Associate Senior Legal Counsel

About the role

Join the JAPAC Legal team, which leads all aspects of legal support for Adobe across the Asia Pacific region — spanning Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, India, Korea, Japan, and the Greater China area including Hong Kong and Taiwan. We are a highly collaborative team, and our mission is to play a key role in driving regional growth while giving our business partners the best possible experience working with Legal. The Associate Senior Legal Counsel will be based in Seoul, Korea, reporting to the Director & Associate General Counsel in Singapore.

What you'll do

• Review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of contracts related to commercial dealings, including enterprise software and cloud licensing agreements, partner agreements, and consulting agreements.
• Serve as the primary legal partner to Sales teams in Korea, providing timely, practical, and results-focused guidance to advance deals and close transactions using ethical and sound business practices.
• Review and advise on marketing activities in the region, including promotions and contests, and ensure marketing activities follow local fair trade and consumer protection laws.
• Support Korea anti-piracy enforcement and license compliance programs in market.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments in Korea relevant to Adobe's business, including data protection, AI regulation, digital markets, and software/technology policy, and provide timely internal briefings to the Legal and business teams.
• Track enforcement trends and regulatory guidance from key Korean agencies (including the PIPC, KFTC, and MSIT) and work closely with internal functions to assess implications for Adobe's products, agreements, and business practices.
• Liaise with industry associations and peer counsel networks to stay current on emerging policy developments affecting the technology sector in Korea.
• Manage matters handled by outside counsel, collaborating with corporate litigation counsel to coordinate any disputes or litigation arising in Korea.
• Provide local legal support as needed on human resources and compliance matters, including working with regional employment and compliance counsel in implementing policies and processes, ensuring compliance with local employment laws, and assisting with managing employment disputes or investigations that may arise.
• Support the procurement organization on vendor and supplier contracting.
• Provide training and guidance to Sales, marketing, and other relevant teams on Adobe's corporate policies and legal processes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams on global and regional legal initiatives and process improvement projects.
• Perform other legal duties as reasonably required.

Requirements

• Qualification as an attorney-at-law in Korea preferred, with approximately 8 - 9 years of post-qualification experience. Otherwise, qualification as an attorney in the US, England, Australia, or a similar jurisdiction is required.
• Close to 8 to 9 years of experience as legal counsel in Korea.
• Native written and oral proficiency in Korean, and excellent written and oral proficiency in English.
• Demonstrated experience handling complex commercial and technology licensing matters independently, with strong judgment on when to raise highly complex issues with significant potential risk.
• Advanced knowledge of Korean laws, policies and industry trends, with a clear understanding of Adobe's current and future technologies, strategies, and competitors.
• Strong legal drafting and negotiation skills in English and Korean, with both attention to detail and a firm grasp of the big picture.

Preferred qualifications

• Work history spanning both private practice in a reputable law firm and an in-house legal team at a large multinational company is strongly preferred.
• Experience in or proficiency with AI, privacy and litigation is highly desirable. Otherwise, demonstrate a keen interest and drive to develop in these areas.

Benefits

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