Legal Associate

Company Description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 10 countries, and more than 160 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Job Description

• Provide general legal support to the business operations of the Company, in close collaboration with the global legal team and the business.
• Draft a broad range of customer contracts relevant to the industry and support templates regular reviews.
• Drive standardization and processes optimization.
• Perform analysis on customer contracts for management info and control. 
• Support developing and delivering awareness trainings.
• Maintain documents repository always up-to-date.

Qualifications

• A law degree from a reputable university.
• Member of the Philippine Bar in good standing is a plus.
• Possess at least 2-years post-qualification experience, ideally gained in a reputable law firm and /or as in-house counsel.
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to details.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, including the ability to create, edit, and format documents efficiently.
• Fluent in verbal and written English.
• Experience in software and/or banking industry.

Additional Information

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices. 

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self. 

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way. 

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.

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