Act as Avvoka's country manager in Manila, translating our culture into local values and ways of working that the team owns.
Build a strong, cohesive local team culture across engineering and document automation specialists.
Interpret client drafts and precedent documents, making expert judgements on clause-level logic, optional provisions, and variable content, then produce clear, structured markup in the department's standard format.
Shape questionnaire structure and questions so they make sense for end users, and flag ambiguities in client drafts before markup reaches Template Developers.
Join client calls to walk through source documents and clarify requirements, acting as a credible legal peer to their legal teams.
Act as the reference point for markup interpretation for the QA and Template Developer teams, and maintain markup for templates already in production.
Support our in-house lawyer on people topics as they arise.
Support our in-house lawyer on commercial contract matters as they arise.

A qualified lawyer with real experience drafting or reviewing legal documents, and strong knowledge of at least one practice area (corporate, real estate, employment, finance, or commercial contracts).
The ability to interpret complex legal provisions and translate them into structured, logic-driven annotations, with high attention to detail.
A natural culture-builder who can take a set of values and make them real in a new location.
The range to operate at multiple altitudes, and confidence leading structured client calls with legal professionals.
Comfort with ambiguity and a genuine appetite for a broad, generalist remit.
Exposure to US and/or UK legal practice (bonus points).
Experience with document automation platforms (e.g. Avvoka, HotDocs, Contract Express) or familiarity with conditional logic and structured templating (bonus points).
Prior experience leading or setting up a team or office (bonus points).

Country Manager – Lawyer

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