Legal Executive

About the role
Conduct first-pass legal review of client and vendor contracts against the group's standard contracting positions and template framework; resolve routine points independently and escalate material risk to the Senior Legal Counsel.
Produce summaries of key terms in incoming contracts and flag points for the senior counsel's attention; liaise directly with account teams and counterparties on lower-risk matters under senior oversight.
Prepare fallback positions, track open points, and turn around revised drafts.
Conduct legal research on discrete, jurisdiction-specific questions to support the senior counsel's advisory and negotiation work.
Maintain the legal template library and template architecture, ensuring correct version control and consistent use across markets.
Provide legal-administration support: organizing the legal document repository, tracking obligations and key dates from a legal standpoint.
Prepare internal guidance, FAQs, and template-use reminders for account and business teams, and coordinate with them on document status and turnaround.
Coordinate with and advise account and business teams on routine legal questions and support compliance matters, referring anything of substance to the Senior Legal Counsel.
Support compliance across the Group, including advertising, tax/invoicing, data privacy (PDPA and equivalent regulations), policy maintenance, and routine compliance inquiries.
Support corporate transactions and governance matters, including document organization, corporate records, and tracking of transaction-related action items.
Provide other legal and administrative support to the Senior Legal Counsel as business needs arise
About you
Law degree (LLB or equivalent).
Fresh grad, 2-3 years' commercial/contracts experience, in-house or private practice; agency, media, or marketing exposure an advantage.
Strong bilingual English/Vietnamese drafting.
Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
Comfortable working with cross-functional teams across different jurisdictions and cultures.
Proactive, collaborative, and willing to learn, with sound judgment to recognize when issues should be escalated to the Senior Legal Counsel.
About Vero
Vero is an award-winning strategic communications consultancy advising leading brands, corporations, and non-profits across Southeast Asia. With 250+ consultants in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, we combine expertise across PR, digital, influence, creative, events, and government relations. We are B Corp certified, a Clean Creatives pledge signatory, and committed to work that creates real impact.
Recent expansions include Vero IQ (data-driven insights), VeroXperience (brand events), and Vero Advocacy (government relations).