Acquisitions Legal Counsel Associate Manager

WORK SETUP: Onsite / Hybrid – Mandaluyong

WORK SHIFT: Shifting

Role Overview

Ventures & Acquisitions (V&A) assists in the legal aspects of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investment transactions, including due diligence, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating acquisitions documents, the target's agreements, and other documentation, and advises on legal risks and mitigation alternatives associated with the transactions.


Job Summary

Complexity:


Requires analysis and solving of moderately complex problems. Typically creates new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures


Requires understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals


Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor or team leads. Generally, interacts with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within the company


Authority:


Requires minimal guidance when determining methods and procedures on new assignments


Impact or Decision:


Decisions often impact the team in which they reside and occasionally impact other teams


Scope:


Manages medium-small sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within the company


Key Responsibilities

Provide legal support to the company's M&A and strategic investment transactions, supporting legal due diligence exercises, identifying risks and mitigation plans, supporting the company's M&A deal attorney in the negotiation of the transactions and the review of transactional documents in collaboration with legal and non-legal professionals supporting M&A and strategic investment transactions


Responsibly provide support to key company's M&A stakeholders including M&A deal attorney, Procurement Plus V&A, Contracting, Legal Integration teams, and other Legal teams in different geographies


Document, review, and draft the terms and conditions of different types of agreements and other documents relating to various target/acquired companies in accordance with company policies and procedures, applicable laws, and stakeholders' requirements


Collaborate and coordinate with the company's M&A deal attorney, Legal Integration Managers, and Procurement Plus V&A Leads on the review of data room materials, in particular executed client, alliance, and supplier agreements of the target companies


Train the team members and develop checklists and process documents for pre- and post-acquisition legal support


Directly liaising with internal stakeholders and deal teams on various legal and commercial issues


Maintain contract/subcontract compliance in line with company policies and procedures and ensures issues are resolved


Responsibly works at smaller engagements and/or works within team at a large, complex engagement


Qualifications

Education:


Bachelor's degree in Law – required


Knowledge and Skill Requirements:


Minimum of 8 years of experience at a law firm and/or as in-house counsel and experience in coordinating teamwork (or as individual contributor) – required


Experience in M&A practice with strong knowledge of M&A transactions, due diligence exercises, general corporate business practices, commercial contracting regulations, subcontracting practices, and ability to apply skills creatively to diverse stakeholder needs – required


Demonstrates ability to consistently and responsibly undertake contract drafting to a reasonable standard


Strong time-management, prioritization, organizational, and problem-solving skills


Displays a high level of responsiveness and follows through on commitments


Detail-oriented, sound judgement, organized, and flexible


Demonstrates specialized subject-matter experience


Behaviours and Attributes:


Open to work with and understand cross-cultures and locations throughout the company's global organization


Understand the value of diversity and recognize the strengths that different styles, innovative perspectives, and experiences bring to the organization


Demonstrate inclusion and respect for all individuals regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, age, disability, culture, social status, and/or sexuality


Leader as well as team player, collaborative and persuasive; able to work well with executives and non-executives


Identifies and suggests improved/innovative work processes or ways to improve client (internal and external) service


Suggests options for resolving issues and improving quality of work


Adapts to change quickly with an eagerness to try and learn new things, and maintains flexibility and resilience in changing situations


Work Requirements:


Travel may be required


Fluency in English and/or any other language(s) depending on geography supported


Additional Details

Open to applicants who are currently in the Philippines and already have the right to live and work in this country