Associate, General Council Office at Ernst and Young

Role

• Serve as a front‑line counsel driving medium‑to‑high complexity commercial contracting, regulatory compliance, governance, and risk management; and lead process improvements that elevate service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, assess and manage regulatory risks across all operations.
• Lead drafting/negotiation of agreements involving EY and own end-to-end contract lifecycles.
• Proffering advice and guidance on a wide range of corporate, commercial and regulatory matters.
• Manage litigation and pre‑contentious issues, evidence preservation, and coordinate external counsel; track exposures and settlement strategy in alignment with risk appetite.
• Partner with client serving teams to embed regulatory considerations into decision-making and execution.
• Carry out additional duties assigned from time to time.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Education: LL. B and B.L mandatory; postgraduate law or business degree (LL.M/MBA) is a plus.
• Licensure: Compliance, corporate governance and/or data protection certification is a plus.
• Experience: 4–6 years with demonstrable responsibility for handling complex commercial contracts and regulatory implementation. A mix of top‑tier law firm and in‑house experience is preferred

Technical Skills

• Expert‑level commercial drafting and negotiation.
• Strong command of privacy/data protection, corporate governance, competition/ consumer, employment, and compliance program design.
• Comfort with cross‑border issues and proficiency with tech and data‑driven reporting.

Behavioral Competencies

• Business partnering and collaboration with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Clear, confident written and verbal communication.
• Sound judgment under time pressure and pragmatic risk‑balancing.
• High ethical standards and professionalism.