Paralegal

Allow us to introduce ourselves.

At dss+, we are not just your average operations consulting firm; we are implementers and change makers. Our passion lies in engaging organisations to craft resilient and sustainable business, guiding them through transformational changes in safety, risk and resilience and through their energy transition. We take the complex world of risk and sustainability and translate it into actionable roadmaps that work with our clients business. We implement, working side-by-side with our clients to deliver real, tangible results.

dss+ services fall into three core areas—operational risk management, operational excellence and sustainability—each bolstered by learning, development and culture change solutions and digital technologies. Teams around the globe work with clients in metals and mining, chemicals, oil and gas, power and utilities, agriculture, food and beverage, industrial and manufacturing, and private equity.

We pride ourselves in combining industry experts and on the ground experience with strong people-centric change management capabilities. This creates the perfect blend to support our clients from intent to impact, enabling them to protect what they care for, transform their organisation, and sustain the changes required to make their vision a reality, in a practical actionable way.

Responsibilities:

Support the Regional Legal for the APAC businesses (ANZ, Singapore, China, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, India).

Duties:

• Corporate governance, compliance, company secretarial matters. Ensure compliance with corporate authorities and internal company policies & processes. Identify potential compliance risks, including the impact of regulatory changes, the consequences of non-compliance. Manage compliance reporting for the APAC companies.

• Create, modify, update and implement company policies in line with regulatory requirements and global company standards.

• Design and implement training programs for employee and company compliance.

• Design control systems to address cases of violation of internal business policies.

• Contract review and contract management (sales contracts, vendor agreements, NDAs, tender documents).

• Prepare/update templates, monitor and safe-keep contracts and corporate governance documents.

• Data fill of reports to submit to stakeholders.

• Ensures customer, vendor KYCs and checks, reporting, record-keeping, internal control, and compliance management.

Qualifications, Key Skills

Successful candidate must have:

• Law degree or similar qualifications or qualified to practice law.

• Attention to detail, highly organized, able to work independently.

• Strong legal analytical, risk identification and problem-solving skills.

• Strong written and oral communication skills required.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel; Proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics 365 a plus.

• Able to work in fast-paced environment and independently prioritize competing deadlines.

• Good collaboration skills, responsive and able to work within a team. Good attitude to learning.

• Highest ethical standards.

• Experience in corporate secretarial, corporate governance & compliance work is a plus.

• Prior working experience as in-house legal support or in law firm is a plus.