Legal Advisor

Job Description

Title: Legal Advisor

Company Name: A reputed Garments Accessories Company

Vacancy: --

Age: At least 35 years

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• 2 to 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Garments, Garments Accessories

• Bachelor of Law (LLB)
• Master of Law (LLM)

• 2 to 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Garments, Garments Accessories

• Age At least 35 years

• 2–5 years of relevant experience in garments/accessories, manufacturing, or corporate legal roles.

• Strong knowledge of Bangladesh labor and corporate laws.

• Experience in handling compliance and factory-related legal issues.

• Provide legal advice on labor laws, factory laws, environmental regulations, and corporate compliance.

• Draft, review, and vet contracts, agreements, MOUs, NDAs, and supplier/customer agreements.

• Should have strong screening and fine checking capacity to scrutinize land ownership documents from CS, SA, RS and city records for land purchase of the company.

• Ensure compliance with Bangladesh Labor Act, Factories Act and buyer compliance requirements.

• Handle legal issues related to workers, trade unions, termination, disciplinary actions, and employee disputes.

• Coordinate with government authorities such as Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE), Ministry of Labour, and other regulatory bodies.

• Manage litigation matters, legal notices, court cases, and liaison with external lawyers.

• Advise management on legal risks, claims, penalties, and preventive measures.

• Maintain proper legal records, licenses, permits, and statutory documentation.

• Support HR and compliance teams on legal matters related to labor relations and workplace safety.

• Manage the cases filed on behalf of or against the company

• Check, verify and provide opinion on all kinds of land related vetting (title deed, Baya Deed, Khatians, Dags, DCRs of CS, SA, RS, BS and Commissioning etc.

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts including land agreements, vendor contracts, project contracts, partnership/joint-venture agreement, service contracts, lease agreements, sales/purchase agreements, etc.

• Conduct legal due diligence for land purchases, projects, and new business ventures.

• Handle dispute resolution, legal due diligence, compliance with local laws/regulations, corporate litigation and liaise with external legal counsel when necessary.

• Salary Review: Yearly
• Festival Bonus: 2

• Other facility as per company policy