JUNIOR LEGAL ASSOCIATE

Company Description

Sky Freight Inc. offers a wide and integrated range of logistics services, encompassing freight management, customer services, warehousing, and distribution. Supported by extensive international and domestic networks, the company boasts a team of seasoned professionals and adheres to a quality management system certified to ISO 9001:2015.

Job Description:

-Draft, review, and negotiate complex contracts, agreements, and legal correspondence to ensure legal compliance, clarity, and enforceability.

-Provide assistance to the Vice President during contract negotiations, ensuring favorable terms and mitigating risk for the company.

-Review, verify, and ensure accuracy of Secretary Certificates and other essential corporate filings.

-Monitor compliance with legal requirements and corporate governance processes.

-Address and resolve regulatory and compliance issues, providing legal guidance and assistance on industry-specific regulations.-

-Support the VP in legal matters concerning acquisitions, corporate restructuring, mergers, and other key business decisions, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic goals.

-Provide well-researched legal opinions and advice to internal stakeholders on various legal matters, supporting informed decision-making across the organization.

-Keep business stakeholders informed of significant legislative changes and regulatory rulings that could impact the company's operations or policies.

-Oversee the legal aspects of commercial transactions, including sales, partnerships, and joint ventures, ensuring all agreements align with the company's strategic objectives.

-Delegate and manage tasks among new counsel and legal staff, providing mentorship and oversight to ensure quality legal work.

-Handle labor disputes and manage related legal challenges related to employment law, ensuring compliance with labor standards and internal policies.

-Develop, review, and update company policies and the employee handbook to reflect current laws, industry standards, and organizational goals.

-Engage in immersions for the creation and updating of the Company Handbook and provide legal training sessions across departments and corporations to promote legal awareness and ensure compliance.

-Ensure legal protection for the company and its affiliates, representing the organization in legal matters when required.

-Direct and supervise the company's transition to digital processes, ensuring adherence to legal standards and regulatory requirements during the process.

-Performs other tasks and responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS:

-Must be a Bar Passer

-Preferably with at least 1-2 years of experience in the corporate setting.

“New Bar Passers are also welcome to apply.”

-In-depth knowledge of legal management

and processes

-Possess People Management & Leadership Skills

-Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills

-Result-oriented, Has Initiative, action/escalate potential legal risk

-Detail-oriented and analytical

-Must be willing to work from M-F at its main office in Parañaque City.

Perks and Benefits

-HMO Coverage

-Life Insurance

-Paid Vacation Leave

-Paid Sick Leave

-Paid Emergency Leave

-Paid Training

-13th-month salary

-Retirement Benefit

Location :

Sky Freight Brokerage, Inc. Sky Freight Center Ninoy Aquino Avenue, Paranaque City. front of NAIA.

Company :

Sky Freight Brokerage Inc.

Interested applicants may visit us at our office located on the 3rd Floor of Sky Freight Center, Pascor Drive, Parañaque City. You can also send your updated resume to [email protected]

Job Type: Full-time