Associate Legal Counsel

Associate Legal Counsel

Southeast Asia & Greater China | Singapore

About the Team

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, 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 Opportunity

The Legal Counsel Associate will be based in Singapore, reporting to the Director & Associate General Counsel in Singapore. In this role, you will provide legal support primarily for the Southeast Asia and Greater China regions, with opportunities to cross-support other Asia Pacific markets.

You will be a trusted legal partner to Sales teams in region—helping to structure and close deals by applying sound legal judgment and practical, results-focused advice. This includes reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial agreements, such as enterprise licensing transactions, partner agreements, and consulting engagements.

What You Will Do

• Review, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements including enterprise software and cloud licensing agreements, partner contracts, and consulting agreements.
• Act as a Legal partner to Sales and other business teams in Southeast Asia and Greater China, providing timely, practical guidance to advance deals and business objectives.
• Support anti-piracy efforts and license compliance programs in region.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments across Southeast Asia and Greater China, and ensure that Adobe's agreements and business practices remain compliant and current.
• Support the procurement organization on vendor and supplier contracting.
• Contribute to global and regional legal initiatives and process improvement projects, collaborating cross-functionally with Legal, Sales, Finance, and other teams.
• Perform other legal duties as reasonably required.

What You Need to Succeed

• Bachelor of Law or equivalent degree.
• Qualified to practise law in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, or other relevant Asia Pacific jurisdictions.
• Approximately 3–5 years of post-qualification experience in a law firm or in-house legal team.
• Experience or proficiency in technology licensing contracts, AI, intellectual property law, and privacy is a plus. Otherwise, demonstrate a keen interest and drive to develop in these areas.

Skills and Attributes

• Lives our Values and operates with the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, and integrity.
• Curious and eager to grow. Embraces a continuous learning mindset—proactively keeps pace with developments in technology law, AI, and the evolving legal landscape. Open to coaching and feedback, and driven to develop as a lawyer.
• Genuine great teammate. Collaborative by nature, with great interpersonal and communication skills. Thrives working in a close-knit, supportive team and in a global, multicultural environment.
• Strong business partner. Builds strong partnerships with business collaborators. Translates legal complexity into clear, actionable advice and earns credibility as a practical, solutions-focused partner.
• Able to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks, turning around quality work under deadlines.
• Strong legal drafting and negotiation skills in English, with close attention to detail.
• Comfortable using technology, including AI tools, to work efficiently.

Language Capabilities

Excellent written and oral English skills are required. Proficiency in Mandarin Chinese or a Southeast Asian language (e.g. Bahasa Indonesia/Malaysia, Thai) is a distinct advantage given the regions supported.

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours. 

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