KEY RESULT AREAS AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Each area of responsibility will involve a variety of challenges requiring you to be both flexible and adaptable while demonstrating gravitas in your dealings with internal and external counterparts.
- Provide timely and results-oriented legal advice and support on a wide variety of matters across all lines of business to the Maisons and Functions operating in the SEA markets.
- Respond to ad hoc queries to include identification, analysis and evaluation of risks in order to provide appropriate legal solutions.
- Negotiate, review, comment on and draft a wide variety of legal and commercial documents, in areas such as leases, marketing/PR and services, HR, finance, consumers, etc.
- Work in close cooperation with a variety of Richemont entities and with the support functions of the Richemont Group and teams and liaise with and manage external counsels
REQUIREMENT
Knowledge and Skills
- Solid grasp of the principles of law and ability to adapt work quickly when dealing with different tasks in fields of law
- Strong team player with excellent project management and communication skills.
- Result and business oriented, open-minded, excellent analytical and organizational skills with the ability to work in close cooperation with both internal and external lawyers and non-lawyer colleagues.
- Excellent drafting skills.
- Sound commercial judgment, strong intellect and confidence to take the lead in negotiations with both internal and external counterparties.
- Articulate proposals clearly, balance the requirement for technical expertise, and ability to recognise the bigger commercial picture.
- Preferably with experience in real estate / employment law / retail / FMCG.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines, and still balance multiple priorities and contribute thoughtful and high-quality work
- Independent, disciplined, self-motivated with high degree of integrity and work ethics.
- Occasional travel required.
Education & Experience
- Qualified lawyer (preferably in SEA markets) with at least 5-10 years post-qualification experience in providing legal advice on a wide variety of legal matters in an international environment. A combination of private practice and in-house experience preferred.
- Commercial/contract law experience with proven drafting and negotiation skills.
- Experienced in AI use and prompting with a strong interest in new AU use cases and related technologies.
- Good command of MS Office suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel).
