Legal Counsel

Insights is a Learning and Development company which aims to change the world through the power of self-awareness.

Our core purpose is to create a world where people truly understand themselves and others and are inspired to make a positive difference in everything they do. Like any brilliant team we’re made up of different people. A career at Insights is about welcoming people for who they are, and supporting their journey towards whoever they want to become.

Across the globe our products help people see themselves and others in a new light, to spark stronger connections in our workspaces and beyond. It all starts within. We're always making sense of ourselves - evolving as we move through life. Discovering our own minds means we're committed to constantly expanding them. And we want to shout about it. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it. That's what makes the magic of Insights. We work in a space where everybody belongs, where you can be unapologetically you.

This is a great opportunity to join a full service in-house legal team who has a physical presence in 18 countries and activity in over 100 countries. We’re a purpose driven company where there are lots of cross-jurisdictional project work, strategy implementation and opportunities to develop collaboration and influencing skills. You’ll be given the autonomy to get on with BAU matters which includes commercial contracts, data protection and intellectual property.

We are continually developing the organisation to meet the evolving needs of our international customers. To support this growth, we need an experienced Legal Counsel located in Singapore to cover the APAC region to help us in a fast-moving multilingual business environment.

Reporting to the General Counsel, the role will form part of a global in-house Legal & Risk Team headquartered in Dundee, UK, serving all of Insights’ offices around the world.

Day to day you’ll

• Support our implementation of legal tech solutions to automate our global processes and ensure the team is working as efficiently as possible
• Lead, review and conclude contract negotiations to finalise terms and conditions in a timely and pragmatic manner
• Identify common trends and themes and ensure these are shared among the legal and risk team to create continuity and consistency of advice and improvements to process
• Support and champion effective preservation of intellectual property as an asset
• Spot potential issues across the organisation and make recommendations to resolve them, consulting with Senior Legal Counsel, Head of Legal & Risk or other peers
• Be a trusted advisor to the business, providing guidance, solutions and support to colleagues, (across jurisdictions) managing and protecting our IP assets and ensuring legal compliance
• Participate in cross functional teams as a legal and risk representative, keeping the wider legal team appraised on progress
• Champion policies and actively implement processes to support smooth transactions

• You'll have 2-5 years PQE
• Foundation in commercial law, data protection, intellectual property, governance and risk
• Great skills in building and maintaining client relationships
• The instinct to dig deep into the needs and interests of clients to generate ideas and solutions to problems.
• Ability to quickly grasp key issues and understand their strategic importance as a context for project coordination
• Strong focus on the customer experience and always prepared to ‘go the extra mile' in delivering service on time and to the highest standards
• A proactive approach to problem identification and solution
• Ability to negotiate and provide general commercial legal advice in English is mandatory

Everyone is welcome at Insights. We’re dedicated to creating a space where you belong — that means accepting you for who you are now and supporting you on your journey towards whoever you want to become.

Our colourful solutions help people see themselves and others in a new light and we love encouraging our diverse global community to experience the transformational power of Insights Discovery. Through listening and learning, we will continue to foster the connections that matter to build a more inclusive culture.

It is in our nature to nurture. We have developed an organisation which puts care for our people, inclusion, belonging and wellbeing at the heart of our approach. We’re strengthened by a community where we work together to co-create a culture that celebrates difference and welcomes everybody.

We love learning. We want to be better tomorrow than we are today and we’re up for the journey. Unapologetically human, undoubtedly individual. Colourful to our core.

Read more about inclusivity at Insights via the vacancy page on our website: https://www.insights.com/inclusively-insights/