Legal Counsel

Category Legal Counsel Location Thanh Hóa Number of vacancies 011 Responsibilities
Legal Advisory &
Compliance:
Provide comprehensive legal advice on Vietnamese laws, regulations, and legal requirements impacting the company's business and operations. This includes analyzing potential outcomes of legal requirements and recommending the best course of action.
Advise on business, commercial, and procurement contracts, as well as other agreements in the normal course of business, ensuring and managing their compliance.
Offer guidance on potential or actual contractual claims and liabilities, including assessing the feasibility of prosecuting or defending lawsuits and other proceedings.
Advise on administrative inspections, sanctions, actions, and audits, recommending solutions and remedies for the company.
Provide legal support for interactions with government and state bodies/agencies/authorities, within the scope of responsibilities.
Identify and advise on legal risks and exposures, providing recommendations for mitigation and following up on their implementation. Main goal is to manage legal and compliance risks to optimize business operations.
Carry out and support internal clarification / verification process to handle non-compliance matters.
Dispute &
Proceedings Management
Manage disputes and claims as assigned, including assessing the company's legal rights and obligations in such matters.
Manage legal proceedings arising from administrative inspections, sanctions, actions, and audits, as assigned.
Represent, defend, and act on behalf of the company in relevant legal proceedings when required and assigned.
Stakeholder Engagement &
External Liaison
Support leader regarding legal liaison with government bodies, state agencies, sponsors, and other essential stakeholders
Fosters effective relationships with the organization's external counsel, clients, and customers on legal and compliance matters.
Information &
System Management
Support to develop the legal management system, and relevant policies and procedures to improve the management system
Continuously identify possible system and performance improvements to maximize the efficiency
Prepare reports as business required
Other Tasks assigned by Direct Supervisor/Manager
Requirements
Education Level: University graduated
Qualifications:
Major of Law or equivalent
Postgraduate degree is an advantage
Education in a foreign country with either common law or civil law system is an advantage
Work Experience:
Minimum 3-5 years of experience as counsel/lawyer in law firms, or in-house legal counsel, or equivalent, of which at least 3 years working as lawyer in international law firms or in-house counsel for multinational companies
Experience in working with Government and other State bodies/agencies/ authorities, including Trade Union and Vietnamese court system
Strong experience in corporate matters, company secretary, commercial contracts and procurement, compliance and dispute resolution
Experience in oil and gas industry, especially downstream, or petrochemicals is advantage
Experience in M&A, cross-border transactions, arbitration, project management, project financing, EPC contracts and other methods of dispute resolution is advantage
English: Min TOEIC 700 or equivalent
Job Knowledge:
Good understanding of Vietnam legal systems, laws and regulations as well as the legal trends, especially in oil and gas, petrochemicals, energy and/or construction
Familiarity with business operations in the oil & gas, petrochemical, or energy industries is preferred
Awareness of legal trends affecting industrial projects and compliance requirements in a complex manufacturing environment
Benefits
High limit of medical and personal accident insurance for the employee and children;
Accommodation &
Transportation to work: to follow the Employer's policy;
Free meal at site canteen (lunch)
Opportunity to work in multinational working environment
Opportunity to learn and growth