Legal Advisor Commercial (China)

Main Mission focus on Commercial and Corporate Matters

• Main Missions

  • Legal Resources and Commercial Documentation: monitors reviews implements and maintains business-related legal resources and documents; contributes to growing the internal contracts and legal documents database across all service lines with specific application to the China market and PRC regulatory environment:

    • Main services: EOR Recruitment Payroll

    • Ad hoc services: Mobility Company Incorporation etc.

    • And also partner relationships: ICP CPA and other vendors

  • Sales Support T&Cs Redlining and Negotiation: supports Sales in redlining and negotiating T&Cs across all service levels including focus on providing legal input calibrated to Chinese counterparty expectations and negotiation dynamics

  • Intermediary China and Overseas Law Firm Partners: supports intermediary discussions between the China team and in-country overseas law firm partners; ensures accurate and effective transmission of legal instructions and feedback across jurisdictions and languages

  • Cross-Border Internal Collaboration: supports teammates and applicable vendors and law firms based overseas on China-related commercial and legal matters; bridges regulatory linguistic cultural and operational gaps

  • Cross-Team Support Partners and Vendors T&Cs: Reviews partners and vendors business T&Cs at cross-team level with attention to China-specific risk exposure

• Day-to-Day Responsibilities

  • Commercial Documents Preparation and Revision: prepares reviews and revises commercial-related documents (T&Cs DPA etc.) applicable to China-facing transactions; flags conflicts and risks

  • Clients and Partners Collaboration: collaborates with Sales and Infrastructure teams; participates in meetings (video and face-to-face) to support trusted relationships with clients consultants and partners

  • Legal Documents and Knowledge Base Review and Improvement: participate in the review and improvement of legal documents including online T&Cs and internal knowledge base (Q&A FAQ how-to etc.)

  • Training and Guidance: prepares and organize training modules and guidance memos on a range of legal topics

  • Legislative and Regulatory Monitoring: conducts research and monitors local changes in applicable laws and regulations; foresees potential risks; communicates and implements relevant legal documents accordingly

• What Is Expected

  • Autonomous Legal Judgment: provides expertise and practical advice on China commercial matters; escalates where appropriate; navigates dual-system complexity (PRC law requirements alongside non-PRC governing law in commercial agreements)

  • Legal Expertise Practical Advice: strong decision-making and organizational skills across multiple jurisdictions with great attention to details and discipline and with ability to provide expertise and practical advice including on contractual interpretation and negotiation strategy

  • Proactive Risk Management: proactively counsels with anticipation to quickly adapt approaches to manage risks and mitigate issues before they arise

  • Cross-Border and Cross-Functional Collaboration: collaborates with cross-functional teams using communication skills and legal expertise to resolve issues; bridges legal linguistic and cultural differences between the China team clients and partners and overseas teammates law firm partners and clients

  • Collaboration with stakeholders: strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams with ability to engage in a collaborative advisory capacity using communication skills and legal expertise

  • PRC Law Expertise: demonstrates working knowledge of PRC Labor Contract Law; familiarity with PIPL conciliation and arbitration mechanisms in China and EOR industry regulation is an asset