Legal Counsel

Key Responsibilities:

• Handle all legal matters for the EC platform & TMT sectors of the corporation in Vietnam; provide legal advice on operational matters, including regulatory compliance, e-commerce, telecommunication, media, and technology (TMT), healthcare and pharmaceutical laws and regulations.

• Draft, review, revise, and manage various types of contracts, and support business teams in contract negotiation.

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements; implement due diligence processes and activities within the country (or in the region) to enforce a structured approach to legal & compliance management.

• Support the Head of legal and compliance in the management of key litigations/arbitrations (if any), interactions with external legal counsels, and represent the country in key legal proceedings to ensure the company’s interests are well protected.

• Review and lead the reporting of key findings related to existing and potential legal risks, including recommendations to mitigate risks from an operational perspective.

• Manage and assure compliance with regard to reporting an post-license compliance for the platforms of the corporation.

• Give accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (labor law, partnerships, corporate finance, etc.).

• Collaborate with the management and the Head of Legal and Compliance to devise and implement legal defensive or proactive strategies.

• Bachelor’s degree of law (or above).

• Proven legal counsel having a minimum of 5 years of relevant legal experience, with a combination of at least 2 years of experience in the law firm & at least 2 years of experience in e-commerce & TMT sectors (either law firm or in-house environment), preferred (not compulsory) to have the experience healthcare/pharmaceutical.

• Strong understanding of the laws of Vietnam, especially the e-commerce & TMT sectors-relevant laws, regulations, and best market practices; familiarity with international laws and regulations that might impact the corporation.

• Excellent communication in both Vietnamese and English and interpersonal skills.

• Have the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation.

• Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies.

• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.

• Sound judgment and ability to analyze situations and information.