senior Associate counselFactSet Research Systems

Location: Manila, Philippines
Department: Legal
Group: Strategic Resources
Job Description
FactSet is looking to recruit an attorney for the in-house Legal Department to augment staffing of the legal team, for the period of July to December 2021. The Senior Associate Counsel will be part of the global legal team based in Manila. The role represents an excellent opportunity to work as part of a global legal team.
Under the supervision of the Associate General Counsel in Manila, you will assist in:
Preparing initial drafts of client contracts, vendor agreements, company acquisitions, confidentiality agreements; employment agreements and any other in-house legal documents using prescribed templates.
Revising drafts of the said agreements based on agreed terms as negotiated by parties.
Document production: letters; emails; reports; documents and forms; amending documents; producing presentations and spreadsheets.
Managing client and vendor contracts with global counterparties in the Asia/Pacific region as well as in Europe and the Middle East.
Providing company secretarial services, monitoring of renewal of license fees, and maintaining statutory records for global subsidiaries.
Assisting with local employment-related legal issues.
Driving global legal and compliance initiatives, and contributing to related corporate legal matters.
You will have support from the local Manila Legal Team as well as the Global Legal Department.
Required Skills:
a minimum of 3 and maximum of 6 years' experience as a licensed, practicing attorney, with general commercial and corporate experience including reviewing and drafting complex commercial contracts;
experience reviewing and drafting contracts and counseling clients with respect to a variety of legal issues, preferably including licensing, distribution, intellectual property, and financial data;
a desire to learn about new areas and expand on existing training;
excellent communication skills;
demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, aptitude to develop sound judgment, capacity to multitask and to quickly develop expertise in new fields of law; and
strong written and oral communication skills.
Desired Skills & Experience
experience in any of the areas of asset management, investment banking, data licensing, intellectual property and/or technology is a plus, but not essential.
commercially aware, sensitive to the realities of customer/supplier relationships but able to stand ground and robustly/confidently defend a position.
comfortable with dealing with their own administration and paperwork.
some flexibility on working hours is required, since some training will be provided by U.S. based lawyers, and as to day-to-day work, calls may be needed at odd hours with international counterparties.
FactSet Research Systems

Manila City, Metro Manila
Permanent
Full-time