Job Summary
We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel for the Group Legal team to provide legal support , advice and guidance across a broad range of practice areas.
Job Description
Corporate Legal
Oversee and manage the legal advice and support for corporate legal topics, including:
- Branding (Intellectual Property): intellectual property protection, brand licensing agreements, and oversight of global trademark assets (supported by tools like DiamsIQ).
- Data Protection: Oversee the legal framework for global data privacy and compliance in close alignment with the Data Protection Officer (DPO).
- Procurement (General Commercial Law): Establish standardized vendor agreements, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), and standard commercial contract playbooks.
- People & Culture (Employment Legal): Deliver proactive legal advice and guidance on a range of employment legal issues, both contentious and non-contentious.
Stakeholder Advisory & Strategic Partnering
- Serve as a trusted, high-level legal partner to Group Function Heads for corporate legal topics, aligning legal risk management with corporate strategy.
- Provide strategic counsel on corporate legal and regulatory risks, ensuring consistent decision-making across business units and locations.
- Maintain strong, proactive coordination with other legal teams to ensure a seamless escalation flow for complex issues.
Process Efficiencies
- Lead the identification, simplification, and standardization of routine legal tasks and contract reviews.
- Drive the operational adoption of key legal technologies (e.g., Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), document management systems and Generative AI).
- Structure and manage external legal counsel, driving spend efficiency.
Key Qualification
- Degree in Law with at least 10+ PQE
- Singapore qualified
- At least 10 + years experience as in-house lawyer in real estate industry , preferably with a multi- jursidiction remit
- Mandarin or Thai language skills an advantage
Diversity brings us closer to the communities we serve
Guided by our Purpose, we are creating, inspiring, and nurturing an inclusive culture that unlocks the power of diverse teams to drive Frasers Property forward. Our values drive everything we do, which are core to creating safe places where everyone belongs, is mutually respected and feels empowered to be authentic at work. Working collaboratively makes us progressively stronger and better as an organization, which helps our people to thrive each day.