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Please apply until October 3, 2025
Role type: Permanent
Line Manager: Legal Director
Duty Post: Seoul, South Korea
Legal Associate/Legal Manager
The Legal Associate/Legal Manager will be responsible for advising the Korea business on all legal matters affecting its operations. The aim is to achieve corporate and commercial objectives in a manner that ensures compliance with the law and appropriate monitoring and management of legal risk. Please note that the job title will be decided based on experience.
Key Responsibilities:
Legal Advisory: Identify legal issues and risks that may affect the business operations. Analyze and apply the relevant laws and regulations (including tobacco regulations, labor laws, consumer laws, competition laws, data privacy laws, etc.), assess the risk levels (in liaison with external counsel, if necessary) and analyze possible options to mitigate risks. Provide practical advice and solutions to business assisting Legal Director to enable business decision making with knowledge on anticipated process, timeline and potential risks. Dispute & Incident Management: Manage any potential and actual incidents and disputes in which JTI Korea may be involved (such as criminal / civil / administrative disputes in/out of court). Develop arguments and strategies and analyze the possible outcomes. Proactively manage and instruct external counsel to bring out the best result. Project Management: Manage and/or provide necessary inputs to the projects initiated by Legal and/or other functions. Establish and take a course of action and closely communicate with other functions to ensure that the objectives are achieved. Contract & Document Review and Management: Manage overall contract process, including contract review/approval procedures. Draft and/or review company's internal documents and/or external communication. Review internal approval documents (including AA3, Memo and BAP) to ensure compliance with the relevant regulations of Korea and JTI Policies and Procedures Others: Ensure corporate governance and compliance with JTI Policies and Procedures and application of laws. Monitor regulatory developments and business environment in Korea in liaison with CA team and provide update to AP Legal as necessary and support CA team in developing regulatory strategies and advocacy. Assumes responsibilities for additional projects and tasks as assigned by his/her superior and shows professionalism in all aspects of work.
Requirements:
University degree in any major or above Korean bar or US bar license is required. (Korean bar is preferred) 3 to 7 years Post Qualification Experience (PQE) with a law firm or multinational companyMajor law firm experience is preferred Fluency in Korean and English Understanding of business fundamentals (finance & marketing) Strong legal research & risk analysis skills Ability to identify legal issues and propose & implement practical solutions Ability to review and negotiate general commercial contracts Ability to handle and monitor dispute and litigation matters Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects as needed by AP Legal and business Strong communication, writing, presentation and interpersonal skills
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Next Steps:
After applying, if selected, please anticipate the following within 1-3 weeks of the job posting closure: Phone screening with Talent Advisor > Assessment tests > Interviews > Offer. Each step is eliminatory and may vary by role type.
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