Lead and persuade others, make decisions, and take risks for profit
CHRISTOPHER NOLA
MAKATI
Summary
Driven Legal Assistant with 15 years of experience in Labor law. Highly skilled at multitasking and prioritizing tasks to complete projects on time and determine appropriate courses of action. Committed to streamlining processes to facilitate growth in Administrative law.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Senior Legal Assistant
Ford Global City Taguig City
01.2013
- Attend hearing at lower courts to represent the company on civil and criminal cases
- Appear at administrative bodies during mandatory conferences
- Assist clients on small claim cases
- File criminal, civil, and administrative complaints under the direction and supervision of the Chief Legal
- Counsel and External Legal Counsel
- Drafting pleadings, memoranda, contracts, agreements, demand letters, correspondences and other legal documents for the perusal of the Chief Legal Counsel
- Review legal documents for basic compliance and completeness
- Answer company correspondences such as but not limited to investigations, bills under protest, reconsiderations, application and general queries
- Submit inventory report of cases to the Chief Legal Counsel
- Coordinates with external counsel regarding case schedules
- Monitors status of cases and submits monthly external case status report
- Compiles and document external representations
- Coordinates with the government regulatory bodies for statutory compliance
- Prepares statutory requirements checklist relevant to the need of the company
- Submits statutory compliance monitoring report
Senior Legal Assistant
AX Treasures Private Limited
01.2012
- Appear as representative of the company during court hearings involving small claim cases at Subordinate
- Court of Singapore
- Attend mandatory conferences on administrative cases
- Draft pleadings and memoranda for the perusal of the Chief Legal Executive
- File criminal, civil, and administrative complaints under the direction and supervision of the General
- Counsel
- Review contracts, agreements and other company legal documents
- Answer company correspondences such as but not limited to demand letters, queries and proposals
- Provide updates of all pending cases to the Chief Legal Executive and General Counsel
- Assist clients during their Lawyer’s Appointment
- Manage the transfer and termination of timeshares including club memberships of various clients
- Responsible in safekeeping of all legal files and documents in an orderly and systematic manner
Employee Relations Specialist
Tulay Sa Pag-Unland, Inc
01.2011
- (A Microfinance Ngo) Makati City, Monitors implementation of the company’s Progressive Discipline Manual and the Labor Code
- Prepares and submit Disciplinary Action Reports
- Ensures compliance and proper implementation of the Progressive Discipline Manual in making decisions towards an employee
- Assists in communication issues to concerned units for resolution
- Process cases endorsed by branch/department for DISCOM evaluation and action
- Assists in minor disciplinary cases
- Escalate complex issues to HR Manager for proper disposition
- Maintains and updates Disciplinary Cases Logbook in monitoring the status of cases and Disciplinary
- Actions taken or issued by the department/branch Submits a summary and analysis base on the issues (Disciplinary Action Report)
- Acts as secretary and minutes taker during the Disciplinary Committee discussions (DISCOM)
- Prepares and submits minutes taken during the Disciplinary Discussions to the HR Manager
- Coordinates with the requesting party on the scheduled DISCOM Discussion Issues memo invitation and informs all concern for the schedule for the discussion
- Establishing and maintaining good relationship between the management and employees
- Quarterly visit to branches for random checking on the implementation of the Progressive Discipline
- Manual Prepare a summary report based on the findings for submission and evaluation of the DISCOM
Officer
TULAY SA PAG, UNLAND, INC
06.2015 - Current
- Implementation of Company Employee Discipline & Anti-fraud Policy
- Ensure compliance with due process as mandated by Labor Laws and Jurisprudence
- Formulation of company policies
- Drafting of memorandums and review company course of actions
- Conduct administrative hearings
- Investigation of incidents and issuance of disciplinary actions on erring employees
- Ensure compliance and monitors implementation of Company Employee Discipline Policy
- Provide intelligent and objective advice in accordance with Labor Law and Jurisprudence
- Thoroughly evaluates and analyzes cases, patiently assist superiors in handling discipline process
- Systematic recording and reporting of disciplinary cases
- Recommend policies on fraud avoidance
- Endorsement of cases at Legal Department for filing of legal action
- Payroll-
- Consolidation of attendance & processing of social welfare benefits- SSS, Pag-IBIG, PhilHealth
- Compliance- Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE)/Occupational Safety & Health (OSH)-
- Provide assistance to the Labor Inspector during regular inspections
- Create policies on such as HIV, Free
- Attend DOLE hearings
- Training-
- Conduct Employee Orientation Program for newly hired employees and trainings for managers
- Regular workshop for continues development of employees
- Re-orientation on company benefits
- Administrative-
- Formulation of policies on proper administration of company assets
- Provide job description for Administrative Staff
- Monitoring of use and purchase of supplies
- Conduct branch’s visits for spot checking of resources
- Company events-
- Organize special events- sports fest, company anniversary, Christmas party, etc.
Compliance Manager
AMA Group of Companies
Quezon City
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Coordinates with the government regulatory bodies for statutory compliance
- Draft international contracts, agreements and correspondences including but not limited to Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Agreements, Contracts, Joint Venture Agreements, demand letters, business and legal documents
- Review business and legal documents for basic compliance and completeness
- Process Registration of Initial Public Offering
- Appear at administrative bodies during mandatory conferences
- Answer company correspondences such as but not limited to investigations, bills under protest, reconsiderations, application and general queries
- Prepares statutory requirements checklist relevant to the need of the company
- Submits statutory compliance monitoring report
Legal Assistant
Western Marketing Corporation
Quezon City
01.2004 - 01.2010
- Issuances of disciplinary action on erring employees
- Conduct of administrative hearing in compliance with the rule on due process
- Representative of the company regarding violation of Rule 1020
- Attorney-in-Fact of the company during mediation or conference held at National Labor Relations
- Commissions – National Capital Region
- Drafting affidavits and gathering of evidences to be forwarded to our Retain Law Firm
- Follow-up of cases at National Labor Relations Commission and Court of Appeal
- Process documents pertaining to Appeal Bonds
- Attend conference during Labor Inspections of Field Officers
Education
Bachelor of Laws -
Philippine Law School
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Adamson University
Skills
Legal citation
undefinedAccomplishments
- Rd
- Philippine Employee, Labor & Industrial Relations Summit, Powermax Consulting Group, Inc
- (17-18
- November 2016)
Certification
Non-violent Communication, Communication Foundation for Asia (17-20 June 2023)
Additional Information
- HONORS & AWARDS , Adamson University Manila Working Scholar 1996-1998 Academic Excellence (Gold Med) 1997
Affiliations
- Society of Human Resource Management
Interests
Reading, hiking, fishing
I love to read biographies of people who have great achievements because they inspired me to stretch myself to the limit.
Hiking help me to detox negative thoughts
Fishing thought me to be patience
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Officer
TULAY SA PAG, UNLAND, INC
06.2015 - Current
Senior Legal Assistant
Ford Global City Taguig City
01.2013
Compliance Manager
AMA Group of Companies
01.2013 - 01.2014
Senior Legal Assistant
AX Treasures Private Limited
01.2012
Employee Relations Specialist
Tulay Sa Pag-Unland, Inc
01.2011
Legal Assistant
Western Marketing Corporation
01.2004 - 01.2010
Bachelor of Laws -
Philippine Law School
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Adamson University
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