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Assistant Legal Counsel @Balsam Brands

[Hiring] Assistant Legal Counsel @Balsam Brands

Mar 29, 2025 - Balsam Brands is hiring a remote Assistant Legal Counsel. 💸 Salary: unspecified. 📍Location: Philippines.

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Role Description

We’re looking for an Assistant Legal Counsel to join our team and help navigate the exciting legal landscape of our growing business! In this role, you’ll partner with teams across the company, providing sound legal guidance, reviewing contracts, conducting legal research, ensuring compliance, and helping mitigate risks—all while keeping things clear, practical, and business-friendly. If you love tackling complex legal challenges, have a sharp eye for detail, and enjoy collaborating in a dynamic and supportive environment, we’d love to hear from you!

  • Contract Review and Drafting
    • Assists in the review and drafting of contracts, with input from the Senior Counsel and General Counsel.
    • Identifies risks/issues, legal implications, and interpretation of legal documents.
    • Assists in the negotiation of contracts and legal documents.
    • Responds to contract-related inquiries.
  • Legal Research and Knowledge Sharing
    • Performs legal research on regulations (US and non-US), monitors global regulatory changes impacting the business and its activities, presents findings with an analysis of their impact on the business, and responds to various queries from team members.
    • Provides insight into best practices by benchmarking similar businesses or reviewing regulations (US and non-US) concerning, among others, consumer protection, data privacy, pricing, competition, marketing, and advertising.
    • Participate in training and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
  • Regulatory Compliance
    • Assists in the review of contracts and data processing agreements with vendors to track new data handling processes in compliance with data privacy regulations.
    • Monitors updates on global regulatory requirements and advises the legal team and Balsam Brands management of any legal issues or developments relevant to the company and its affiliates.
    • Assists in the planning of any changes that need to be made in response to legal developments.
    • Assists in the drafting and review of internal policies and processes as needed to ensure compliance or help mitigate compliance vulnerabilities and prevent potential future regulatory and privacy risks.
  • General Functions
    • Assists in corporate housekeeping and manages corporate governance documents of the company and its affiliates.
    • Assists in KYC requirements of the company and its affiliates.
    • Provides labor relations support.
    • Manages sensitive and confidential matters like contractual relationships, corporate structure, internal legal matters, and organizational changes.
    • Assists and provides efficient day-to-day operation of the company’s legal functions.
    • Performs other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB or Juris Doctor)
  • Active member and in good standing of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines
  • Minimum 3 years of legal experience, either as in-house counsel or with a reputable law firm
  • Minimum 2 years experience in contract review and drafting of a wide range of contracts (e.g., SaaS Agreements, Marketing Agreements, MSAs)
  • Excellent skills in legal research skills; willing to conduct non-PH-related legal research
  • Prior experience in corporate housekeeping
  • Excellent analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Requirements

  • Must attend occasional in-person meetings.
  • Must have a fast, reliable DSL, Fiber, or Broadband connection (not mobile or broadband stick) as the primary internet connection with a minimum actual speed of 50MBPS.

Benefits

  • Government-mandated Benefits (SSS, PAG-IBIG, PhilHealth)
  • 13th Month Pay
  • Paid Leaves. We use time off to rest, go on vacation, or just sleep in! Our paid time off is flexible to our needs.
  • Internet Subsidy. With internet allowance, we are set up for success.
  • Healthcare Coverage (+ 2 dependents). We worry less about rising medical costs with flexible, quality healthcare benefits.
  • Maternity, Paternity, and Solo Parent Benefit. We make sure parents are supported while they navigate work and family life.
  • Continuous Learning and Professional Development Benefit. Our professional and personal development are fully supported. Whether it be online courses, workshops, or books!
  • Mental Health Support. We manage work and life's challenges through Mental Health Day breaks, 24/7 professional counseling, and curated webinars.
  • Company Incentive. An additional cash-based perk for all our Brandits based on the company's performance.
  • Meeting & Team Building Allowance. Happy tummies make our meetings more fun and productive!
  • Shutdown Week. We can spend more time on things that matter with an additional one-week paid time off on top of paid leaves.
  • Volunteer Time Off. With two paid days off, we are able to volunteer for advocacies we believe in.
  • Bereavement Leave. We get additional paid leaves when a loved one passes to grieve and provide immediate support to our families.

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Posted Mar 29, 2025
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