Legal Counsel, Legal Department

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Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director of the Legal Department, you will undertake the following responsibilities:

• Provision of timely, practical and commercially-sound legal advice to business units within IPOS to support their projects or work activities, or value-add to their business or policy objectives.
• Provision of advice to the IP registries on IP legislation and practices; assisting with law reform in areas of IP and emerging technologies; and the translation of the policies of the IP Registries or other business units within IPOS into legislation;
• Representation of Singapore for IP issues in international agreements and diplomatic conferences, including formulating policy positions, conduct of negotiations, drafting and rendering of advice; provision of IP legal support and representation to IPOS and other government agencies in an international or regional fora, bilateral exchanges and any bilateral or WTO dispute involving IP elements; and translation of international IP commitments into legislation.
• Provide advice to other government agencies on IP policies and practices.

Requirements

• A recognised law degree.
• Between 2-4 years relevant working experience and called to the Singapore Bar.
• Experience in government or a public agency is preferred.
• Familiarity with the law, policies and practices in at least one key practice area of IP law, such as Patents, Designs or Copyright.
• Analytical, independent and self-motivated.
• Strong communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills.