Legal

Paralegal

Philippines - Quezon City

About GoTyme

GoTyme is a joint venture between the Gokongwei Group, one of the biggest conglomerates in the Philippines, and the Singapore-headquartered digital banking group Tyme. This venture combines the trusted Gokongwei brand, customer base, and distribution ecosystem with Tyme’s globally proven digital banking technology and hands-on experience building South Africa’s leading digital bank, TymeBank, which has scaled to 6m customers in four years since launch.

At GoTyme, we have embarked on a journey to democratize financial services in the Philippines through the launch of a game-changing digital bank. We are seeking individuals who share our belief that the game is worth changing, to join our growing team of GoTymers as we build, launch, and scale a bank that empowers all Filipinos to navigate a path to financial freedom.

Functions/Work Description

I. General

  1. Assisting members of the legal team and accompanying them, when necessary;

  2. Attending meetings with the legal team;

  3. Alerting the legal team of important issues that need to be resolved;

  4. Updating legal with changes in relevant administrative and/or government processes and requirements.

  5. Attendance of seminars and trainings, when required by legal;

  6. Coordinating and communicating with persons within and outside of GoTyme on behalf of the legal team; and

  7. Assisting the legal team with maintaining their professional compliance requirements.

II. Document Management

  1. Printing, copying, safekeeping, organizing, receiving, scanning, routing, delivering, recovering, searching and status monitoring of documents, whether physical or digital, for the legal;

  2. Basic formatting, proofreading, layouts, compiling, and making sure that documents are complete and every page is readable; 

  3. Keeping abreast of documentary requirements (such as but not limited to: layout, format, pagination, number of copies, margins, spacing, paper size, requirement of CD, E-mail details, requirement to be accompanied by an Affidavit, etc.)  whether physical or digital, for compliance with relevant government offices, regulatory agencies, and the courts and ensuring that all of legal’s submissions are compliant;

  4. Documenting proof of receipt, service, filings, and/or sending of important documents;

  5. Executing affidavits and serving as a witness in court, when required by legal;

  6. Uploading scanned versions of document hardcopies to the legal sharepoint drive;

  7. Coordinating and following-up documents within and outside of GoTyme; and

  8. Securing signatures/e-signatures for legal. 

III. External Coordination

  1. Delivering, submitting, requesting, and receiving documents and/or requirements to government agencies, private institutions, and all other persons as may be assigned by the legal, which may include travel outside of Metro Manila;

  2. Assisting legal to make inquiries or help settle concerns with relevant government offices, regulatory agencies, and the courts, when instructed;

  3. Coordinating with the relevant government offices, regulatory agencies, and the courts to know all the fees and/or expenses, including taxes and other charges, which are required for a request and/or the complete submission and/or acceptance of filings, documents, and/or applications by legal and timely paying such fees following the prescribed and relevant government procedures. This also includes requesting and liquidating such fees and/or other expenses with the Finance Department;

  4. Assisting and/or accompanying persons with the process of securing notarizations, securing apostilles, copy certifications, licenses, bonds, visas, and all other transactions and activities as may be instructed by legal; and

  5. Securing accreditations from various government agencies, when necessary, to transact for or on behalf of GoTyme.

  6. Assisting the other business units of GoTyme in submitting reports, applications, etc. to the various government agencies, including the BSP, BIR, DTI, and others.

Department

GoTyme Philippines

Office

Philippines

Day to Day

On Site

Job Type

Full Time