Legal Counsel

at  COGNOSPHERE PTE LTD

Who Are We?
At HoYoverse, we are committed to creating immersive virtual world experiences for players around the world. In addition to game products such as Genshin Impact, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Honkai: Star Rail, HoYoverse also launched the dynamic desktop software N0va Desktop, the community product HoYoLAB, and created a variety of products such as animations, comics, music, novels, and merchandise around our original creative concept.
Adhering to our mission of Tech Otakus Save the World, we have always been committed to technology research and development, exploring cutting-edge technologies, and have accumulated leading technical capabilities in cartoon rendering, artificial intelligence, cloud gaming technology, and other fields.
HoYoverse is actively engaged in globalization, with offices in Singapore, Montreal, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, and other areas.
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What You Will Do:

• Provide support to the company’s legal team and business in Singapore, in particular in the areas of human resource management, cross-border procurement and online games-related compliance research
• Provide advice and structuring transactions, assessing legal risks & minimise the risk of potential disputes
• Monitor changes and developments in the legal and regulatory environment across the globe in relation to the development, publishing and distribution of games
• Coverage of standard legal matters such as negotiating, drafting, and reviewing contracts and commercial agreements, researching local laws and regulations, and managing of external legal counsel where needed
• Perform general corporate and legal housekeeping tasks
• Support Legal Counsel (Global) to manage game-related compliance issues and other international projects

What We Are Looking For:

• Graduate of a recognised law school either in Singapore or any other common law jurisdiction and admitted as a member of the legal profession in Singapore
• 3 – 5 years of related experience in the gaming and/or tech industry, preferably a multinational corporation or a law firm with an international practice
• Familiarity with employment laws and cross-border commercial transactions will be a plus
• Strong background in contract law, drafting and negotiation
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in the English language, proficiency in basic conversational Mandarin (spoken and written) preferred in order to communicate with key business partners
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively and is able to communicate complex information in an accessible way
• The following, while not requirements, will be a plus to have:
• Strong interest in games

We are an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds are key to bringing our concepts to life. If you’re looking to play a key role in creating the best immersive virtual world experience for our users, we invite you to join our team

• Provide support to the company’s legal team and business in Singapore, in particular in the areas of human resource management, cross-border procurement and online games-related compliance research
• Provide advice and structuring transactions, assessing legal risks & minimise the risk of potential disputes
• Monitor changes and developments in the legal and regulatory environment across the globe in relation to the development, publishing and distribution of games
• Coverage of standard legal matters such as negotiating, drafting, and reviewing contracts and commercial agreements, researching local laws and regulations, and managing of external legal counsel where needed
• Perform general corporate and legal housekeeping tasks
• Support Legal Counsel (Global) to manage game-related compliance issues and other international project