• Monitor and Oversee Financial Management of the Legal Department
• Supports in managing strategic/business plan development, updating and monitoring;
• Supports and ensures development of annual budget and cost management, within the context of Legal Operations.
Manage the Staff
• Ensures appropriate staffing consistent with needs and within the constraints of the Group’s physical and financial resources;
• Recruits, selects, orients and develops staff to meet standard performance;
• Plans, organizes, directs, coordinates Legal Operation’s work plans; assigns projects and programmatic responsibilities; reviews and evaluates work methods and procedures; meet with staff to identify and resolve problems.
Develop, Plan and Deliver Programs and Services
• Draft and review agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the Group’s interests and rights are protected at all times
• Support the management in negotiation, execution and closing of all contracts, including but not limited to ensure timely compliance with all conditions precedent and other conractual obligations
• Provides advices and guidances (including interpreting the requirements of the law and the terms and conditions of the contracts) from legal perspective
• Supports in overseeing the development, implementation and ongoing effectiveness of corporate policies, procedures and programs and provide continuing counsel and guidance on legal matters and on legal implications of business decisions on all matters;
• Serves as key strategic legal support/advisor on all general business transactions, including but not limited to contracts, claims, liability, prosecuting precedence, regulatory findings, and business operation procedure;
• Handles and liaising with external lawyers on litigation matters of the Group, including assesses and strategically manages litigation risks, directs the course of Company litigation, including class action law suits, and works with the appropriate executive(s) to formulate strategic defenses, and negotiates and approves settlements of disputes where warranted;
• Selects retention, management and evaluation of all external counsels;
• Advises on legal aspects of the Group's labor issues, including assessing and advising on current and future business structures and legal entities;
• Partners with Human Resources on employment and regulatory matters from the legal perspective;
• Guides executive management to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations relevant to public listed companies in service;
• Reviews, drafts, and advises on legal aspect of internal policies and procedures;
• Represents Company to manage relationships with regulatory and licensing authorities.