Job Description:
Key responsibilities
Provide strategic legal advice to dentsu China's brands, service lines and centralised functions.
Draft and negotiate commercial contracts with advertising clients and vendors.
Provide data privacy advice in relation to existing and new products and services and interactions with regulators.
Prepare and deliver training on data privacy and other Legal & Compliance topics to both non-legally qualified and legally-qualified colleagues.
Implement best practice in compliance, contracts management, intellectual property and data privacy.
Provide legal advice in other areas as required, including litigation and dispute resolution, companies law and corporate governance.
Person specification
PRC-qualified lawyer.
A minimum of 4 years’ post-qualification experience.
In-depth experience and knowledge of key legal principles relating to data privacy, contracts, intellectual property rights, company law and litigation.
Experience in drafting, negotiating and advising on commercial agreements.
Knowledge of corporate governance.
Experience of dealing directly with executive-level stakeholders and a demonstrated ability to build relationships.
Ability to manage competing priorities within a diverse workload.
Collaborative attitude essential to working in a small, well-coordinated team.
Advertising, media or technology industry experience would be a plus, but is not a pre-requisite.
Candidates with either law firm or in-house experience are equally welcome.
Location:
Shanghai - Haisu PlazaBrand:
DentsuTime Type:
Full timeContract Type:
Fixed Term Contract （固定期限）Skills Required
- PRC-qualified lawyer
- At least 4 years of post-qualification legal experience
- In-depth knowledge of data privacy, commercial contracts, intellectual property rights, company law, and litigation
- Experience drafting, negotiating, and advising on commercial agreements
- Knowledge of corporate governance
- Experience working directly with executive-level stakeholders and building relationships
- Ability to manage competing priorities across a diverse workload
- Collaborative approach in a small, coordinated legal team
- Advertising, media, or technology industry experience
- Law firm or in-house legal experience
dentsu Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about dentsu and has not been reviewed or approved by dentsu.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave at full pay and caregiver supports (including backup care) are emphasized as standout elements. Feedback suggests family-oriented benefits are a strong part of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or unlimited PTO, extensive paid holidays, and a year-end office closure are established components. Feedback suggests time-off policies are generous and add meaningful flexibility.
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Retirement Support — A large, established 401(k) plan with employer matching is clearly documented. Feedback suggests retirement benefits feel competitive and straightforward.
dentsu Insights
What We Do
We are dentsu. We team together to help brands predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy. We know people better than anyone else and we use those insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity. We are the network designed for what’s next
