Legal Staff

Makati City, National Capital Region

Posted 5 days ago


Company:: Social Housing Finance Corporation
Company Description:: The Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) was created through Executive Order No. 272 (E.O.272), which directs the transfer of the Community Mortgage Program (CMP), Abot Kaya Pabahay Fund (AKPF) Program, and other social housing powers and functions of the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation to the SHFC. Under E.O. 272, the SHFC shall be the lead government agency to undertake social housing programs that will cater to the formal and informal sectors in the low-income bracket and shall take charge of developing and administering social housing program schemes, particularly the CMP and the AKPF Program (amortization support program and development financing program).
Contract Type:: Full Time
Experience Required:: 2 years
Education Level:: Bachelor’s Degree
Number of vacancies:: 1

Job Description

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Laws
TRAINING: At least 8 hours of relevant training
EXPERIENCE: At least 2 years of relevant work experience

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: To be officially employed under DBP Service Corporation (DBPSC), but shall be assigned and deployed to Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) as an agency-hired employee.

DBPSC BENEFITS (for agency-hired employees):

Government-mandated benefits: SSS, Pag-IBIG, PhilHealth, EC
Paid legal holidays
13th Month pay
Service Incentive Leave (SIL) - 5 days after the first year
Paternity/Maternity Leave, Solo Parent Leave, Magna Carta for Women
Retirement Pay
Group Life insurance upon first day
Financial Assistance Program
HMO/Health Insurance
Paid trainings
Overtime Pay

SCOPE OF WORK:

1. Assist in researching and preparing the laws, applicable jurisprudence, and rules needed by the lawyer in their pleading to be filed in court;
2. Assists in drafting simple affidavits, agreements, contracts, and memoranda needed by the immediate supervisor and senior staff;
3. Appears in court when lawyer is not available;
4. Acts as temporary custodian of title for release to Member Beneficiaries;
5. Prepares the necessary documents for the release of titles to Member Beneficiaries;
6. Assists in supervising legal research work and the release of titles to Member Beneficiaries;
7. Assists in maintaining research material for proper safekeeping and easy tracking of reference materials;
8. Acts as the Department’s liaison officer with government agencies in the absence of the lawyers; and
9. Performs other functions that may be assigned from time to time;