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Legal Assistant Manager Jobs in Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand at JAC Recruitment
Title: Legal Assistant Manager
Company: JAC Recruitment
Location: Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand
The Legal Assistant Manager role plays a key part in overseeing legal, compliance, and corporate governance matters across the organisation’s ASEAN operations. Based onsite around MRT Phetchaburi, Bangkok, the position provides regional legal guidance, manages legal risks, and contributes to strengthening the organisation’s legal and compliance framework.
Responsibilities
- Oversee and manage legal activities, compliance, and corporate governance functions across ASEAN regional operations
- Provide legal advice and support to group companies across ASEAN, including Thailand and overseas operations
- Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts and legal documents
- Develop, implement, and maintain compliance and corporate governance frameworks
- Monitor changes in laws and regulations and communicate relevant updates across the organisation
- Deliver legal, compliance, and corporate governance training to internal stakeholders
- Manage legal risks, disputes, and related resolution processes
- Oversee compliance with Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act
- Coordinate legal matters across ASEAN operations, including liaison with headquarters and external legal counsel
- Support the preparation of internal regulations, policies, and procedures as required
- Assist with new business initiatives and company establishment projects as required
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Law
- More than 6 years of in-house corporate legal experience
- Strong knowledge of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code, contract law, and compliance practices
- Business-level written and spoken English communication skills
- Strong interest in handling regional legal matters across ASEAN operations
- Experience providing legal support to manufacturing or industrial business operations will be an advantage
- Familiarity with Factory Law, Company Law, Board of Investment regulations, the Foreign Business Act, the Personal Data Protection Act, and other relevant regulations
- Experience conducting legal, compliance, or corporate governance training programmes
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel
- Ability to work effectively across different cultures
- Ability to commute to the workplace around MRT Phetchaburi, Bangkok
About the company
A company in the chemical and materials sector that forms part of a Japan-headquartered multinational organisation. Its regional headquarters in Thailand supports group companies across ASEAN through regional management, business coordination, and corporate support functions.
