Legal Associate at KO Associates

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide professional and administrative support to the Partners and Senior Associates.
• Responsible for drafting and reviewing legal documents, agreements, company policies and procedures, and legal correspondence.
• Responsible for the follow-up of the registration or filing of any legal forms, documents at any government registry or online portal.
• Conduct legal research on various issues, including case law, statutes, regulations, and other relevant materials .
• Assist partners and senior associates in legal analysis and strategy.
• Assess clients’ legal needs & communication with clients to understand their legal requirements.
• Negotiate legal contract terms or any other terms on behalf of clients.
• Client relations/Customer service - Interacting with clients, answering their legal inquiries, updating them on their matter developments, and maintaining good client relationships.
• Undertake or support legal due diligence in corporate transactions.
• Undertake or support legal & technology audits where the firmhas beenengaged to provide such a service.
• Undertake or support legal training where the firm has been engagedtoprovide such service.

Education

• Admitted to the bar preferably with a minimum two years post qualificationexperience.
• Any post graduate qualifications and/or specialized qualifications intechnology would be an added advantage.
• Experience in a law firm with technology media and communication interests or has worked in the legal department of a company in the Info-CommunicationsTechnology industry, or has strong legal experience in a Fintech business.