Senior Legal Counsel South East Asia

1 week ago

Singapore Corteva Full time

**Description**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Legal Advisory**:Provide expert legal advice to the management team on various legal issues, including corporate governance, contracts, regulatory compliance and labor law.
- **Contract Management**:Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and agreements related to agricultural operations, including supplier agreements, land leases, and partnership contracts.
- **Regulatory Compliance**:Ensure the company's operations comply with all relevant regulations, including environmental laws and agricultural policies.
- **Risk Management**: Identify and mitigate legal risks associated with the company's operations and strategic initiatives.
- **Dispute Resolution**: Manage and resolve legal disputes, including litigation, arbitration, and mediation. Managing and liaison with external counsel and related administration of legal vendors.
- **Training & Development**: Ability to travel within the region to conduct training sessions for employees on legal topics relevant to the agriculture industry, such as compliance, contract management, and intellectual property.
- **Policy Development**:Assist in the development and implementation of company policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance and best practices.
- **Collaboration**: Build partnerships and contribute as a member of cross functional teams in supporting business goals/initiatives.
- **Stay Updated**: Proactively and on a continuous basis gain knowledge and provide guidance on new legislations impacting current and future business strategies, plans and legal technology.
- **Ethics & Compliance**: Support the Company ethics and compliance policies and programs.

**Qualifications**:** Qualifications & Skills**:

- **Education**:Law degree from an accredited law school.
- **Experience**: Minimum of 10-12 years of post-qualification experience as a legal counsel, preferably in a large multi-national company and/or top tier law firm.
- **Licensure**: Licensed to practice law in Singapore.
- **Technology**: Familiarity with legal technology such as ONIT, NetDocs, CLM.
- **Analytical Skills**: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to provide practical legal solutions.
- **Communication Skills**:Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders.
- **Interpersonal Skills**: Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Experience with agricultural laws and regulations.
- Knowledge of intellectual property law.
- Certification in compliance or risk management.

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