

The day-to-day activities and requirements :

• Having a strong legal, analytical, communication and presentation skills (commensurate with the candidate’s experience);
• Negotiating, drafting and advising on any commercial contracts related to company’s business (e.g. e-hailing and transportation laws, e-payment, privacy law, anti competitive laws), including but not limited to providing advice on labour laws, consumer protection laws, criminal laws;
• Research on laws and assisting Regional Counsel;
• Supervising and co-ordinating with the external lawyers to be in accordance with the company’s direction and/or strategies;
• Having an ability to understand the business, commercial requirements, company’s strategies and directions, its people and its organisational structures;
• Having awareness of legal and commercial risks as well as the ability to balance such risks against business benefits, with appropriate mitigation measures taken;
• Having an ability to work collaboratively and communicate with others, both within and outside Legal team;
• Having an ability to work under immense pressure and with minimal supervision;
• Having an ability to do multiple-task;
• Having good management skills;
• Having independently handle routine legal matters within the company’s business, with limited support from other more senior regional lawyers;
• Having creative thinking to contribute the legal initiatives (e.g. risk management, training, standard contracts review, etc.) as assigned by direct report; and
• Establishing and communicating best practices applicable to contracts, and other areas of legal risks management.

The must haves :

• Bachelor degree in Law from a recognised university with a 2:1
• Called to the English Bar or Myanmar Bar
• Fluent in written and spoken English, Burmese language (including legal language and terminology)
• Having the ability and commitment to travel within and, at times on short notice, in Myanmar.
• 3-5 years working experience from a reputable law firm, with a preference of 2-3 years in-house counsel in multi-national company.
• Having experience in relevant areas of the company’s business such as commercial contracts, electronic payment laws, corporate matters etc.