We are a reputable, long-established and full-service international law firm in Bangkok with a world-wide network. We offer an opportunity for a person possessing the following qualifications the position of:
Associate - Litigation
Responsibilities:
- Attend to Court hearings. Act as the lead litigator in a case especially in commercial, real estate and intellectual property disputes;
- Prepare and review legal documents and factual evidence for the hearings;
- Conduct legal research and prepare opinions, negotiate claims in and out of court and prepare compromise agreements; Manage litigation cases either as a lead litigator or supporting litigator;
- Work and attend to the above under the supervision of the senior litigator or the Firm’s Partners;
- Able to work upcountry when required;
- Prepare monthly reports on the status of the cases and liaise with the clients;
- Attend to supporting works or paralegal works such as requesting to review the court files, making relevant copies from the court files, submitting the prepared documents to the court, etc.; and
- Support any other things as requested or assigned by the senior litigator.
Qualifications:
- Age 28 years or over;
- Thai Nationality;
- Bachelor/Master Degree in Law (overseas education or training will be an advantage);
- At least 5 years work experience related to Dispute Resolution;
- Possession of a lawyer’s license is a must;
- Admission as an ordinary member of the Thai Bar Association is an advantage;
- Good command of speaking and written English is a must;
- Able to work under pressure;
- Able to work upcountry when required; and
- Have good personality and positive attitude.
Business Development
Responsibilities:
- Prepare competitive analysis, client research projects, conducting market research to identify new business development opportunities;
- Creating and implementing strategies and identifying new markets to enter;
- Assist with the development of practice materials and the creation of customized pitch materials and PowerPoint presentations;
- Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with clients, business partners, other law firms in the network via email, phone and in-person; act as first reception point for call-in or walk-in clients when a partner is not available to handle;
- Coordinating, arranging client events and able to work with the firm’s worldwide networks and foreign clients, attend seminars meetings, webinar, appointments, conferences, writing and distributing agendas, proposals, cost estimates and briefing documents for internal and external meetings; (Coordinates logistic for business development events);
- Assisting with the preparation of presentations and pitches for prospective clients;
- Creating and maintaining client databases and update’s master client mailing list;
- Tracking submitted proposals and providing feedback to management;
- Providing effective administrative support in business development; Maintains the practice group’s website, blogs and webinar work with the lawyers, draft legal articles with the lawyers to update on any new and amendment to the laws and regulations;
- Assist in preparing documents and applications for award submissions (e.g. Legal 500).
Qualifications:
- Age 30++ years
- Thai Nationality
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Marketing, IT and/or related field (if with Law degree is a plus)
- Experience at least 2 – 4 years in business development and/or public relations especially for a law firm or consulting firm.
- Excellent in spoken and written English (with Chinese is a plus)
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic self-starter with a can-do attitude
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong networking and social skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook and Photoshop (with IT expertise is a plus)
Intern/Trainee
Responsibilities:
We are looking for a dynamic, energetic intern/trainee who is eager to learn about our firm by assisting various departments. You will be working closely with our team on various tasks assigned by supervisors.
You will have a chance to work with multiple departments such as: Corporate M&A, Immigration, Tax, Land, Intellectual Property or Marketing.
- Fulfill tasks set out by supervisors from various departments
- Perform research upon supervisor’s request
- Review various documents
- Update various data (e.g. social media)
- Ensure that all tasks are completed accurately and timely
Qualifications:
- Third/Fourth year student or recent graduate
- Good academic record
- Preferably law, natural/applied science, computer science, engineering student/graduate
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and current technology
- Ability to multitask
- Eager to learn and work with various departments in the firm
- Good command of English
Job Benefits
Interested candidate is invited to send the following:
- English cover letter
- Detailed resume
- Academic transcript
- Recent photo
Legal Assistant
Responsibilities:
- Prepare applications for Ministry of Commerce, Revenue Department, Board of Investment and etc. along with registered or submitted applications.
- Draft legal opinion and advice to clients.
- Identify and analyze laws, regulations and legal issues related to assigned matters; develop alternative solutions and assist in their implementation.Coordinate with our internal staff and the competent authorities;
- Other duties as assigned; work assignment may include other special projects or other areas of law.
Qualifications:
- Thai national, age 23++ years
- Bachelor Degree in Law or any fields (Law would be an advantage)
- Experience 0-2 years in the corporate law practice
- Proficient in spoken and written English
- Computer skills: Microsoft Office, internet
- Pleasant personality and able to interact well with people; service-minded
- Able to travel (self-driven car will be an advantage)
- Able to work under pressure
Patent Specialist/Technician
Responsibilities:
- Drafting patent specification for international patent application and/or Thai patent application
- Proofreading patent specification and conducting patent search
- Maintaining and managing client’s patent portfolio
- Overseeing the prosecution of patents for both local and international clients.
Qualifications:
- Age 25 – 30 years
- Master Degree in Science, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology
- Experience 1 – 3 years
- Good command of spoken and written English
Senior Associate
Responsibilities:
- Draft, review, revise various types of agreements as per client’s instruction and provide comments or propose amendments thereto.
- Render written legal opinion and advice to clients.
- Draft, review and act as a key negotiator in complex M&A, JV and other international commercial transactions.
- Identify and analyze laws, regulations and legal issues related to assigned matters; develop alternative solutions and assist in their implementation.
- Provide legal and logistical support to partners and other team members.
- Other duties as assigned; work assignment may include other special projects or other areas of laws.
Qualifications:
- Age 35 ++ years
- Thai Nationality
- Bachelor/Master Degree in Law (overseas education or training will be an advantage)
- Experience at least 7 years in the corporate and general law practice
- Proficient in spoken and written English (highly required)
- Able to work under pressure with many projects at the same time and with time
We offer an attractive compensation, benefits package to the successful candidates; interested persons are invited to send their application letter with a detailed resume, one recent photo and expected remuneration to Khun Nuttawalee Siang-arom, e-mail: law@ilct.co.th