Legal Counsel - Asia Region

Based in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) or Fukuoka (Japan), you work closely with other Legal team members across Asia. You shall oversee the legal aspects of the various businesses of Shift Energy in Asia (including Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam). The role will support Shift Energy Group on cross-border transactions. Activities include without limitation the following:
- Delivering accurate and timely counsel to senior management, executives, and other stakeholders in a variety of legal topics (company law, intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, labor law, cross-border and commercial transactions, etc.)
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements, contracts, and other legal documents to protect and preserve the full legal rights of Shift Energy's businesses
- Assisting with possible joint ventures, acquisitions and formation of business entities as part of business expansion of the Shift Energy Group
- Creating and updating templates of key legal documents used by Shift Energy providing clarification on legal language and legal aspects of the business to the various stakeholders in Shift Energy
-Identifying and evaluating regulatory and statutory issues and company risk factors regarding business decisions and operations of Shift Energy to then implement effective risk mitigation techniques
-Communicating and negotiating with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority, etc.) including creating relations of trust
-Documenting, filing, and retaining legal documents securely for Shift Energy
-Conducting legal research and maintaining current knowledge of applicable legislations to Shift Energy
-Conducting work with integrity and responsibility, and in the spirit of the Shift Energy culture
-Dedicating 10% of the time to the training of company building blocks