Business Unit

The S1 Legal & Administration Line functions as the backbone support system for corporate security, legal affairs, government affairs, administrative affairs, procurement, infrastructure, and corporate social responsibility.

What the Role Entails

About Tencent
Tencent is focused on bringing high-quality and engaging internet services and entertainment to its users. Tencent is among the top ten publicly traded companies by market value. Tencent is the largest gaming company in the world, partnering with developers such as Riot Games, Nintendo, Nexon, EA, Supercell, and Activision. Tencent’s diversified services include WeChat / QQ, Tencent Cloud, Tencent Games, Tencent Video and Tencent Pictures.

About Tencent Legal
Tencent’s in-house legal department is on the forefront of the intersection between law and technology and has helped shape internet law. Tencent Legal has been awarded the Most Innovative Asia-Pacific In-House Legal Team by the Financial Times and In-House Team of the Year by China Law & Practice. Many of its lawyers have worked and studied in the US and abroad.

General Description

As a Legal Counsel at Tencent you will be a key member of a growing team of in-house attorneys advising Tencent’s international business, marketing, and operations teams as they interact with companies around the world. You will have a ground level opportunity to support one of the largest internet companies in the world in areas such as gaming, cloud computing, media, technology, and general compliance work.

Responsibilities

• Advise Tencent’s game business teams in Korea on legal and business issues. Support game operational legal matters in Korea.
• Negotiate, draft, and review IP licensing agreements, service agreements, advertising agreements and other general commercial agreements with Korean local partners and vendors.
• Ensure compliance with Korean, US, European, and other international laws and regulations.
• Support Tencent’s invested game studios in Korea.
• Cooperate with other Tencent attorneys based in Asia, Europe and the US.
• Manage outside counsels.

Who We Look For

Requirements

• Education: Juris Doctor or LLM.
• Strong transactional and technology licensing experience.
• Years of Experience: 5+ years’ work experience in a law firm or in-house legal department.
• Bar: Admitted to relevant bar.
• Working Language: Korean and English (Mandarin Chinese preferred).

Preferred

• Technical background (Computer Science or EE).
• Gaming, and/or entertainment law experience.
• Privacy law experience

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent

As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.