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At Metro Pacific Tollways - South Management Corporation, the expert legal team is a driving force behind our continued success. We’re in search of an experienced paralegal to join this team and help maintain our standard of excellence. The paralegal will have an immediate and lasting impact on our operations, guiding us toward positive outcomes with comprehensive legal research, document creation, and database maintenance. The ideal candidate will have working knowledge of current legislation and regulatory guidelines, and knowledge/experience in both litigation and corporate law. MPT South is proud to offer comprehensive, highly specialized services to clients, which begins with paralegal attention to the letter of the law.

Objectives of this role

• Provide high-quality support to the Company's legal staff in administrative, regulatory, and legal matters, and assist other paralegals, legal secretaries, compliance personnel, and attorneys to meet departmental needs
• Locate, evaluate, and compile relevant resources and data for current and future legal motions
• Prepare legal documents, including briefs, motions, affidavits, and contracts
• Assist in preparing legal arguments by conducting extensive research, including most-current rulings
• Investigate public records, previous cases, and legal precedents to prepare materials for litigation and corporate hearings
• Organize and maintain accurate, up-to-date databases for current and past legal motions

Responsibilities

• Assist managing attorneys with a range of assignments, including regulatory matters, negotiation and drafting of contracts, marketing issues, and policy reformation and rescission issues
• Draft and retain legal correspondence, including case-specific reports, appendices and exhibits, arrangements for special staffing needs, and tracking documents
• Develop legal arguments through extensive research and close collaboration with managing attorneys, executives, managers, and staff to obtain all pertinent information and case materials
• Research and investigate facts of cases; identify relevant laws, judicial decisions, legal articles, and other materials; and report changes in regulations, guidelines, and laws to appropriate parties
• Draft, revise, and finalize filings, and assist with submission to appropriate entities
• Develop/update seminar modules on outsourcing, labour relations, and regulatory updates

Required skills and qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in legal management, political science, or other allied courses or completed units in law
• With at least 2 years of work experience with law firms or legal departments or private companies or with exposure to legal-related concerns, legal research, and legal writing
• Proven ability to handle multiple concurrent responsibilities in a highly dynamic environment
• Strong ability to work efficiently and effectively with time-sensitive materials
• Excellent judgment and demonstrated discretion in handling confidential information
• Ability to maintain organized files and database
• Proficiency with Office 365 applications

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferably graduate from the top schools
• Those residing near the office location are preferred but not required.

Work Location: Imus, Cavite

Working Arrangement: on-site, Mon-Fri, 7 am to 4 pm. Note that the company offers free shuttle service going to and from the work location.