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Global Risk Consulting Firm | Senior Associate - Legal Counsel, Cyber Risk

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Job Description:Our client is a leading global provider of services and digital products related to governance, risk and transparency.As part of its business, it helps clients make confident risk management decisions about people, assets, operations and security through a wide range of investigations, cyber security, due diligence and compliance, physical and operational security, and data and information management services.Our client is seeking a commercially-oriented attorney, to support its Cyber Risk business in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. You must be a motivated, independent collaborator with excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to build trusted relationships with business partners, provide commercially-oriented, practical legal advice in support of the business.RESPONSIBILITIES:Reviewing, drafting and negotiating various standard and non-standard contracts and related documents in support of business needs and initiatives, including client service agreements (letters of engagement, master services agreements as well as client furnished documents), NDAs, vendor agreements, and SaaS, software, database, lease of equipment, marketing, and other agreements for clients located throughout the APAC region, including but not limited to Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.Responsibilities also include:
  • Counsel business colleagues on risks, both legal and otherwise, associated with client engagements and relationships, building trust and a positive working relationship administering policies and procedures in support of established contracts processes
  • Maintaining contract information and records in accordance with applicable processes and procedures
  • Proactively working with team leader to prioritize pending contract requests to efficiently advance contract workflow, flag and resolve contract issues, and maintain internal service levels and satisfaction
  • Providing regular reporting to management regarding contract status, volume and metrics
  • Identifying risk issues related to commercial agreements, and providing practical, responsive advice to facilitate timely resolution
  • Working with the business product teams on products and marketing materials to address risk, compliance and contract issues; and
  • Assisting with various compliance and contracts projects, as requested
REQUIREMENTS:
  • LLB or local equivalent (e.g., lawyer admitted to practice in a relevant APAC jurisdiction)
  • Experience supporting sales and legal organizations in other APAC jurisdictions a plus
  • 7+ years corporate / transactional / sales / technology contracts management experience
  • Ability to work independently and take direction well
  • Extensive corporate and commercial contracts drafting/negotiating skills and experience, including:
  • Experience working with all forms of client contracts and procurement agreements
  • Effectively addressing and resolving contractual and business risk issues, including indemnification, liability limitation, privacy, data protection and information security
  • Ability to successfully handle multiple negotiations and manage contract review pipeline, effectively prioritizing issue escalation and resolution
  • Excellent skills in drafting contracts, amendments, addenda, exhibits and customer communications to achieve timely, successful outcomes
  • Proficient in database, word processing and spreadsheet applications
  • Ability to balancing intense commercial imperatives with protection of the long-term corporate risk profile; and
  • Excellent organizational, problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate and defend company positions in an effective manner, prepare clear and efficient redlines, and bring agreements to closure
If you think you meet the above requirements and would like to apply we’d like to hear from you, please send: * your CV;
  • transcripts; and
  • a short cover note to
and for us to determine your suitability for this role.If you’d like to arrange a confidential discussion prior to applying for any of our roles or would like to have a general discussion on opportunities in the legal market please call our London office on +44 203 745 2513, Singapore office on +65 6808 6635 or Hong Kong office on +852 3978 1369.Please share this opportunity with any colleagues that you think would be interested.Singapore EA Licence No. 12S6213