Legal Counsel

Church’s is a luxury shoemaker of rich innovation and traditional excellence, anchored in an exceptional heritage of English craftsmanship. Established in Northampton in 1873, the brand’s expertise quickly earned recognition from its modest beginnings – from a small workshop in Northampton to global expansion. Its patronage was bestowed by HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1965. In 1999, the luxury house was acquired by Prada Group, a paradigm of artisanal excellence in its own right and the ideal ally to help the shoemaker take its brand to the next chapter. Reinventing the English roots and championing timeless craftsmanship and traditions: Church’s long-established innovation and authenticity remains paramount with unique designs across shoes and accessories for men and for women.

JOB PURPOSE

The incumbent is responsible to manage and direct all legal activities in Korea, ensuring the company business practices, policies and dealings confirm with ethical standards and regulatory requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide practical, timely and effective legal support to Prada Korea and work as a valued and trusted business partner, giving effective advice that helps to achieve business goals while anticipating and managing legal risks. 
• Collaborating with Prada HQs and external counsels to provide legal analysis and advice to Prada Korea business on various day-to-day operation, commercial initiatives, business expansion, marketing campaigns.   
• Being a primary contact point for any other legal matters and further spot the issues and engage relevant stakeholders from local and global to enable business growth and goals.  
• Draft, review, negotiate and manage a wide variety of corporate and commercial agreements, terms and conditions, statement, or other legal documents of Prada Korea. 
• Manage the local legal review and negotiation of ambassador and marketing agreements transferred from HQ, coordinating with HQ Legal, business teams and counterparties. 
• Review construction contracts in coordination with EHS and project teams, including relevant responsibilities, risk allocation and contract templates in support of local safety and health governance. 
• Support the Cheongdam flagship and other major store projects on contractual and legal issues arising throughout project execution, working closely with project managers and HQ. 
• Review, revise and/or draft employment contracts, staff policies, non-disclosure agreements, non-compete agreements and other agreements and collaborate with HR in managing employee disputes, separations and other critical people issues. 
• Champion the Prada Group’s Code of Ethics; participate in third party due diligence; undertake business conduct investigations; implement compliance protocols. 
• Develop, maintain and update various bilingual template of contracts or other legal documents for daily business operation needs to continue explore opportunities of efficiency.  
• Actively up-to date, manage and share with related parties to enhance internal legal knowledge of Prada Korea’s management team and advising on updating internal policies/procedures, related templates/quick guides/documents.  
• Monitor and provide guidance regarding applicable new and developing rules and regulations, assessing and advising on other legal risks affecting on Prada Korea business 
• Support counterfeit enforcement, requests from investigative authorities, and privacy or information security related regulatory responses in coordination with relevant teams. 
• Prepare and review board and shareholder meeting materials, resolutions, minutes and related corporate records. 
• Develop, localize and tailor training materials and conduct the trainings for internal business partners on relevant skills and areas of law 
• Collaborate closely with the office of the Group General Counsel, and to provide support and assist on projects, initiatives, and matters. Manage legal budget and relationship with external law firms.
• Assist in and provide other ad-hoc support as assigned.
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KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Bachelor degree and above in law, preferably Korea-qualified and Korea Bar qualification and/or local law expert is preferred.

5-8 years relevant Korea-based experience, ideally from working in both top-tier law firms and multi-national corporations (retail industry experience is a plus).

Strong understanding in legal issues impacting retail, real property leasing, data privacy, marketing requirements, commercial contracts, international contracts, intellectual property right/trademark, corporate affairs, local employment and labor.

Strong communicator and influencer, capable of interacting and leading change with business partners.

Ability to work independently but also collaboratively with hands-on and positive attitude.

Fluent in written and verbal communication skills in both Korean and English. 

Joining our Company means working in a creative and international environment, with teams of people motivated by curiosity and the quest for excellence. The engine of our success is the importance and value that we place on the talent and passion of our people leading to their own professional growth.
Prada Group promotes an inclusive work environment, ensuring equal opportunities for all candidates, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, or other personal characteristics. We believe that diversity is a value and we are committed to build a fair and respectful workplace for all.