AC Manila - Associate General Counsel

At PwC, our people in legal services offer comprehensive legal solutions and advice to internal stakeholders and clients, maintaining compliance with regulations and minimising legal risks. These individuals provide strategic guidance and support across various industries. In legal specialties at PwC, you will focus on legal support and advice across specific areas of law, confirming compliance and mitigating legal risks for the organisation. Your work will involve a wide range of specific legal matters and collaborate with different teams to drive business objectives.

Growing as a strategic advisor, you leverage your influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognising when to take action and when to escalate. You are expected to solve through complexity, ask thoughtful questions, and clearly communicate how things fit together. Your ability to develop and sustain high performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our Firm.

Skills

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Craft and convey clear, impactful and engaging messages that tell a holistic story.
• Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities.
• Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback.
• Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging and uncertain situations.
• Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant.
• Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
• Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness.
• Model and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firms code of conduct, and independence requirements.
  
  

The Opportunity

When you join PwC Acceleration Centers (ACs), you step into a pivotal role focused on actively supporting various Acceleration Center services, from Advisory to Assurance, Tax and Business Services. In our innovative hubs, you’ll engage in challenging projects and provide distinctive services to support client engagements through enhanced quality and innovation. You’ll also participate in dynamic and digitally enabled training that is designed to grow your technical and professional skills.

As part of the Office of the General Counsel, you will provide dedicated legal support in corporate, commercial, employment law, and data privacy matters. As a Senior Manager, you will play an important part in all aspects of regulatory and legal proceedings for the company and its personnel, by supporting and advising the management on regulatory issues and on legal matters relating to its operations and its client contracting function and services.   This role offers the chance to mentor and coach team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and aligning legal strategies with the companys growth objectives.

 

Responsibilities

• Provide knowledgeable legal guidance in corporate, commercial, employment law, and data privacy
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align legal strategies with business objectives
• Lead and manage significant projects maintaining alignment with organizational goals
• Analyze complex legal issues and propose practical solutions
• Uphold the utmost standards of legal compliance and ethical practices
• Innovate and enhance processes to improve operational effectiveness
• Oversee, conduct and lead investigations and participate in employee and ethics related cases (internal and external); 
• Mentor and develop team members to foster a culture of growth
• Engage with clients to secure successful project outcomes
  
  

 

What You Must Have

• Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctorate in Law
• Philippine Bar Exam Passer
• At least 9 years of legal experience
• Oral and written proficiency in English required
  
  

 

What Sets You Apart

• Philippine Bar Exam Passer 
• Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctorate in Law
• Demonstrating familiarity with key government organizations
• Managing teams effectively
• Communicating comfortably with senior management
• Providing solutions through consulting and research
• Working independently with minimal supervision
• Adapting to a fast-paced environment
• Possessing organizational qualities and attention to precision

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