Legal Manager
Controller Job Description
A legal manager provides oversight and advice for a company or business. The qualifications for this career include a law degree as well as experience with business laws and regulations around finance, economics, employment and human resources, mergers and acquisitions, and contract negotiations. As a legal manager, your job duties include drafting and reviewing contracts, searching for relevant regulatory documents, and providing legal advice to company management. This job requires leadership skills, strong negotiating skills, and excellent communication skills.
Typical duties of a Controller
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Provide legal assistance to Human resources team for employment matters and contract drafting for employment and other relating matters.
• To act as an owner of company’s IP assets such as trademarks, copyrights, patents, brand names (registrations & renewals)
• Prepare & send legal notices to clients / IP infringers, filing of legal or civil case against debtors defaulting payments,
• Coordination with Legal consultant / liasioning agencies in other countries for legal cases, disputes resolutions and preparation of contracts with travel agents as per local laws.
• Provide Counsel and Assistance to IT Department on software licensing, anti-infringement and anti-piracy compliances
• Coordinate with Management for consultation and strategic direction with Compliance and IT for Governance, Risk, Audit and Compliance relationship
• Legal Document Repository – Manage and oversee the Company’s commercial contracting purposes, including contract forms and legal contracts repository.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and account owners / departments to educate internal stakeholders on compliance, legal and data protection requirements and to continuously promote a culture of compliance, integrity and data protection internally.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree, L.L.B. or Juris Doctor, combined with a minimum of two to three years’
experience of law practice.