Associate Counsel

**ABOUT US**

Velocity Global is one of the fastest-growing companies in the world and hands down one of the greatest places to work from anywhere. We accelerate the future of work beyond borders. Our global work platform simplifies the employer and employee experience through cloud-based workforce management technology, personalized expertise, and unmatched scale. As the largest global Employer of Record (also known as International PEO) in 185 countries and all 50 United States, more than 1,000 brands rely on Velocity Global to build global teams without the cost or complexity of setting up foreign legal entities or state registrations. The company offers additional services including Independent Contractor Compliance to assess a workforce, and Agent of Record (AoR) to streamline payments to contractors. Velocity Global was named a “Leader” in Global Employer of Record services by prominent analyst firm NelsonHall. Founded in 2014, we have hundreds of employees across five continents.

We are looking for a Legal Counsel with a focus on Employment Law to join our growing Legal team in Asia Pacific. This international legal position is fulltime, remote-based and reports to our International Counsel APAC.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Review and draft complex and general employment law aspects and agreements (including confidentiality, IP rights, non-solicitation, bonus arrangements) with a main focus on the following countries: China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.
- Work closely with the relevant departments and provide legal advice in the process of setting up and/or maintaining local entities.
- Work closely with individual departments to anticipate, identify and manage compliance matters, legal exposure and risk management, and provide legal support and advice to individual departments.
- Provide analysis and guidance on projects across diverse areas of international employment matters, based on legislative or regulatory requirements.
- Coordinate the activities of outside counsel in the different countries.
- Focus on other countries and perform other key duties as may be required by the International Counsel of APAC from time to time.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not construed to be an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Law degree, preferably obtained in one of the focus countries:China, Japan, South Korea or Taiwan
- Between 3 and 5 years of employment law experience
- Knowledge of Company law/setting up entities
- Business proficiency in the English language required
- Demonstrate experience with handling multiple cases at the same time, service-orientated quick turnarounds, project management, and providing practical compliant solutions
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent analytical skills; capable of identifying and prioritizing issues and escalating where appropriate
- High level of personal integrity and professional ethics
- Experience with Employer of Record (EoR) is a plus
- Adaptable and flexible - able to juggle between and deliver on a variety of tasks, ready for a challenge

**OUR VALUES**

**Velocity** - Exceeding expectations of our customers, colleagues, and ourselves by delivering swift and effective results.
**Integrity** - Doing right by our customers, colleagues, and ourselves through honest and ethical actions.
**Be Bold** - Daring to take risks, learn, and grow to benefit our customers, colleagues, and ourselves.
**Empowerment** - Owning our decisions and being accountable for the impact we have on our customers, colleagues, and ourselves.
**Service** - Supporting our customers, colleagues, and ourselves with respect and empathy.

We have a passion for all things international business and thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. If you want to work for a professional, global, inclusive, and innovative company, we’d love to meet you

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