Legal Counsel

YOUR ROLE

• The Legal Counsel supports the Senior Manager, Legal to manage the University legal projects, oversee knowledge management function and custody of the University’s corporate documents and seal, and provide legal advisory services as required to ensure the compliance with external legislative requirements and to support the effective operation of the university's primary activities and management processes.
• Position level: PSV7
• Reporting to: Senior Manager, Legal

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Project management: to manage all legal projects of the University (e.g. University operation under the Law on Higher Education, licensing matters of the University, litigation cases, application of e-signature, process for receiving/granting sponsorship/donation of the University, retention policy…) specifically:
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the satisfactory execution of projects;
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget;
• Support in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders;
• Develop a project plan to monitor and track progress;
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques;
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation;
• Monitor project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals.
• Knowledge management (KM): to oversee knowledge management function within the legal & compliance services which ensures that knowledge is maintained, shared and accessible to team members when necessary:
• Design and implement effective knowledge management process;
• Maintain comprehensive database of all internal and external legal and compliance advice;
• Coordinate and facilitate knowledge sharing sessions of legal & compliance services/internal trainings of legal & compliance for University stakeholders by identifying topics, engaging the internal/external resources, and maintaining documentation;
• Coordinate and facilitate legal & compliance trainings for internal stakeholders by identifying topics, engaging the internal/external resources and coordinating the training sessions;
• Legal advisory: to provide legal advisory services to University stakeholders within the capacity as assigned by the Director, Finance & Legal:
• Research and give advice regarding business decisions and operations;
• Draft agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the University’s full legal rights;
• Communicate and liaise with external parties (regulators, public authority. etc.);
• Handle translation of legal documents.
• University Secretary: to develop process and manage all University’s key corporate documents, records and the seal and provide support to stakeholders as required.
• Other tasks as assigned by the Senior Manager, Legal.