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Job Title: Junior Legal Counsel

Location: Shanghai

Employment Type: Full-time/regular

The job

As a Junior Legal Counsel at our dynamic and fast-paced organization, you will be an integral part of our legal team. Working alongside experienced professionals, you will have the opportunity to grow and develop your skills in a supportive environment. Our team values collaboration, innovation, and a client-centric approach, making it an engaging and rewarding place to work. Your contributions will play a crucial role in ensuring our organization's compliance and safeguarding its interests. Join us to embark on a fulfilling career journey that offers continuous learning, professional growth, and a fun-loving, close-knit team atmosphere.

Key responsibilities

• Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of contractual agreements in a fast-paced corporate environment, including but not limited to sales contracts, procurement contracts, NDAs, and request for proposals

• Act as a knowledgeable and relevant advisor on legal and commercial risks associated with transactions, including compliance, financial, operational, and reputational risks, ensuring alignment with company policies and regulatory requirements.

• Collaborate with internal and external legal teams, including cross-departmental and cross-regional counsels, to support the negotiation and execution of complex contracts and deal structures

• Act as the chop administrator, ensuring secure storage, proper usage, and accurate record-keeping of company chops in compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements

• Liaise with the contract management team and other departments, including finance, sales, procurement, marketing, external counsel, and relevant authorities, to provide legal support, ensure compliance, and facilitate smooth contract execution

• Support corporate business projects and initiatives by conducting legal due diligence, drafting and reviewing contracts, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations

• Conduct legal research and provide updates on changes to applicable laws and regulations, with a focus on areas such as labor law, data protection, IP, and industry-specific regulations

• Other matters as assigned by manager and support to legal team as required

Essential requirements

• Law degree from a recognized university and qualified to China bar

• 3-5 legal related working experience after graduation, software industry experience preferred.

• Ability to identify, analyses and form his/her own opinion on various legal issues and matters and offer practical and pragmatic advice to the business

• Ability to work to timescales and independently prioritize and manage workload.

• Strong attention to details

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team

• Solid computer skills: Proficient in MS Office Suite

• Fluent in written English and Chinese

Desired skills

• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and efficiently.

• Enjoys improving standards and processes in a fast-growing customer-oriented business environment.

• Excellent organizational skills

• Willingness to learn, be flexible to changing priorities and demonstrate excellence everyday in your work

Legal at AVEVA

Our global team of lawyers, compliance experts and contract managers play a central role in protecting AVEVA’s interests and ensuring the company operates with the highest levels of integrity.

We provide guidance on regulatory compliance, risk management, contracts, and legal frameworks – all at the fascinating and fast-moving intersection of technology and the industrial sector. If you’re flexible and enjoy tackling complex challenges, you’ll be right at home in the AVEVA Legal team.

Find out more: https://www.aveva.com/en/about/careers/

AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a comprehensive background check before they start employment.  Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws,  include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check.  Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.
 
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