Legal Counsel- APAC

Legal Counsel APAC  

THE COMPANY

Monks is a global powerhouse connecting the dots across Marketing and Technology services. Inspired by the connectivity and flexibility of technology APIs, Monks’ single-P&L model offers brands seamless access to a nearly 8,000-strong team of digital talent organised across 61 talent hubs in 32 countries. With us, you'll find a diverse group of colleagues with different backgrounds and perspectives. We believe everyone has something of value to offer, and that sustaining a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace begins with fostering an environment where people can be themselves, authentically, every day. We want to build something with the potential to change the heart of our industry, and we’d love to include your unique perspective. But it's not all work! Everyone at Monks knows how to have a good time, and everyone contributes to the positive energy of our culture.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Monks is looking for an autonomous, strategic, and flexible Legal Counsel who will thrive in a high-pressure, high-stakes creative environment. This role will handle deal negotiations for a broad range of creative production projects across Asia-Pacific, clearance of international marketing campaigns, provide practical and business-focused guidance and support to internal business stakeholders as well as working collaboratively alongside our other regional legal teams. 

This position will be performed in our New Delhi NCT office, which is located right in the heart of Noida Film City.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Draft, negotiate, and review a variety of legal documents and contracts that bolster our creative production teams in taking on bigger and bolder projects. Your primary focus will be MSAs, Statements of Work, RfPs, NDAs, and third-party agreements.
• Work with clients and internal teams to negotiate commercial terms to align with company policies and objectives.
• Provide legal support and advice on compliance and clearance matters for projects and campaigns across APAC.
• Work collaboratively with the APAC legal team to create, update and roll out contract policies and commercial/legal strategies to support the business.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure correct implementation of all legal guidelines and other policies.
• Collaborate with functional counterparts to manage data, privacy and other matters.  
• Collaborate with legal counterparts in other regions to provide guidance and support to the global legal team.  
• Create, maintain, and update internal contract templates to reflect changes in the company’s business and the legal landscape. 
• Stay current on relevant industry, commercial, IP, privacy, data, employment, and other laws, regulations, and developments to adapt our commercial processes accordingly.
• Help manage our legal administration to keep our day-to-day legal practices up-to-date.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS 

• 5-7+ years experience working as an in-house counsel or private practice in relevant practice areas.
• Qualified lawyer in good standing admitted to practice in a qualified jurisdiction.
• Ideally, you have hands-on experience with advertising, technology, content and digital media, contract and commercial law, and copyright matters. Experience in AI is a plus! 

TRAITS

• You have excellent communication skills and are fluent in English (written and verbal). Other languages are a plus!
• You are culturally aware and adaptable to working with colleagues across APAC.
• You have strong negotiating skills and are experienced in drafting commercial contracts.
• You can provide practical and business-focused guidance and support to internal business stakeholders. 
• You have excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• You have a good eye for detail, as well as an ability to understand the bigger picture.
• You’re flexible and eager to take on tasks in new areas of law.
• You like working as part of a team but can also work independently with minimal supervision.
• You’re proactive, strategic, and results-oriented; able to work on tight deadlines without sacrificing accuracy.
• You’re a self-starter with a strong work ethic.

About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us. 

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