legal manager岗位职责

- To provide legal advice on various legal matters involved in the daily operations of the business
- To conduct lead legal due diligence (especially in the areas of IDC) in M&A, joint venture other investment projects
- To draft, review negotiate legal agreements in both English Chinese
- To participate lead in meetings negotiations with internal external parties
- To work on various general corporate matters such as lablaw, intellectual property, compliance matters
- To liaise with manage external law firms
Requirements:
- An LLB degree above from a reputable university, an LLM degree from a common law jurisdiction highly preferred
- Qualified to practice law in China qualification in a common law jurisdiction a strong plus
- More than 5 years work experience in a similar role English can be used as a working language
- Experience in IDC real estate a strong plus
- Excellent Chinese English drafting skills strong negotiation skills
- Having overseas work experiences overseas project service experiences is preferred

This position is employed by the Legal Department of Hongkong LHoldings Limited（香港置地）.
Your new role will:
1. Manage legal matters related to the operation leasing of designated urban complex projects, including but not limited to:
·Draft, review, revise contracts such as lease letters of intent (LOIs), formal lease agreements, marketing event contracts, property management & maintenance contracts.
·Participate in negotiation processes with key tenants to ensure legal compliance protect company interests.
·Handle daily legal tasks in tenant acquisition, project operation, marketing promotion, property management; provide targeted legal advice fon-site legal issues.
2. Collaborate with business teams to drive operational improvements risk mitigation, including optimizing standard operating procedures (SOPs) internal policies.
3. Monitupdates to laws, regulations, normative documents relevant to real estate operations; regularly summarize legal issues encountered in daily work deliver tailored legal training to business departments.
4. Address potential disputes, lawsuits, arbitrations arising from project operations.
5. Manage external law firms engaged fproject-specific legal support (e.g., selecting, coordinating, evaluating their services).
6. Fulfill other duties assigned by superiors.
What youll need to succeed:
1. Bachelor’s degree above in Law; graduation from a law school is preferred. Must have passed the National Judicial Examination.
2. Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in law firms (real estate practice) real estate companies.
3. Skills & Knowledge:
·Deep understanding of real estate business operations (especially leasing property management).
·Ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice.
·Strong document drafting skills in both Chinese English; proficient in English (able to use it as a working language).
4. Core Competencies:
·Strong sense of responsibility attention to detail.
·Excellent communication cross-department coordination skills.
·Sharp risk awareness problem-solving ability.
·Willingness to travel fwork as required.
·Team-oriented mindset ability to work under pressure.

Detailed Responsibilities:
1. Legal Operations & Risk Management
• Strategy Implementation: Execute global legal strategy support China business objectives, focusing on practical implementation rather than strategy development.
• Risk Identification: Conduct legal risk assessments fChina operations, with emphasis on new product launches trade secret protection, escalating strategic decisions to senimanagement.
• Coordination: Serve as a key liaison between Headquarters Legal China business teams, ensuring effective communication implementation of legal guidance.
2. Intellectual Property & Trade Secrets Protection
• IP Plan Execution: Implement IP protection strategies in China, focusing on patent applications (leveraging subordinates specialized expertise) alongside trade secret protection fcore technologies.
• Protection Systems: Maintain enhance trade secret protection systems, including policy implementation, training delivery, monitoring compliance.
• IP Portfolio Support: Work with the SeniIP Counsel to support patent trademark portfolio management in China.
• Anti-Counterfeiting Operations: Oversee the SeniIP Counsel in executing anti-counterfeiting rights protection activities. 25%
3. R&D & Product Launch Support
• Contract Management: Lead negotiation drafting of R&D agreements technology licenses with supervision as needed.
• Launch Support: Provide operational legal support fnew bioscience products, including advertising compliance review, labeling requirements, managing potential product liability issues under relevant regulations.
• Regulatory Compliance: Research ensure compliance with product-related regulations in agriculture, environmental protection, biosafety.
4. Compliance & Incident Management
• Compliance Monitoring: Monitcompliance in anti-monopoly, anti-bribery, data security, environmental protection, labareas.
• Compliance Training: Develop deliver regular compliance training programs to business teams, fostering a strong culture of compliance throughout theganization.
• Incident Response: Lead the legal teams response to product quality incidents, managing related litigation investigations with senioversight.
• Governance Support: Handle routine corporate governance matters fChina entities.
5. Contract Management & Daily Support
• Contract Administration: Manage standard contracts review routine business agreements.
• Legal Advisory: Provide daily legal advice to business teams, with the Legal Assistant handling basic contract reviews.
6. Team Supervision & Development
• Team Coordination: Supervise two direct reports, leveraging the SeniIP Counsels expertise while providing guidance development opportunities.
• Training Support: Coordinate legal training fbusiness teams.
• Budget Administration: Assist in managing legal department budget external counsel costs.
Qualifications
• Education: Masters degree in Law; must hold PRC Legal Professional Qualification Certificate.
• Experience:
o 5-7 years of legal experience, with 2-3 years in a management team lead capacity.
o Required experience in agriculture, chemical, related industries with understanding of the regulatory environment.
o Experience supporting product launches managing IP matters preferred.
o Demonstrated potential fgrowth with interest in developing strategic capabilities.
• Core Competencies:
o Strong Operational Capability: Focus on effective implementation execution.
o IP Management Skills: Ability to work with IP specialists manage protection programs.
o Collaborative Communication: Good bilingual communication skills fworking with US China teams.
o Team Supervision: Basic management skills with willingness to develop leadership capabilities.
o Adaptability: Ability to work effectively in a changing business environment.
• Language: Native Chinese; professional working proficiency in English.