Associate, General Council Office at Ernst and Young

At EY, we are committed to building a better working world – with increased trust and confidence in business, sustainable growth, development of talent in all its forms, and greater collaboration.
We want to build a better working world through our own actions and by engaging with like-minded organizations and individuals. This is our purpose – and why we exist as an organization.
Running through our organization is a strong sense of obligation to serve a number of different stakeholders who count on us to deliver quality and excellence in everything we do.

We want to use our global reach and scale to convene the conversation about the challenges facing economies and the capital markets.

When business works better, the world works better.
Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs of our global organization. They guide our actions and behavior. They influence the way we work with each other – and the way we serve our clients and engage with our communities.

Every day, each one of us makes choices and decisions that directly affect the way we experience each other and the way our clients and wider communities experience us. Our values give us confidence that we are using the same principles to help us make these decisions throughout our global organization.
Our global awards program, Better begins with you, enables our people to recognize and celebrate individuals and teams within our organization who consistently live our values and bring our purpose of building a better working world to life through their everyday behavior, which in turn makes an impact on our clients, people and communities.
This program is an important way in which we are building our shared culture, founded on our strong commitment to our values.Role

Serve as a front‑line counsel driving medium‑to‑high complexity commercial contracting, regulatory compliance, governance, and risk management; and lead process improvements that elevate service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Identify, assess and manage regulatory risks across all operations.
Lead drafting/negotiation of agreements involving EY and own end-to-end contract lifecycles.
Proffering advice and guidance on a wide range of corporate, commercial and regulatory matters.
Manage litigation and pre‑contentious issues, evidence preservation, and coordinate external counsel; track exposures and settlement strategy in alignment with risk appetite.
Partner with client serving teams to embed regulatory considerations into decision-making and execution.
Carry out additional duties assigned from time to time.

Required Qualifications & Experience

Education: LL. B and B.L mandatory; postgraduate law or business degree (LL.M/MBA) is a plus.
Licensure: Compliance, corporate governance and/or data protection certification is a plus.
Experience: 4–6 years with demonstrable responsibility for handling complex commercial contracts and regulatory implementation. A mix of top‑tier law firm and in‑house experience is preferred

Technical Skills

Expert‑level commercial drafting and negotiation.
Strong command of privacy/data protection, corporate governance, competition/ consumer, employment, and compliance program design.
Comfort with cross‑border issues and proficiency with tech and data‑driven reporting.

Behavioral Competencies

Business partnering and collaboration with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
Clear, confident written and verbal communication.
Sound judgment under time pressure and pragmatic risk‑balancing.
High ethical standards and professionalism.