Labour and Employment Lawyer – Bangkok
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Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
SCL Nishimura has a strong and experienced Employment and Labour practice group in Thailand. We have developed in-depth expertise in the field from a legislative perspective and have extensive experience in both advisory and litigation work.
We are seeking a motivated lawyer with experience in Labour and Employment law. Furthermore experience with visa and work permit applications personal data protection law and HR due diligence/compliance/health check is also preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
- Researching and providing legal advice on various employment-related issues such as termination of employment; restrictive covenants; relocation of places of business; benefit plans; change of incentive schemes and other agreements relating to conditions of employment; changes of post interpretation of wages; outsourcing of employment; overtime and retirement; mergers and acquisitions and restructuring; conflicts within the workplace; provision of comprehensive advice in connection with Social Security law the Labour Protection law the Provident Fund law the Labour Relations law the Civil and Commercial Code pertaining to the hire of services the Workmens Compensation law and the Establishment of and Procedures for Labour Court law and other areas as may be required from time to time;
- Drafting reviewing and advising on employment agreements work rules internal announcements internal and global policies secondment agreements notices of termination resignation letters letters of release and other employment-related documents;
- HR due diligence;
- HR compliance/health check;
- Drafting reviewing and advising on legal documents required for data protection law compliance in the workplace;
- Advising on visa and work permit applications;
- Assisting the litigation team in litigating labour cases (both labour authority and court cases); and
- Performing other tasks as assigned by partners or senior lawyers that may include tasks related to other corporate and commercial laws.
Qualifications:
- LL.B. in Thailand with good knowledge of law required
- Possess a lawyers license
- A minimum of 1-2 years experience as an employment lawyer
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to handle cases independently with minimum supervision as well as work in a team
- Highly analytical with strong attention to detail
- Good command of written and spoken English
If you are interested in this position please submit an application letter and complete resume along with a recent photograph and a transcript using the *Apply* button.
Please note that all documents submitted will be reviewed carefully and that only select candidates will be invited for further assessment the details of which will be provided at the time an invitation is extended.
Please also note that submitted documents will not be returned.
Key Skills
- Time Management
- Microsoft Office
- Communication skills
- Computer Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Banking
- Legal Research
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Underwriting
- Phone Etiquette
About Company
Nishimura & Asahi is an international comprehensive law firm that provides excellent legal services in the business law area and other legal areas that are complicated and require high levels of expertise.
