**The opportunity** The primary functions of the role are (1) to develop and implement legal strategies to protect the companies’ interests and ensure compliance with laws and regulations, (2) to provide timely and reliable legal services to the senior management and business units in a variety of legal topics, (3) to collaborate with management to devise efficient and legally defensible strategies, (4) to effectively and efficiently support the distribution compliance and human resources – employee relations segment, (4) to closely coordinate with external counsels to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness, (5) to manage litigious and regulatory matters, (6) to conduct legal research and stay updated on changes in laws and regulations affecting the insurance industry, (7) to provide guidance and support to other members of the legal team. The position requires a highly qualified lawyer to oversee the legal aspects of the Company to ensure legal compliance and minimize probability of exposure to legal and regulatory risks, among others General Responsibilities + Draft and solidify legal opinions, contracts, and other legal documents + Research and evaluate different risk factors, especially legal and regulatory risks, regarding business decisions and strategies. + Offer proactive advice of possible legal issues. + Communicate and negotiate with external parties, including but not limited to the regulators, external counsels, counterparties, etc. + Deal with simple and complex regulatory and legal matters with different stakeholders. + Release responses to Requests for Legal Assistance (RLA) within turn-around-time (TAT). Communicate and provide answers to legal queries of the business units in a language understood by them. Manage the legal risk exposure of the Company by ensuring compliance with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements. Assist other subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company. Corporate Governance + Assist in drafting and filing of corporate documents, such as board meeting minutes, resolutions, and agreements. + Maintain and update corporate records. Coordinate board and committee meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, and distributing materials. + Assist in preparing reports, presentations and correspondence for internal and external stakeholders. + Monitor and ensure compliance with corporate governance regulations and guidelines. + Manage communication with the members of the board, executives, and external parties, as needed. + Support the Corporate Secretary especially in special projects or initiatives related to corporate governance. Litigation Management + Timely attend to notices, orders, subpoenas, directives from courts, government and regulatory bodies. + Craft and review effective and solid legal strategies and response to any litigation, manage and oversee litigation decisions by the Company. + Manage and keep updated the litigation portfolio/tracker of the Company. Ensure that current statuses of the cases are encoded. + Represent the Company as legal counsel in defense or any action, suit, or legal/regulatory proceedings. + Draft pleadings and other legal documents. + Coordinate with external retained counsel for specific cases to ensure that the interests of the Company are safeguarded. + Report the status of cases attended within seventy-two (72) hours or earlier, as necessary, from the time of the hearing/meeting. + Attend meetings with relevant regulators, judicial and quasi-judicial bodies, as instructed. + Resolve disputes through a collaborative process with the business units to achieve desired outcomes and avoid exposure to litigation risks. Distribution Compliance and Human Resources Support + Provide practical and effective legal support to Human Resources and Distribution Compliance + Review Notices to Explain and Notices of Decision and provide recommendations on the findings and decisions of the Company. + Provide coaching and counseling to Human Resources and/or managers on how to manage labor risks. + Release reviewed and revised Notices to Explain, Recommendation/Findings, and Notices of Decision with agreed TAT. Legal Records Management + Keep an updated and complete record of all legal/litigation documents and proceedings for the Company + Organize, maintain and keep updated the RLA tracker. + Timely and accurately record all RLAs handled in the Legal RLA tracker. Ensure that all legal opinions rendered and contracts reviewed are properly coded, recorded and uploaded in the RLA tracker. + Ensure that background and specific objective/s of the RLAs are timely gathered through internal meetings and thereafter properly documented + Ensure confidentiality of documents maintained and track chain of custody. + Adhere to Company document and retention policy/ies Training and Participation in Value Adding Projects + Complete required training courses/seminars. + Attend and participate in Webinars, trainings, or meetings related to the insurance business, and the legal profession. + Keep up-to-date with the latest regulatory and legal changes. Expense Efficiency + Closely coordinate with external counsel to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness + Reduce the use of paper and support the use of an online system (ie. SharePoint) **How will you create impact?** The Senior Legal Manager assists the Head of Legal and Corporate Secretary in supporting the management and the business units of the Company. The Senior Legal Manager shall act as the Assistant Corporate Secretary to support the Corporate Secretary in all corporate governance and administrative functions. **What motivates you?** + You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit. + You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes. + You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together. + You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters. + You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up. + You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone. **What we are looking for** + College graduate with and Law Degree (Juris Doctor, Bachelor of Laws, or its equivalent) + Bar Passer and Member of the Philippine Bar + Proven experience as a legal counsel in business environment or law firm, or relevant experience in litigation and/or corporate work + Comprehensive knowledge of the legal processes and legal framework of insurance business in the Philippines and other applicable substantive laws, rules and regulations. + Knowledge of corporate law and governance principles. + Ability to work independently and make sound legal decisions. + Above average reading, comprehension, and writing skills + Negotiating skills + Highly developed communication and relationship building skills + Analytical and Logical Thinking + Computer proficiency – Microsoft Work, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Powerpoint **What can we offer you?** + A competitive salary and benefits packages. + A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills. + A focus on growing your career path with us. + Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance. + Professional development and leadership opportunities. **Our commitment to you** + Values-first cultureWe lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together. + Boundless opportunityWe create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career. + Continuous innovationWe invite you to help redefine the future of financial services. + Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and InclusionWe foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives. + Championing Corporate CitizenshipWe build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact. **Tentang Manulife dan John Hancock** Manulife Financial Corporation adalah grup layanan keuangan internasional yang membantu memudahkan keputusan dan membuat hidup lebih baik bagi nasabah. Dengan kantor utama kami di Toronto, Kanada, kami beroperasi sebagai Manulife di seluruh kantor kami di Asia, Kanada, dan Eropa, serta utamanya sebagai John Hancock di Amerika Serikat. Kami menyediakan nasihat keuangan, asuransi, serta solusi manajemen kekayaan dan aset untuk individu, grup, dan lembaga. Pada akhir tahun 2022, kami memiliki lebih dari 40.000 karyawan, lebih dari 116.000 agen, dan ribuan mitra distribusi yang melayani lebih dari 34 juta nasabah. Pada akhir tahun 2022, kami memiliki $1,3 triliun (US$1,0 triliun) dalam aset yang dikelola dan administrasi, termasuk total aset yang diinvestasikan sebesar $0,4 triliun (US$0,3 triliun), dan aset bersih dana terpisah sebesar $0,3 triliun (US$0,3 triliun). Kami terdaftar dengan kode ‘MFC’ di bursa efek Toronto, New York, dan Filipina, serta ‘945’ di bursa efek Hong Kong. **Manulife adalah Perusahaan dengan Kesetaraan Kesempatan Kerja** Di Manulife/John Hancock, kita merayakan keragaman. Kita berusaha menarik, mengembangkan, dan mempertahankan tenaga kerja yang sama beragamnya dengan nasabah yang kita layani dan untuk mengembangkan lingkungan kerja inklusif yang menerima kekuatan budaya dan individu. Kita berkomitmen untuk melaksanakan rekrutmen, retensi, peningkatan, dan kompensasi secara adil, dan kita mengatur semua praktik dan program tanpa adanya diskriminasi. Baik itu diskriminasi karena ras, keturunan, tempat asal, warna kulit, asal etnis, kewarganegaraan, agama atau keyakinan agama, kepercayaan, jenis kelamin (termasuk kehamilan dan kondisi terkait kehamilan), orientasi seksual, karakteristik genetika, status veteran, identitas gender, ekspresi gender, usia, status pernikahan, status keluarga, disabilitas, maupun alasan lain yang dilindungi oleh hukum yang berlaku. Menyediakan akses hubungan kerja yang adil merupakan prioritas utama kita. Seorang perwakilan Human Resources akan bekerja dengan pelamar yang meminta akomodasi yang wajar selama proses lamaran kerja.  Seluruh informasi yang dibagikan selama proses permohonan akomodasi akan disimpan dan digunakan dengan cara yang sesuai dengan hukum dan kebijakan Manulife/John Hancock yang berlaku.  Untuk meminta akomodasi yang wajar selama proses lamaran kerja, silakan hubungi recruitment@manulife.com . **Working Arrangement** Kombinasi