Legal Counsel Asia Pacific – Singapore – 8+ PQE

Legal Counsel Asia Pacific – Singapore – 8+ PQE

http://jobs.thelawyer.com/job/545791/legal-counsel-asia-pacific-singapore-8-pqe

Our client is a leading global media & entertainment production company. The Asia Pacific region is one of the company’s key focus markets and continues to be a real growth area for the business. Due to continued growth and development here, they now seek to hire a Legal Counsel for Asia Pacific reporting to the General Counsel APAC. Based in Singapore, this is a fantastic career opportunity to immerse yourself in the business generally. You should have good quality experience (gained either in private practice or preferably in house) of a broad range of commercial issues including development and supply agreements, promotional work, distribution agreements, services agreements, licensing agreements, programming agreements, basic production agreements, website related agreements and sales agreements. You should ideally have robust negotiation skills acquired preferably from the Media, IT/Telco industries. International experience and a strong understanding of business in Asia are required. Ideally you will have at least 6-10 years post qualification experience, gained in an Asian jurisdiction. Mandarin language skills would be advantageous though are not essential.

For further information please contact Eddie Tan in Singapore on +65 6590 9166 or eddie.tan@laurencesimons.com quoting reference no. 139501

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Founded in 1988, Laurence Simons is a specialist international legal recruitment consultancy. Our clearly stated vision is: ‘To be the world’s leading company in legal recruitment by quality of service, market reputation, calibre of employees and global coverage’.

Operating across 15 cities and 4 continents Laurence Simons truly is an international recruiter. Our network of offices is unique in the field of legal recruitment and we have been pioneering in serving new markets. We have recruited effectively in 58 countries as a result of our consultants working together as a matter of course ? providing a seamless service across countries and continents.

We cover the whole spectrum of permanent and temporary legal positions in both the Private Practice and In-House markets from Newly Qualified through to Partner and General Counsel level roles.