Associate Attorney

Location: 

Makati, Fourth District, Philippines

Date:  Dec 11, 2024

Education

  • Accredited Law degree.

Qualifications

  • Lawyer with at least three (3) years experience in contract drafting and review, specifically corporate law
  • With general technical knowledge in laws pertaining to telecommunications
  • With working knowledge of all basic laws of the Philippines including Supreme Court rulings and doctrines and other rules and procedures of judicial and quasi judicial agencies of the government related to telecommunications

Duties and Reponsibilities

LEGAL AUTHORITY

  • Interprets and applies laws, rules and regulations to actual situations affecting the ilerests of the company
  • Renders legal opinions on various corporate legal issues and concerns
  • Drafts contracts, agreements, letters and other related documents and discusses and coordinates their pertinent provisions with internal customers
  • Reviews contracts, agreements, letters and other related documents
  • Formulates and adopts alternative courses of action when required to do so

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE

  • Assumes Corporate Secretary responsibilities
  • Handles corporate housekeeping for corporations owned by or affiliated with Smart 
  • Negotiates with third parties regarding contracts entered into by Smart and its affiliates
  • Reviews documents for filing with government bodies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and other agencies for Corporate bids
  • Coordinates with external counsels on cases, agencies and legal issues involving Smart and its subsidiaries and affiliates