Employment Legal Counsel, Apac

2 days ago

Singapore Liberty Insurance Pte Ltd Full time

**Role Overview**
Our APAC Legal team is seeking an experienced Employment Legal Counsel to provide strategic advice on APAC-wide employment law matters. You will partner with HR, business leaders, Risk and Compliance teams to mitigate risk, ensure legal and regulatory compliance, and support employee relations across the APAC jurisdictions, procuring and managing external counsel where appropriate. This role demands a pragmatic advisor capable of balancing legal rigor with commercial objectives.

**Role Responsibilities**
**_ Employment Law Advisory:_**
- Support the HR team and other internal stakeholders on a broad range of employment law related matters, including providing expert legal advice on employment contracts, workplace policies, restructures, terminations, and labour law compliance
- Draft and review employment agreements, non-compete clauses, and confidentiality agreements
- Input into employment aspects of supply and outsourcing arrangements and contracts
- Advise the business on strategic matters, including employee relations
- Draft and implement standard employment-related documentation
- Regular review of Liberty employment-related policies and procedures
- Proactively monitor legal and regulatory developments that affect the business and highlight any current and emerging risks
- Procure and manage external legal advice as appropriate, including across jurisdictions
- Stay up to date with employment law trends and regulatory changes

**_ Dispute Resolution:_**
- Oversee and take lead on employment related litigation, mediation, and settlement negotiation
- Liaise with external counsel to minimize reputational / financial risk

**_ Stakeholder Partnership:_**
- Advise HR on employee relations strategy, DEI initiatives, and workforce planning
- Provide training to HR and business leaders on employment law best practices
- Collaborate closely with Governance / Risk / Compliance teams and other internal functions to ensure efficient corporate governance
- Work closely with procurement team and advise on tenders and RFP responses
- Where required, assisting other members of the Legal team on employment related aspects of general commercial contract work

**Role Competencies | Experience & Skills**
- Solicitor or barrister with 6-10 years PQE, qualified to practise in Malaysia / Singapore / Hong Kong
- Experience of working across multiple jurisdictions in APAC is desirable
- Significant experience of a broad range of employment law related issues
- Ability to communicate and explain complex issues clearly and succinctly
- Ability to build trust and effectively network both internally and externally
- Professional and approachable with a “can-do” attitude to interact successfully with senior management / colleagues / external suppliers
- Ability and willingness to learn new skills
- Confidence in advising senior executives
- Client service mentality
- Ability to challenge and probe
- Integrity and high ethical standards
- Ability to influence stakeholders both internal and external
- Ability to manage time, projects and budgets
- Ability to meet deadlines and prioritise
- Strict adherence to all relevant regulatory requirements

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