South Korea Job Openings
Novo Nordisk
Legal Counsel
October 17, 2024
Legal Counsel
Category: Business Support & Administration
Location:Seoul, Seoul, KR
Are you looking for a career where you can use your legal and compliance expertise to manage a dynamic and high-performing group of people? Novo Nordisk Korea has opened a role for a Legal Counsel. If this is you, continue reading and apply today!
About the department
Novo Nordisk South Korea is a dynamic affiliate in a high growth phase, with a strong purpose to bring life-changing products to people living with Diabetes, Obesity and other serious chronic diseases. Recently certified in APAC as a Great Place to Work, we pride ourselves on continually striving for the best performance to meet our purpose, and to live the Novo Nordisk Way, which includes an absolute commitment to Business Ethics, Compliance and Quality. This position will report to the Head of Legal, Compliance and Quality, who manages 5 direct reports in L&C team in addition to Quality team. The Legal & Compliance team is part of Legal, Compliance, Quality (LCQ) department.
Novo Nordisk South Korea is a dynamic affiliate in a high growth phase, with a strong purpose to bring life-changing products to people living with Diabetes, Obesity and other serious chronic diseases. Recently certified in APAC as a Great Place to Work, we pride ourselves on continually striving for the best performance to meet our purpose, and to live the Novo Nordisk Way, which includes an absolute commitment to Business Ethics, Compliance and Quality. This position will report to the Head of Legal, Compliance and Quality, who manages 5 direct reports in L&C team in addition to Quality team. The Legal & Compliance team is part of Legal, Compliance, Quality (LCQ) department.
The position
The person in this position will assume the responsibility for supporting effectiveness in decision-making and hence, adding value across Novo Nordisk Korea (NNPK) by providing proactive and operational advice and solutions. The person is in charge of preventing the potential risk and post handling all disputes, including suits and claims from the business partners. Additionally, the person is responsible for establishing simple, efficient and aligned legal structure, systems and processes for value adding trend identification and risk management. Last but not least, the person is responsible for establishing Business ethics (BE)-based mindset in decisions and ingraining in the company culture. This position is a permanent position.
As the Legal Counsel, your key accountabilities include:
Contracts Review
- Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and amending NN template Contracts.
- Careful management regarding TPR high risk scoring contracts.
- To ensure adherence to the Contract Management Procedure in NNPK, if necessary in collaboration with law firm.
- Development of standard templates with L&C team.
Legal Advice
- Day to day legal advice to Lo Bs, review and provide legal guidance regarding to all business activities where necessary to identify and mitigate non-compliance with local laws.
- Supporting effectiveness in decision-making and hence, adding value across NNPK by providing proactive and operational advice and solutions.
Dispute and Claim
- Prevention and handling of dispute from competitors, customers and business partners.
- Post strategic handling of all arisen Litigation, suit, injunction and collaboration with outside counsels.
- Review any potential legal/product liability issues against local regulation.
- Meeting with other teams which are involved with such disputes, discuss on ways to mitigate this, prevent such issues in the future.
Government Investigation
- Handling and Support legal issues from government authorities (e.g. KFTC, KFDA, MOWH, Prosecution investigation or other government inquiries).
Global Alignment
- Handling and Support legal requests from HQ, IO and APAC.
Others
- Managing issues regarding General Meeting of Shareholders.
- Ensure legal training is offered to all NNPK employees and ensure all mandatory training and test are taken.
- All activities related to protection of reputation of NNPK.
- Follow up on amendment or creation of laws or new precedent court decisions, share with relevant departments in NNPK and apply to or reflect in NNPK system or policies.
- Managing, communicating with local law firms, including managing the legal costs.
Qualifications
- Korea licensed lawyer (Member of Korea Bar Association) is highly preferred.
- Korean language fluency as well as English communication skills are required
- Experience in law for 2+ years are required.
- Strong understanding and expertise in regulations and laws.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with supportive, persuasive, passionate and energetic mindset.
- Self-motivated and capable of proactively driving the legal and compliance agenda.
Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.
Contact
Upload your CV to our online career page (click on Apply and follow the instructions).
Contact
Upload your CV to our online career page (click on Apply and follow the instructions).
Internal candidates are requested to inform their Line Manager when applying.
Deadline
Until the completion of recruitment. Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Deadline
Until the completion of recruitment. Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
At Novo Nordisk, we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.
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