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Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines

- Case handling: civil, criminal, labor, and special proceedings cases- Appearance before courts, administrative, and other quasi-judicial bodies or tribunals- Human resource and labor law consultancy- Preparation of pleadings, motions, and other incidental papers and/or documents- Legal research and case build-up/theory formulation- Drafting and notarization of legal documents, affidavits, instruments, contracts, agreements, etc.- Rendition of legal advice and professional/business consultations- Business formation, registration, and compliances (SEC, BIR, LGU, etc.)- Property registration and/or transfers- Administrative/Finance: filing of tax returns related to firm/partner income and profits; expenses monitoring and payments processing

Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines

Duties include:- Case handling and litigation: civil, labor and criminal cases- Drafting of contracts for MSME clients (e.g., employment contracts, consultancy agreements)- Preparation of simple documents such as judicial affidavits, SPA, etc.- Drafting of board resolutions and related certifications- Research and writing of legal opinions- Legal research and writing (in general)Note: Role concurrent with position at CIM as Legal Associate. IM Attorneys-at-Law and CIM Corp. are related entities.

Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines

Duties include:- Land titling/registration processing (administrative and judicial/cadastral)- Provide support to the business process and tax compliance teams, particularly as regards legal matters or concerns (e.g. SEC, BIR, LGU / BPLO, DENR / CENRO)

Sourced candidates for the Executive Director role opening at Center for New Data, a tech non-profit using big data to promote a stronger democracy.Tools: LinkedIn Recruiter, Slack (for communication), Google Workspace

Previously engaged with Sterling Strand as sourcer for Executive Searches in the US.Roles handled: Director of Growth Marketing (Closed), Director of Client Operations, Senior Director of Clinical Operations (Closed), and Vice-President of Product.Tools: LinkedIn Recruiter, Recruiter Flow, Slack, and cloud-based business information services for market research.

Responsibilities include:• Technical talent sourcing and email outreach (Tools/Platforms: Amazing Hiring, LinkedIn, GitHub, and Gem; Dribbble and Behance)• ATS and recruiting platform housekeeping (Lever, JazzHR)• Posting on job boards (e.g., AngelList, PostJobFree, SimplyHired, Indeed, engineering.com, etc.)• Web research• Inbox management for Chief Personnel Officer (i.e., replying to messages on his behalf)• Outreach to software service subscription providers for troubleshooting; other product or service-related inquiries• Ad hoc sourcing-related and administrative tasks as may be assigned by the CEO and/or CPO

Specialties include:• Technical talent lead generation (primarily through LinkedIn Recruiter)• Boolean search string and advanced filters utilization; Google X-ray• Email/InMail outreach (sourcing/recruitment)• As Assistant Team Lead: Support function (for administrative tasks such as screening and approval of sourced leads by team members/researchers for contacting, and other tasks as may be assigned)

Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines

• In charge with general management and “house-keeping” of the shared Outlook mailbox where our onshore clients send their requests and inquiries related to purchase order creation and related activities• Performed administrative tasks relating to Procurement which included Purchase Order creation (PO Change and PO Close), goods receipting, reports generation and vendor data validation in SAP• Created and updated SOPs for sub-processes and activities of the PO Central department, particularly PO Creation, PO Change, PO Close and other client-specific processes• Won two Client’s Choice quarterly category awards for passion in work and for fostering a “win-win” collaborative working relationship with our onshore clients and counterparts.

Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines

As Team Lead• In charge of all audit activities of the Compliance and Investigative Audit Section of our department• Trained and Supervised compliance audit staff• Crafted internal audit policies and procedures• Assisted clients in all aspects of compliance audit needs and/or requirements• Spearheaded the Fiscal Yearend closing and validation activities of our mother company and its subsidiaries and affiliates (twice)• Briefly and informally took over as interim department in-charge (supervisor) upon designation by the CFO while the new internal audit manager was under trainingAs Audit Staff• Crafted process flows, procedures and forms used in assurance engagements of the Internal Audit Department• Supervised, led and executed several successful field, regular and investigative audit engagements which recovered substantial amount of resources of the company due to employee fraud and irregularities• Identified weaknesses in branch internal controls in various areas such as supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, finance, general administration and sales operations, and provided actionable recommendations to address these red flags and/or mitigate the related risks• Performed validation procedures on the data, information and reports/statements provided to the external auditor for fiscal yearend audits and regulatory reporting

Home-Based

I rewrite high quality articles from links given by the client.

Home-Based

I translate write-ups from Filipino or Visaya into English, depending on the wishes of my clients.

Juris Doctor, Law

Activities and Societies: USJ-R Lex Circle Organization Association of Law Students of the Philippines

Bachelor In Management Accounting, Accounting, 3.7

Activities and Societies: USJ-R Supreme Student Council Student Alliance for a Christian and Real Education Under Democracy Junior.