Legal Manager

Job Overview:
The Head of the Special Legal Team is a highly strategic, senior managerial role tasked with leading a dedicated, shared legal unit serving three affiliate financing companies. Unlike traditional corporate legal roles, this position is exclusively mandated to prosecute and litigate perpetrators of fraud based on referrals from Audit Committee. This leader owns the entire lifecycle of fraud cases—from legal review and meticulous case build-up to managing outside counsel and driving cases to final judgment. By prioritizing high-exposure, this role plays a pivotal part in protecting corporate assets, preventing the prescription of offenses, and establishing a formidable compliance culture where fraud is definitively answered in court.

Key Result Areas:

• Fraud Litigation & Case Ownership
• Legal Review & Turnaround Time (SLA Compliance)
• Case Build-Up & Evidence Gathering
• External Counsel Management
• Executive Reporting & Case Registry Management
• Compliance Culture & Risk Deterrence

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the shared Special Legal Team, taking 100% ownership of all fraud cases referred by Audit Committee from initial receipt through to final court judgment.
• Conduct rapid and decisive legal reviews of referred cases, issuing documented decisions on whether to file, build-up, or not pursue within strict service level agreements.
• Oversee the rigorous build-up of cases to court-ready standards, gathering evidence, preparing pleadings, and aggressively driving high-exposure, "big-ticket" cases to prevent the loss of evidence or prescription of offenses.
• File and defend cases in court, and actively manage and direct outside counsel to ensure alignment with the organizations' litigation strategies and cost efficiencies.
• Ensure that 90% of actionable fraud cases are successfully filed, shifting the organizational culture from administrative settlements to definitive legal consequences.
• Maintain a single, unified case register across all three companies and provide comprehensive quarterly progress updates directly to the Executive Committee and Audit Committee.

Pay: Php100,000.00 - Php150,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid training

Experience:

• Litigation: 7 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• member of the Philippine Bar in good standing. (Required)

Work Location: In person