Amphenol Communication Electronics

POSITION SUMMARY:

In-house legal work for a US manufacturing company with growing presence in Vietnam and the rest of Southeast Asia, providing a broad range of legal support, with primary focus on Vietnam.

Proactive and problem-solving mindset, with the ability to balance multiple projects under time pressure. Able to communicate effectively with various internal and external stakeholders, with a focus on bringing projects and open issues to resolution.

Ability to work in English and Vietnamese (both spoken and reading/writing). Mandarin Chinese language skills are a plus, but not mandatory.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO BE ACCOMPLISHED:

1. Advising the business teams regarding legal and compliance issues in their daily operations – including research, contract review and providing legal opinion on a variety of legal, contractual and corporate matters. Typical contracts reviewed include NDAs, supplier and customer contracts, other operational documents and IP matters.
2. Helping to manage legal risk across our businesses in Southeast Asia, especially Vietnam – including providing ethics training and working with other internal stakeholders on compliance
3. Coordinate and assist with statutory filing obligations, such as IRC/ERC applications and amendments.
4. Advising internal clients on litigation and regulatory matters; regular attendance at the factories/offices of internal clients
5. Manage signature process of corporate documents and contracts.
6. Prepare letters, memos, reports, filings and other relevant documents.
7. Docket and analyze incoming mail, physically or electronically.
8. Consolidate ad hoc, monthly and quarterly reports for HQ.
9. Prepare corporate, legal and real estate tables.
10. General admin functions, filing, recording etc.

EDUCATION (Qualifications obtained in the course of formal education and/or training)

Law degree, with qualification to practice law

EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

At least 2-3 years experience working as a lawyer in a law firm and/or corporate in-house legal counsel in a MNC’s legal department.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.Ability to work in English and Vietnamese. Mandarin Chinese skills optional.
• Attention to detail and accuracy, while multi-tasking to ensure various projects are completed on time
• Strong inter-personal skills, with ability to work with various stakeholders, across function areas and geographies. The candidate should enjoy working both independently, as well as within a team that sits in other countries or cities.
• Ability to work under time pressure – responsive, organized, balancing multipe tasks/projects, and focused on delivering results to facilitate business
• Proactive and problem solving mentality