Reporting to the Head of Legal, the Legal Manager will be responsible for Category & IP work for the current categories of the Company. The position holder will serve as the key contact point for legal support required for Categories (Marketing), Media, and Corporate Relations. The position holder will be responsible for devising and implementing strategies for protecting the Company’s IP assets. The position holder will also manage settlement of Competitors’ challenges and be responsible for compliance with local laws and corporate policies in the areas of IP and Category.
Main Responsibilities:</strong>
Providing daily legal advice, in liaison with Regional Category Lawyers and in-house functional departments, to local management on legal marketing issues, including advertising/promotion and product claims, products’ labeling and liability, contracts review, legal clearance to support the launches.
- Providing local management of Intellectual Properties including assessing and advising on business opportunities, registration, reviewing Trade Mark Licensing and Transfer Technology contracts, providing legal support in protection of IP assets and settlement of IP infringement and oppositions.
- Assisting in the instruction of outside counsel and managing the relationship efficiently;
- Participating in the negotiation, drafting and reviewing of all contracts relating to the company’s advertisement, media, brand activation operations and ensuring that they safeguard Unilever’s interests;
- Managing Competitors challenges and counter-attacks
- Maintain good relationships with central and local government authorities and agencies that are relevant to Unilever business interests and within the remit of the legal department.
- Monitoring changes to law and regulations and informing all relevant personnel to the changes, providing suggestions on how to meet any change in the legal requirements, promptly;
- All other incidental work as instructed by the General Counsel of Vietnam, regional or global legal team from time to time such that Unilever Legal Function as a whole delivers an integrated service to Unilever’s business and meeting their business needs in a competitive and demanding environment.
- Team/Subordinates: The position holder will have one subordinate (Legal Assistant) and will be responsible for supervising, coaching and growing this subordinate.
Skills and Experience Required:</strong>
- Bachelor of Law from a recognized university;
- Relevant higher education and practice license are advantages;
- Minimum five years to eight years of Post Qualification Experience (in-house or private practice);
- Proven excellent knowledge and deep experience in intellectual property law and advertising/promotional regulations and a good understanding and working knowledge of corporate law, competition law, labelling regulations all other relevant Vietnam laws and regulations, administrative settlement regulations.
- Strong skills in analysis, drafting of contracts and legal documents for submission to competent authorities, negotiation, presentation;
- Ability to work independently under pressure and tight deadlines;
- Strong team work and customer service spirit;
- Management and leadership skills
- Excellent command of spoken and written English and Vietnamese.
Location:</strong> Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam