WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
This role will work with the NIKE Southeast Asia & India (SEA&I) Legal team based in Singapore and India and broader Legal teams across the global. This role will report into Director, Assistant General Counsel of SEA&I and will also collaborate with NIKE’s business and operational teams across SEA&I countries and at our world headquarters in Oregon, U.S.A. You will also liaise with external counsels from time-to-time.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
NIKE is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Corporate Paralegal to join our dynamic, fast past SEA&I Territory Legal Team in Singapore. This role will provide legal and compliance support on a broad range of topics relevant to NIKE’s SEA&I business teams. To be successful in this role, the candidate must be a team-player, able and willing to work across cultures, geographies, and functional teams. The ideal candidate will be intellectually curious, a self-starter, have a strong attention to detail, and be able to work on both time sensitive deadlines and long-term projects. Excellent written and verbal English communication skills are required.
Minimum 2 years' of legal work experience; ideally at a large law firm and/or international company
Bachelor´s degree is required, a degree in Law or paralegal certification is preferred.
Experience with contract law, including structure of contracts and contract life-cycle management.
Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating a high volume of agreements under tight deadlines
Proactive, organized, strategic thinker and responsible
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a high level of attention to detail
Proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Word and Excel, and ability to navigate digital contract management and e-signature tools
Self-starter with an ability to comfortably work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
Excellent judgement, with a proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and complete tasks accurately, on schedule and with minimal supervision.
Fluent in written and spoken English
Strong ability to communicate effectively and succinctly, verbally and in writing, with legal and business personnel at all levels.
Comfortable working with multi-jurisdictional teams, some of whom English is a second language.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You will play an integral role in supporting the attorneys on the SEAI Legal Team. Among other relevant activities, key responsibilities will include:
Assisting in the drafting, negotiation, and review of contracts and other legal documents, such as commercial, artistic, and services agreements.
Liaising with marketing teams to help them take preemptive measures to avoid legal risks in marketing campaigns and consumer facing activities.
Drafting and review terms and conditions, and participant waivers for marketing and promotional campaigns, promotions, and contests.
Researching a variety of legal and regulatory topics and reporting back to Legal and Business stakeholders.
Assisting with the development of training and presentations on legal topics.
Supporting the completion, execution and lifecycle management of contracts.
Building and maintaining trackers of legal and project trackers.
Organizing and supporting the maintenance of legal record databases.
Coordinating the translation of documents with NIKE’s global translation provider.
Managing legal budget spend and resolution of legal invoice issues with internal and external stakeholders.
