Legal Counsel, Thailand
About this position
Responsibilities
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
• Provides legal advice, counsel and service to internal business clients concerning legal rights, obligations, and privileges of corporations.
• Draws up contracts involving leases, licenses, purchases, sales, real estate, employment, insurance, mergers, acquisitions, marketing and advertising agencies, research and development, and related matters.
• Keeps current on legislative issues, statutes, decisions and ordinances of quasi-judicial bodies.
• Examines legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit.
• Acts as an agent of corporation in various transactions.
• Advises company regarding concerns on risk assessment and anti-trust regulations.
• Must have admission to practice law.
• May develop, review, or implement company-wide and/or functionally specific training programs.
• May also oversee corporate governance matters and its various committees.
• May work with outside counsel to direct activities.
Requirements
SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects – from design to implementation - while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education.
DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS
Autonomy: Recognized expert, managing large projects or processes. Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments, with limited oversight from manager. Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level specialists.
Organizational Impact: Contributes to defining the direction for new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on work group results. May manage large projects or processes that span outside of immediate job area.
Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, moderately complex and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation. Develops solutions to moderately complex problems, and/or makes moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products independently to enhance performance of job area. Implements solutions to problems.
Communication and Influence: Represents organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives; communicates with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels. May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement, and influence decision-making.
Leadership and Talent Management: Typically provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job.