Title:  Associate Advisor - Legal Affirs

Job Description

OVERVIEW

Job Title

Associate Legal Advisor

Job Code

744857

Grade

I1

Group

-

Division

Legal, Risk & Governance

Department

Legal Affairs

Unit

Government Products Legal Affairs

ROLE PURPOSE

The aim is to state the overall significance of the job from the organization’s perspective.

The role exists to support the delivery of legal services for government products and related business activities by conducting legal research, preparing initial legal drafts, and assisting with contract reviews and business requests. The role contributes to timely legal support, early identification of legal requirements, and accurate documentation under the supervision of senior legal colleagues, while coordinating supporting inputs for litigation and investigations handled by the responsible legal unit.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & ACTIVITIES

This section describes the principal outputs required from the job.

Key Accountabilities

Key Activities

1. Legal Research & Advisory Support

• Conduct assigned legal research on laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to government products and related business activities.
• Gather facts and supporting documents and prepare initial legal summaries and draft responses for senior review.
• Identify questions requiring legal interpretation and refer them to the supervising adviser with relevant research and evidence.

2. Contract Drafting & Review Support

• Prepare initial drafts of routine agreements, amendments, and legal correspondence using approved templates and guidance.
• Perform preliminary reviews of contractual documents for completeness, consistency, and alignment with approved provisions.
• Highlight non-standard terms and potential legal issues for senior review, and maintain records of comments and revisions.

3. Product & Project Legal Readiness

• Collect information on planned products and projects to assist senior advisers in identifying legal requirements at an early stage.
• Prepare initial checklists of required legal inputs, documents, and approvals based on reviewed guidance.
• Track outstanding legal prerequisites and flag matters that may affect product or project readiness.

4. Business Stakeholder Coordination

• Collect legal support requirements from assigned business stakeholders and clarify the information needed to process requests.
• Participate in assigned business meetings, document legal action items, and follow up on agreed inputs under supervision.
• Maintain request trackers and communicate reviewed status updates and expected response timelines to relevant stakeholders.

5. Contract Implementation & Issue Support

• Assist in identifying relevant contractual provisions when business teams raise implementation or performance questions.
• Prepare factual summaries and initial drafts relating to contractual changes, renewals, or notices for senior review.
• Track assigned contractual issues and refer potential legal risks or unresolved matters to the responsible adviser.

6. Litigation & Investigation Coordination Support

• Collect contracts, correspondence, and factual records requested by the legal unit responsible for litigation and investigations.
• Prepare document indexes and factual chronologies under senior guidance to support referral of relevant matters.
• Follow up on assigned information requests and maintain records of submissions and coordination with the responsible legal unit.

7. Legal Awareness & Knowledge Support

• Assist in preparing legal awareness materials addressing recurring issues relevant to government products and business activities.
• Document reviewed legal guidance and contribute to updates of approved templates and research resources.
• Summarize relevant legal developments for review by senior colleagues and support the communication of approved guidance.

8. Legal Service Quality & Records

• Maintain organized legal files, document versions, and review records in designated repositories.
• Monitor assigned request deadlines, identify missing inputs, and escalate delays to support timely service delivery.
• Prepare status summaries and suggest practical improvements to legal request handling, checklists, and documentation.

9. Policies, Processes & Procedures

• Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
• Comply with all relevant safety, quality, and environmental management policies, procedures, and controls to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.

10. Information Security

• Comply with all relevant information security practices and standards to ensure data integrity and confidentiality.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Academic and professional qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law or a related legal discipline.

Years and Nature of Experience

• 0–2 years of relevant experience in legal research, contract drafting and review, corporate legal support, or related legal work. Fresh graduates are eligible.