Manager, Legal

Company Description

PUBLICIS RE:SOURCES is an established and dynamic Shared Services Organization that provides Finance, Accounting, Payroll and IT Services to companies within the Publicis Groupe. Publicis Groupe, based in France, is the third largest communication group worldwide. The Groupe owns three of the top global advertising networks: Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi and Publicis. With PUBLICIS RE:SOURCES, you will have the opportunities to work with these interesting and creative media and advertising agencies and chart your career path with us. To support our expanding service offering, we are seeking candidates who are ambitious, high caliber and dynamic to join our team.

Job Description

Key responsibilities:

• Advise the Publicis Groupe’s APAC agencies on all commercial legal aspects of their business, including conducting legal clearance, negotiating marketing services contracts, media planning and buying agreements, as well as other service offerings, including digital advertising and, content and performance marketing;
• Review, draft, revise and negotiate services agreements and other commercial contracts (such as Master Service Agreements, Statements of Work, Licences) for both clients and vendors;
• Coordinate, manage and draft legal response to new clients’ pitch proposals; review non-disclosure and other new business agreements;
• Support the agencies in relation to disputes and litigation resolution and provide internal reports;
• Support in the coordination and management of multi-market service agreements, and related local addenda;
• Advise on contract and regulatory compliance matters, including data privacy, advertising clearance and compliance, licensing and other IP matters;
• Support in developing legal precedents and best practices;
• Keep up to date and ensure awareness of current issues affecting the creative and media industries and their implications on client contract negotiations;
• Flexibility and willingness to take on work from across the Groupe and other business areas of the Publicis Groupe to ensure that the Re:Sources Legal team can manage the overall workload efficiently and that all members of the legal team have an understanding of the business as a whole;

• Assist in training agencies as well as members of the legal team on commercial legal considerations in the creative, media and digital agency space and related approaches.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Qualified Advocate & Solicitor (or equivalent) with solid experience, ideally with at least 7 years’ post qualification experience in an in-house or law firm environment.

Knowledge / Experience

• Experience of advertising clearance;
• Good knowledge of commercial contract and IP law;
• Experience of a wide range of commercial contracts;
• Good knowledge of and experience of employment law issues;
• Previous legal experience of creative related matters.

Skills (including technology)

• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills;
• Strong ability to assess risk, work under pressure and prioritise related issues;
• Demonstration of a pragmatic and commercial approach to legal challenges;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with an ability to articulate legal risks and challenges in a succinct, understandable and commercial way;
• Strong research skills;
• Comfortable using and advising on technology.

 Attributes/behaviours

• Flexible, collaborative and strong team working skills, with willingness to take on a variety of work and support colleagues when needed;
• Ability to remain resilient, vigilant and calm in a demanding environment;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• Curious, with the desire and ability to grow and build expertise;
• Strategic thinker who understands the value of the broader context, as well as the immediate legal challenges.