Lawyer (Project-Based)

Key responsibilities

• Review complaints, judicial affidavits and notices to take possession, pleadings of retained lawyers prior to filing, MOAs, memoranda for OP approval, letters and other correspondence, and other legal documents/instruments pertaining to land and land rights acquisition
• Legal pass on Deeds of Absolute Sale (DOAS), ROW Grants, Contracts to Sell, ROW Nego Cards, Quitclaims, and other contracts and deeds of conveyances
• Preparation and filing of urgent pleadings
• Handling, including attendance to hearings of expropriation cases, if and when required
• Liaising with external counsel, if and when required
• Giving of advice in all ROW-related legal matters affecting the rights and interests of NGCP in accordance with prevailing laws, jurisprudence, rules and regulations, and corporate policies, guidelines, circulars, memoranda and ROW Manual
• Monitoring of the status of expropriation cases (especially the immediate securing of writs of possessions), including the review and timely submission of the status report
• Monitoring of the ROW negotiation and documentation of the assigned projects
• Rendering of legal assistance to project team and other legal services as required

About you

• Graduate of Juris Doctor
• Active member of the Philippine Bar Association
• Proficient in spoken and written English
• Good management skills
• Knowledge in goal/target setting and evaluating accomplishments