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The Senior Legal Advisor is an advanced subject matter expert in one or more functional areas or legal disciplines within a Global or Regional business area. The Senior Legal Advisor is an individual contributor role and has the ability to work on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles. This role may lead or participate in an engagement or provide advice and support to management and/or other legal colleagues in complex undertakings. This role may also help with the development and/or implementation of policies, programs and other related materials.
Job Responsibility
Provides legal advice and support to Management, business and other leaders on engagements, transactions, issues and challenges relating to the specified functional area or legal discipline
Takes the lead in the above engagements and transactions with external parties including regulators, or when assigned
Provides functional area or legal discipline expertise and counsel to other legal practitioners
Helps to develop and implement initiatives, programs and tools to enhance the level of proficiency of stakeholders including other legal practitioners in the same functional area/legal discipline, and to share know-how
Contributes to the development, implementation and update of related policies, systems and processes working with other members of the internal legal community and other stakeholders
Collaborates with internal stakeholders to optimize legal risk management within the functional area or legal discipline
Provides legal support in commercial and legal negotiations
Works closely with other departments or functions to contribute to the revision of and advise on the development of governance, business and operations
Requirements
Substantial skillsets and experience within a specific functional area or legal discipline, in organizations of similar scale and complexity
Good insights and know-how to optimize risk management within the specific functional area or legal discipline
Good interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships
Strong commercial acumen and skilled at providing advice and legal solutions carrying significant impact
Proactive approach with strong planning and organizing skills
Ability to influence and negotiate with a good commercial understanding
Ability to engage with a variety of stakeholders and colleagues at all levels
Ability to work in high-pressure situations
Strong people skills and excellent work ethic
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Law
May carry specialist qualifications or certifications in specific functional area(s) or legal discipline(s)
Advanced demonstrated experience in a similar role within a related environment
Advanced demonstrated experience advising and providing solutions to highly complex and legal-technical issues and challenges
Advanced demonstrated experienced in the development of related programs, policies, frameworks and structures to manage the specific functional area or legal discipline at the required scale and complexity
Advanced experience working with Management and other internal / external stakeholders