Legal Manager
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About the Role
Century Financial seeks an experienced Senior Legal Manager to provide expert legal guidance across all organizational functions.
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Responsibilities
- Provide legal advice and support to the General Counsel, senior management, and staff on a wide range of legal and regulatory matters
- Lead initiatives for the digital transformation of the Legal Department, including the use of AI, automation, and technology solutions
- Review, draft, negotiate, and approve agreements, marketing, advertising, and promotional materials, and other legal documents
- Develop and oversee internal policies on customer agreements, terms of service, risk disclosures, and other client facing legal documentation
- Manage regulatory filings, submissions, licensing requirements, and relationships with regulators across relevant jurisdictions
- Develop and implement broader legal risk management policies and procedures
- Conduct legal research and provide updates on changes in laws, regulations, and their impact on the business
- Manage and oversee litigation and dispute resolution processes
- Collaborate with external legal counsel when necessary
- Deliver legal training and promote a culture of compliance across teams
- Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders to align legal strategies with business objectives
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) required; LLM or equivalent legal qualifications preferred
- Licensed to practice law in the relevant jurisdiction
- Minimum 3 4 years of senior in house legal experience in corporate law, regulatory compliance, contract law, commercial law, and corporate governance
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, and legal research skills
- Extensive experience managing legal risk, leading projects, and providing clear, practical advice to non legal stakeholders
- Demonstrated expertise in reviewing marketing, advertising, and promotional materials to ensure legal compliance
- Proven ability to manage complex litigation, dispute resolution, and regulatory interactions
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem solving abilities
- A forward looking mindset with the ability to drive legal department transformation through technology, automation, and AI enabled solutions
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Role Overview
- We are seeking an experienced Senior Legal Manager with strong business acumen, reporting to the General Counsel, to provide expert legal guidance across all organizational functions.
- You will advise senior management, ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, review contracts and marketing materials, and manage legal and regulatory risks.
- You will oversee key legal projects, support corporate governance, shape internal policies, oversee regulatory filings, and manage disputes.
- You will also play a key role in driving the transformation of the Legal Department by leveraging technology, including AI tools and solutions.
Job Description
- Provide legal advice and support to the General Counsel, senior management, and staff on a wide range of legal and regulatory matters.
- Lead initiatives for the digital transformation of the Legal Department, including the use of AI, automation, and technology solutions to improve processes and outcomes.
- Review, draft, negotiate, and approve agreements, marketing, advertising, and promotional materials, and other legal documents to minimize risk and ensure legal and regulatory compliance.
- Develop and oversee internal policies on customer agreements, terms of service, risk disclosures, and other client facing legal documentation, ensuring compliance with CMA and other regulatory requirements.
- Manage regulatory filings, submissions, licensing requirements, and relationships with regulators across relevant jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with local, regional, and international legal and regulatory frameworks.
- Develop and implement broader legal risk management policies and procedures to support the business’s compliance and governance framework.
- Conduct legal research and provide updates on changes in laws, regulations, and their impact on the business.
- Manage and oversee litigation and dispute resolution processes.
- Collaborate with external legal counsel when necessary.
- Deliver legal training and promote a culture of compliance across teams.
- Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders (e.g. compliance, risk, business units) to align legal strategies with business objectives.
Job Requirement
- Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) required; LLM or equivalent legal qualifications preferred.
- Licensed to practice law in the relevant jurisdiction.
- Minimum 3 4 years of senior in house legal experience in corporate law, regulatory compliance, contract law, commercial law, and corporate governance, with strong knowledge of applicable regulatory frameworks.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, and legal research skills.
- Extensive experience managing legal risk, leading projects, and providing clear, practical advice to non legal stakeholders in dynamic, cross functional environments.
- Demonstrated expertise in reviewing marketing, advertising, and promotional materials to ensure legal compliance.
- Proven ability to manage complex litigation, dispute resolution, and regulatory interactions.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem solving abilities.
- A forward looking mindset with the ability to drive legal department transformation through technology, automation, and AI enabled solutions.
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