Associate Counsel

About the role

The role shall be at the forefront of Legal and Regulatory Compliance Department of Bounty Group, tasked with ensuring good governance and faithful compliance of the legal and regulatory framework.

The role includes: giving of legal advice and guidance to the Management and other members of the organization; drafting of legal documents, such as various pleadings for filing to courts and other government offices, Secretary's Certificates, official correspondences to both government offices and other private entities; ensuring compliance with regulatory compliance requirement; and implementing legal internal processes to safeguard the Company's interest.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare, review and revise contracts, agreements, and other corporate legal documents, i.e. Secretary's Certificates, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Lease Agreements, and such other agreements required by various business units
• Coordinate with external counsels on legal and regulatory and compliance matters, if necessary
• Manage legal claims, such as labor disputes, customer complaints, etc.
• Gather evidence and other supporting documentations for ongoing and future litigation or arbitration
• Monitor the status of cases and ensure deadlines for filings or submissions are met
• Filing of pleadings before the courts and other administrative or quasi-judicial government bodies
• Conduct internal investigations and due diligence tasks
• Ensure organizational compliance with regulatory requirements issued by key government offices, i.e. SEC, DOLE, DENR, BAI, NPC, BIR, BoC, BID, and LGUs
• Monitor regulatory developments affecting business operations in the poultry, food service, environmental, labor, and trade sectors
• Assist in resolving regulatory issues and ensure proper documentation and submission of compliance reports

About you

• Member of the Philippine Bar, for at least two (2) years
• Law office or corporate legal office work experience in providing legal counsel, litigation, drafting of legal documents and correspondences, and regulatory compliance
• Experienced in dealing/transacting with government offices, i.e. DOLE, BIR, BoC, DENR, NPC, BID, LGUs, RTCs/MeTCs/MTCs, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court
• Learned in commercial negotiations and/or bargaining
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of permanent Commercial, Civil, Criminal, Labor, Immigration, Customs, and Taxations Laws, Rules of Procedures, and other Rules of Procedures of Government Offices exercising quasi-judicial functions
• Strong and effective crisis and conflict management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good research and analytical skills
• Exceptional organizational and management skills in handling multiple tasks and paperwork
• Proficient in MS Office and other relevant legal applications and/or systems