Group Function - Litigation & Disputes Counsel

NetEase

About the Company： NetEase, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTES and HKEX: 9999) is a global powerhouse in the Internet and online game industry, with a market capitalization of $80+ billion and more than 25,000 employees worldwide. The NetEase group encompasses a range of innovative businesses centered around content creation, including: NetEase Games, one of the largest and most renowned game developers worldwide by size, revenue and game offerings. Over the years, NetEase Games has focused on developing high quality content and providing the best experience for gamers around the world; * Youdao (NYSE: DAO), a majority-controlled subsidiary of NetEase, Inc. and China’s leading technology-focused intelligent learning company; * Cloud Music (HKEX: 9899), a majority-controlled subsidiary of NetEase, Inc. and China’s leading online music content community; * Yanxuan, NetEase’s private label consumer lifestyle brand; and * Other innovative businesses, including, among others, an online payment platform and to-B AI technology solutions provider. About this Role: We are seeking a mid-level Group Privacy Legal Counsel with 4–8 years of experience to join our legal team. You will manage global privacy compliance, mitigate data risks, and support cross-functional teams on privacy-by-design initiatives, reporting to NetEase’s Head of Privacy & Data Protection. You will also support cybersecurity risk management and compliance with emerging AI regulations and related matters. This position is part of the Group International Legal department which oversees legal matters for the NetEase group (ex-China) and coordinates with the legal teams within each division of the group. Responsibilities Include: * Compliance Management: Maintain and update global privacy policies, notices, and internal frameworks for our global business units, including online games, music streaming, e-commerce, e-sports, intelligent learning, and others. * Product Counseling: Work with product and engineering teams to implement privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default and responsible AI principles into product lifecycles. * Risk Assessments: Provide legal guidance on cross-border data transfers and data localization requirements and conduct, review, and document Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs). * Contract Management: Draft, negotiate, and review Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) as well as the data privacy-related provisions in a wide range of commercial agreements with third parties, including IP licensing and software co-development agreements. * Incident Response: Investigate potential data/cybersecurity incidents and manage regulatory notification obligations. * Employee Training: Design and deliver privacy and AI awareness training across global offices. * Regulatory Monitoring: Track emerging privacy and AI laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, EU AI Act, EU Digital Services Act, local regulations) and update frameworks. * Outside Counsel: Collaborate and coordinate with outside counsel across various jurisdictions. * Other: Take on other relevant duties as assigned and commensurate with your ability.   Requirements: * Qualification: Qualified lawyer in the U.S., Hong Kong, Singapore, UK and/or Canada. * Experience: 4 to 8 years of legal practice focused on privacy and data protection, cybersecurity and emerging technologies. * Industry Background: Mix of major law firm training and in-house corporate experience preferred. * Tech Literacy: Understanding of data flows and mapping, cloud computing, and modern IT architecture, and familiarity or interest in the interactive entertainment industry in general. * Languages: Fluency in English and Mandarin Chinese. * Location:  Preferably Hong Kong or Singapore. Preferred Skills & Certifications: * Certifications: CIPP/E, CIPP/US, or CIPM designations are highly desirable. * Self-starter: Demonstrates high self-initiative and can work with teams to drive projects to pragmatic solutions. * Communication: Ability to translate complex legal requirements into actionable business advice. * Dynamic Work Environment: Growth mindset that can thrive in a dynamic, cross-border environment, while working effectively across different disciplines, cultures, and time zones. Fair Employment Practices At NetEase, we are committed to fair employment practices. We welcome applications from all individuals, irrespective of age, gender, race, religion, marital status and family responsibilities, or disability.

NetEase

About the Company: NetEase, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTES and HKEX: 9999) is a global powerhouse in the Internet and video game industry, with a market capitalization of $70+ billion and more than 25,000 employees worldwide. The NetEase group encompasses a range of innovative businesses centered around content creation, including: * NetEase Games, one of the largest and most renowned game developers worldwide by size, revenue and game offerings. Over the years, NetEase Games has focused on developing high quality content and providing the best experience for gamers around the world; * Youdao (NYSE: DAO), a majority-controlled subsidiary of NetEase, Inc. and China’s leading technology-focused intelligent learning company; * Cloud Music (HKEX: 9899), a majority-controlled subsidiary of NetEase, Inc. and China’s leading online music content community; * Yanxuan, NetEase’s private label consumer lifestyle brand; and * Other innovative businesses, including, among others, an online payment platform and to-B technology solutions. About this Role: This is your chance to have a critical impact at a dynamic gaming company in the midst of an exciting globalization journey. You'll be joining the Group International Legal Department which oversees legal matters for the NetEase group and coordinates with the legal teams within each division of the group. We are looking for a talented Group Transactional and Commercial Counsel.  In this leadership role, you will be advising on a dynamic range of M&A, investments and divestments across multiple jurisdictions, and technology, media and telecom and general commercial matters at the highest international standards, including licensing, outsourcing, software technology development and professional services agreements, innovative FinTech projects, regulatory matters and cross-border technology transfers. This position will report to the General Counsel of NetEase, Inc.  NetEase operates in multiple countries globally, and this role is primarily responsible for: Corporate Transactions * Lead deal execution on a wide range of corporate transactions, including structuring, drafting, and negotiating transaction documents for acquisitions, disposals, minority investments, fund investments, financing transactions and joint ventures across multiple jurisdictions. * Assess and advise senior stakeholders on legal, regulatory, and commercial risks relating to corporate transactions. * Navigate regulatory approvals including antitrust, foreign investment clearances, and securities law requirements across multiple jurisdictions. * Work with legal team to provide end-to-end transaction support, including structuring, due diligence, drafting, negotiation, and completion. * Coordinate closely with internal business teams (e.g., senior management of business units and the NetEase group, business development, finance, tax, etc.) on all aspects of transactions. * Provide legal support on post-transaction monitoring and corporate governance matters. Commercial Contract Management & TMT Advisory * Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of TMT and other commercial agreements for the NetEase group and individual business units across multiple jurisdictions. * Provide thought leadership regarding the legal and regulatory aspects of projects involving cutting-edge technologies such as Web3, blockchain, AI, tokenization, online payment systems, AI, etc. * Advise on TMT related policies and procedures, including terms of use and custody and trust arrangements. * Keep up-to-date with the most recent technology legal and business developments and continue to develop relevant knowledge within the sectors in which the NetEase group operates. * Support NetEase group's corporate functions (finance, tax, procurement, IT, corporate secretarial, corporate M&A/ JV, global investments, HR, treasury and others), including daily contract reviews, in-house advisory and commercial disputes. * Establish contract standards and templates to streamline the review process for everyday commercial agreements across business units. Core Competencies * Lead and mentor a high-performing team of legal counsel, fostering a collaborative, business-oriented legal culture, and work closely with other legal specialists within the NetEase group. * Provide training to the wider legal & internal control functions, business partners and executive leadership. * Select, manage and coordinate external counsel and advisors across different jurisdictions to ensure high-quality, cost-effective representation. * Ability to bridge international deals using high-level Mandarin and English language skills to review and negotiate bilingual transaction and commercial documents. Qualifications: * Admitted and licensed attorney in U.S., Hong Kong, Singapore or another major common-law jurisdiction with 8+ years relevant post-qualification experience working in well-regarded law firms and/or in-house legal teams; in-house experience preferred. * Ability to lead, manage and motivate team members located in multiple jurisdictions. * Self-starter and able to navigate various stakeholders/ businesses operating in different sectors and jurisdictions. * Excellent transactional training. * Expertise with TMT laws, regulations and industry best practices across different regions, including an understanding of emerging trends such as in the areas of FinTech/blockchain, money transmission, AI, online game regulation and digital infrastructure. * Strong drafting, negotiating and problem-solving skills and the ability to manage complex issues and deal structures. * Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the flexibility and cultural sensitivity to bring different perspectives together and work through competing priorities. * Demonstrated leadership abilities, including the ability to influence and drive change within the organization. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make informed decisions in complex situations. * Experienced in managing outside counsel. * Comfortable working with a geographically dispersed team. * High-level proficiency in Mandarin Chinese and English is a must. * Preferred Location: Hong Kong, Singapore or another Asia-Pacific hub; U.S., Canada or other locations considered for exceptional candidates.  Fair Employment Practices At NetEase, we are committed to fair employment practices. We welcome applications from all individuals, irrespective of age, gender, race, religion, marital status and family responsibilities, or disability.

Legora AB

About Us Legora is on a mission: to redefine how legal work gets done. From the very start we have been very clear about the fact that we are not building a solution for lawyers, we are building it with them, because it is the only way to make sure it gets done the right way; working side-by-side every step of the way. Our AI-native workspace empowers legal professionals not just to work faster - but to ask better questions, unlock new insights. Every day, we push the boundaries of legal tech to make complex processes smarter, faster, and more human. From thousands of documents analysed in minutes to intelligent workflows designed in collaboration with leading practices, we’re turning possibility into reality. Today we are trusted by global firms like Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Bird & Bird and Linklaters in over 40 countries, but we have no plans on stopping here. We ship fast, we iterate effectively, and we scale rapidly - not by accident, but by design. When you join Legora, you become part of a team that believes "good enough" isn’t good enough and that the way to win is together, by empowering lawyers to do their best work with technology that truly understands them. If you’re excited by building from first principles, working with exceptional people, and accelerating change in a high-stakes, high-impact domain—then this is the moment and the place. We’re not just shaping the future of legal tech — we’re defining it. Ready to join us in building the intelligent future of law? What you’ll be doing Let's get the tricky part out of the way: this role doesn't fit neatly into a traditional box. It's part legal ops, part product specialist, part solutions architect, and part client whisperer. If you enjoy roles that stay static, this probably isn't it. Your mission is to help our clients, some of the most prestigious law firms in the world, get the absolute most out of our platform. Some of what you'll be up to: Acting as a thought partner to law firm partners, associates, and innovation teams - building trusted relationships, addressing tricky pain points, and identifying high-value opportunities for them to scale their use of Legora across practice groups. Working together with Go To Market and Customer Success in taking full ownership of firm relationships - from running pilots with key practice areas, to onboarding new associates and partners, and ultimately guiding full-firm adoption across global law firms. Be the voice of law firm users inside Legora - sharing insights from M&A teams, litigation departments, and other practice groups that directly inform product development, roadmap priorities, and strategic direction. Delivering clear, confident product demos and training that bring the power of our platform to life - whether you're presenting to a single practice group or rolling out firm-wide. Documenting best practices from leading firms, contribute to the development of scalable playbooks, and help shape how we grow this function globally. Confidently helping law firms navigate one of the biggest shifts in how legal services are delivered - from evaluating the ROI and competitive advantage of AI to clearly mapping how AI will impact different practice areas, from corporate to disputes. What you bring You come from the world of Big Law; but you've never been content with how things have always been done. You may have trained and practised at a top-tier law firm, experiencing first-hand the pressures of billable hours, client demands, and operational inefficiencies. Perhaps you've moved into legal innovation, knowledge management, or legal tech within a firm. Maybe you've even left private practice to disrupt the status quo through a legal tech company, or ventures of your own. Either way, you know how law firms think, work, and (sometimes) struggle and you're ready to help them level up with technology. You'll thrive in this role if you: Have a background in law, with experience at a top-tier law firm - ideally across multiple practice areas or with exposure to firm-wide initiatives. Are tech-curious and product-savvy. Not necessarily a coder, but passionate about navigating technical conversations, especially around things like generative AI, technology implementation, innovation and productivity. Communicate clearly and confidently with diverse stakeholders, from senior partners to graduate trainees, and from lawyers to engineers. I.e. translating across disciplines is second nature to you. Bring structure to ambiguity and energy to complexity; and enjoy being the calm, credible presence in a fast-moving environment. Understand how to evaluate and improve existing processes as a direct result of new and emerging technologies - whether that's streamlining due diligence, contract review, or legal research. Are proactive, self-directed, and comfortable juggling multiple firm relationships at once. Care deeply about quality, but don't get stuck in perfectionism - you get things done, and you make them better over time. Understand the commercial realities of law firm life: billing pressures, client expectations, competitive positioning, and the delicate balance between innovation and risk management. A few more things We're a fast-growing company with bold ambitions, so you'll be joining at a time when things are moving quickly - in the best possible way. You'll have a lot of autonomy, a lot of responsibility, and the chance to genuinely shape how this function evolves. Everyone here has a founder-mentality. If that sounds exciting rather than terrifying, we'd love to hear from you. Legora is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Legora, we believe great teams are built on diversity of thought and experience. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive, high-performance culture where everyone can do their best work. We welcome people of all backgrounds and don’t discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.