Legal Counsel

Role Overview
The role is critical in supporting all legal and regulatory matters for Liberty Singapore including both retail products and commercial and specialty products). The role would report into the Co-Heads of Legal Singapore and sit within the Legal team as part of Liberty International Insurance APAC.

Role Responsibilities

• Support all legal and regulatory matters as assigned by the role report and other designated assignees
• Provide day-to-day management on all aspects of the legal function including: (i) Regulatory/legal issues relating to insurance and reinsurance (contract review, policy wordings); (ii) General corporate and commercial advisory work; (iii) Corporate litigation, dispute management and resolution; and (iv) Draft, negotiate, review, approve agreements, legal reports, etc;
• Advise on local legal matters (eg civil, criminal, , outsourcing, data protection etc) and on any changes/developments in the law when appropriate;
• Maintains current knowledge of legal issues and developments in the law; evaluates legal trends for impact on the company/ group;
• Enhance systems to efficiently disseminate information, set up and maintain legal library of legal advice and legal contracts;
• Represent and advise on substantial legal and business transactions which require legal expertise and generally involve a high degree of original and creative legal endeavour, evaluation of complex or novel issues, or vigorous adverse parties. Such transaction may include key vendor, distribution, M&A agreements, and special projects, amongst others;
• Performs comprehensive research and analysis in collaboration with external and internal counsel in assigned areas of specialization; direct, focus and refine comprehensive research of others on matters including insurance regulation, , litigation, employment matters, IT, real estate and compliance matters;
• Maintain the company’s license (e.g. business scope extension) and relationship with regulators in conjunction with local and regional management;
• Develop an approved panel list of counsel as needed;
• Provide legal support on insurance claims review when needed;
• In conjunction with Regional & Global Legal, oversee and monitor all intellectual property rights;
• Report all issues to Local & Regional Legal per Reporting Protocols;
• Perform periodic international protocol audits;
• Other ad-hoc duties, as required
• Adherence to all relevant regulatory requirements form part of your role and to proactively demonstrate compliance with these requirements and behaviours at all times.

Role Competencies | Experience & Skills

• Singapore Qualified lawyer
• Minimum 2-5 years legal PQE experience at a law firm or as in-house counsel
• Excellent analytical & legal writing & communication skills
• Ability to communicate and explain complex issues clearly and succinctly.
• Ability to build trust and effectively network with internal and external stakeholders.
• Professional and approachable with a “can-do” attitude to interact successfully with senior management/colleagues/external suppliers.
• Strong relationship / inter-personal skills.
• Strong business acumen and instinct.
• Client service mentality with an ability to challenge and probe to achieve optimal client outcomes.
• Integrity and high ethical standards, acting with discretion at all times.
• Ability to manage time and projects, meet deadlines and prioritise.
• Self-motivated, as well as a strong team player with a keen sense of ownership and desire for continuous improvement.
• Strong written and verbal skills and an effective communicator with confidence, maturity and gravitas to deal effectively at senior level.
• Able to work proactively under own initiative, prioritise, handle time pressure and manage multiple projects at the same time with flexibility to adapt to shifting expectations.
• PC skills – ability to use legal entity management systems and other system packages, proficient and fast at learning and adapting to new technology and software.
• Familiarity with corporate operations and SBU objectives
• Able to demonstrate commitment to a long term career

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