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Please note that we will never request payment or bank account information at any stage of the recruitment process. As we continue to grow our teams, we urge you to be cautious of fraudulent job postings or recruitment activities that misuse our company name and information. Please protect your personal information during any recruitment process. While Monks may contact potential candidates via LinkedIn, all applications must be submitted through our official website (monks.com/careers).
THE COMPANY
Monks is a digital-first marketing and advertising services company connecting the dots across content, data & digital media and technology services. Inspired by the connectivity and flexibility of technology APIs, Monks’ single-P&L model offers brands seamless access to a worldwide team of digital talent organized across 57 talent hubs in 33 countries.
With us, you'll find a diverse group of colleagues with different backgrounds and perspectives. We believe everyone has something of value to offer, and that sustaining a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace begins with fostering an environment where people can be themselves, authentically, every day. We want to build something with the potential to change the heart of our industry, and we’d love to include your unique perspective. But it's not all work! Everyone at Monks knows how to have a good time, and everyone contributes to the positive energy of our culture.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are looking for an autonomous, strategic, and flexible mid-level Legal Counsel who will thrive in a high-pressure, high-stakes creative environment. This role will handle deal negotiations for a broad range of creative production projects across Asia-Pacific, clearance of international marketing campaigns, provide practical and business-focused guidance and support to internal business stakeholders as well as working collaboratively alongside our other regional legal teams. This is a role where you’ll report to a Senior Legal Counsel (APAC), partner with the rest of the legal team working across the globe and collaborate with counterparts in other functions (e.g. Finance, HR, Tax, IT/Data and Growth teams).
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Draft, negotiate, and review a variety of legal documents and contracts that bolster our creative production teams in taking on bigger and bolder projects. Your primary focus will be on our MSAs, Statements of Work, RfPs, NDAs, and third party agreements.
- Join negotiations with internal teams and clients on commercial contracts and other legal agreements for our projects to negotiate commercial terms to align with company policies and objectives as well as mitigate potential risks involved with specific contract terms.
- Provide legal support and advice on compliance and clearance matters for all of our projects and campaigns in APAC.
- Work collaboratively with the APAC legal team to create, update and roll out contract policies and commercial/legal strategies to ensure the support of the business as it scales.
- Monitor changes and developments in the legal and regulatory environment in the APAC markets, and provide appropriate advice on such changes and developments.
- Liaise with account managers and producers, amongst others throughout the company, to ensure correct implementation of all legal guidelines and other policies, and ensure compliance at all times. You will act as a trusted advisor to the internal stakeholders and make sure that compliance can be ensured.
- Create, maintain, and update internal agreement templates to reflect changes in the company's business and the legal landscape in general.
- Stay current on relevant industry, commercial, IP, privacy, data, employment, and other laws, regulations, and developments to adapt our commercial processes accordingly.
- Help manage our legal administration to keep our day-to-day legal practices up-to-date.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years experience working in a similar role - ideally with some in-house counsel experience.
- Qualified lawyer in good standing admitted to practice in a qualified jurisdiction.
- You can work in English and Mandarin at a high professional level (written and verbal).
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with digital advertising, technology, content and digital media, contract and commercial law, and copyright matters.
- Experience in privacy, intellectual property, HR and general corporate law is a huge plus.
- You have excellent communication skills and are fluent in English and Mandarin (written and verbal). Other languages are a plus!
- You have negotiating skills and are experienced in drafting commercial contracts.
- You can provide practical and business-focused guidance and support to internal business stakeholders.
- You have excellent organisational and administrative skills.
- You have a good eye for detail, as well as an ability to understand the bigger picture.
- You’re proactive, strategic, and results-oriented; able to work on tight deadlines without sacrificing accuracy.
#LI-LL1
About Monks
Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Monks
Please note that we will never request payment or bank account information at any stage of the recruitment process. As we continue to grow our teams, we urge you to be cautious of fraudulent job postings or recruitment activities that misuse our company name and information. Please protect your personal information during any recruitment process. While Monks may contact potential candidates via LinkedIn, all applications must be submitted through our official website (monks.com/careers).
THE COMPANY
Monks is a digital-first marketing and advertising services company connecting the dots across content, data & digital media and technology services. Inspired by the connectivity and flexibility of technology APIs, Monks’ single-P&L model offers brands seamless access to a worldwide team of digital talent organized across 57 talent hubs in 33 countries.
With us, you'll find a diverse group of colleagues with different backgrounds and perspectives. We believe everyone has something of value to offer, and that sustaining a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace begins with fostering an environment where people can be themselves, authentically, every day. We want to build something with the potential to change the heart of our industry, and we’d love to include your unique perspective. But it's not all work! Everyone at Monks knows how to have a good time, and everyone contributes to the positive energy of our culture.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are looking for an autonomous, strategic, and flexible mid-level Legal Counsel who will thrive in a high-pressure, high-stakes creative environment. This role will handle deal negotiations for a broad range of creative production projects across Asia-Pacific, clearance of international marketing campaigns, provide practical and business-focused guidance and support to internal business stakeholders as well as working collaboratively alongside our other regional legal teams. This is a role where you’ll report to a Senior Legal Counsel (APAC), partner with the rest of the legal team working across the globe and collaborate with counterparts in other functions (e.g. Finance, HR, Tax, IT/Data and Growth teams).
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Draft, negotiate, and review a variety of legal documents and contracts that bolster our creative production teams in taking on bigger and bolder projects. Your primary focus will be on our MSAs, Statements of Work, RfPs, NDAs, and third party agreements.
- Join negotiations with internal teams and clients on commercial contracts and other legal agreements for our projects to negotiate commercial terms to align with company policies and objectives as well as mitigate potential risks involved with specific contract terms.
- Provide legal support and advice on compliance and clearance matters for all of our projects and campaigns in APAC.
- Work collaboratively with the APAC legal team to create, update and roll out contract policies and commercial/legal strategies to ensure the support of the business as it scales.
- Monitor changes and developments in the legal and regulatory environment in the APAC markets, and provide appropriate advice on such changes and developments.
- Liaise with account managers and producers, amongst others throughout the company, to ensure correct implementation of all legal guidelines and other policies, and ensure compliance at all times. You will act as a trusted advisor to the internal stakeholders and make sure that compliance can be ensured.
- Create, maintain, and update internal agreement templates to reflect changes in the company's business and the legal landscape in general.
- Stay current on relevant industry, commercial, IP, privacy, data, employment, and other laws, regulations, and developments to adapt our commercial processes accordingly.
- Help manage our legal administration to keep our day-to-day legal practices up-to-date.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years experience working in a similar role - ideally with some in-house counsel experience.
- Qualified lawyer in good standing admitted to practice in a qualified jurisdiction.
- You can work in English and Mandarin at a high professional level (written and verbal).
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with digital advertising, technology, content and digital media, contract and commercial law, and copyright matters.
- Experience in privacy, intellectual property, HR and general corporate law is a huge plus.
- You have excellent communication skills and are fluent in English and Mandarin (written and verbal). Other languages are a plus!
- You have negotiating skills and are experienced in drafting commercial contracts.
- You can provide practical and business-focused guidance and support to internal business stakeholders.
- You have excellent organisational and administrative skills.
- You have a good eye for detail, as well as an ability to understand the bigger picture.
- You’re proactive, strategic, and results-oriented; able to work on tight deadlines without sacrificing accuracy.
#LI-LL1
About Monks
Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Monks
Please note that we will never request payment or bank account information at any stage of the recruitment process. As we continue to grow our teams, we urge you to be cautious of fraudulent job postings or recruitment activities that misuse our company name and information. Please protect your personal information during any recruitment process. While Monks may contact potential candidates via LinkedIn, all applications must be submitted through our official website (monks.com/careers).
THE COMPANY
Monks is a digital-first marketing and advertising services company connecting the dots across content, data & digital media and technology services. Inspired by the connectivity and flexibility of technology APIs, Monks’ single-P&L model offers brands seamless access to a worldwide team of digital talent organized across 57 talent hubs in 33 countries.
With us, you'll find a diverse group of colleagues with different backgrounds and perspectives. We believe everyone has something of value to offer, and that sustaining a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace begins with fostering an environment where people can be themselves, authentically, every day. We want to build something with the potential to change the heart of our industry, and we’d love to include your unique perspective. But it's not all work! Everyone at Monks knows how to have a good time, and everyone contributes to the positive energy of our culture.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are looking for an autonomous, strategic, and flexible mid-level Legal Counsel who will thrive in a high-pressure, high-stakes creative environment. This role will handle deal negotiations for a broad range of creative production projects across Asia-Pacific, clearance of international marketing campaigns, provide practical and business-focused guidance and support to internal business stakeholders as well as working collaboratively alongside our other regional legal teams. This is a role where you’ll report to a Senior Legal Counsel (APAC), partner with the rest of the legal team working across the globe and collaborate with counterparts in other functions (e.g. Finance, HR, Tax, IT/Data and Growth teams).
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Draft, negotiate, and review a variety of legal documents and contracts that bolster our creative production teams in taking on bigger and bolder projects. Your primary focus will be on our MSAs, Statements of Work, RfPs, NDAs, and third party agreements.
- Join negotiations with internal teams and clients on commercial contracts and other legal agreements for our projects to negotiate commercial terms to align with company policies and objectives as well as mitigate potential risks involved with specific contract terms.
- Provide legal support and advice on compliance and clearance matters for all of our projects and campaigns in APAC.
- Work collaboratively with the APAC legal team to create, update and roll out contract policies and commercial/legal strategies to ensure the support of the business as it scales.
- Monitor changes and developments in the legal and regulatory environment in the APAC markets, and provide appropriate advice on such changes and developments.
- Liaise with account managers and producers, amongst others throughout the company, to ensure correct implementation of all legal guidelines and other policies, and ensure compliance at all times. You will act as a trusted advisor to the internal stakeholders and make sure that compliance can be ensured.
- Create, maintain, and update internal agreement templates to reflect changes in the company's business and the legal landscape in general.
- Stay current on relevant industry, commercial, IP, privacy, data, employment, and other laws, regulations, and developments to adapt our commercial processes accordingly.
- Help manage our legal administration to keep our day-to-day legal practices up-to-date.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years experience working in a similar role - ideally with some in-house counsel experience.
- Qualified lawyer in good standing admitted to practice in a qualified jurisdiction.
- You can work in English and Mandarin at a high professional level (written and verbal).
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with digital advertising, technology, content and digital media, contract and commercial law, and copyright matters.
- Experience in privacy, intellectual property, HR and general corporate law is a huge plus.
- You have excellent communication skills and are fluent in English and Mandarin (written and verbal). Other languages are a plus!
- You have negotiating skills and are experienced in drafting commercial contracts.
- You can provide practical and business-focused guidance and support to internal business stakeholders.
- You have excellent organisational and administrative skills.
- You have a good eye for detail, as well as an ability to understand the bigger picture.
- You’re proactive, strategic, and results-oriented; able to work on tight deadlines without sacrificing accuracy.
#LI-LL1
About Monks
Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Monks