Legal Coordinator

Workplace Circumstances

• Environment: Office
• Languages: English, Khmer
• Location: Phnom Penh

Position Summary

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Reports to: Chief of Staff

Role Purpose:

Baramey is looking for a Legal Coordinator to help manage and organize the company’s day-to-day legal and contract needs. This role will work across Baramey’s Label, Agency, Concerts & Activations, TV & Film, Finance & Operations, and Executive Office teams.

The Legal Coordinator will help review contracts, coordinate with external lawyers, organize legal workflows, and support teams in understanding the legal and commercial terms of their projects. This is a mid-level role suited to someone with a good foundation in law and contracts who is organized, practical, and comfortable working in a fast-moving entertainment company.

Scope and Legal Limits:

The Legal Coordinator is not expected to act as Baramey’s sole legal counsel or provide specialist legal advice on high-risk or complex matters. The role is expected to handle appropriate day-to-day contract and legal coordination work, while escalating matters to external counsel when they involve significant legal risk, regulatory interpretation, disputes, litigation, tax advice, complex intellectual property issues, or matters requiring licensed legal representation.

The Legal Coordinator should use good judgment in determining what can be handled internally and what requires external legal review.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Key Responsibilities:
• Coordinate legal matters between Baramey teams and external counsel.
• Review and help prepare contracts, term sheets and other legal documents.
• Support business unit heads, project managers, operations, finance, and executives
• on basic legal and contractual questions.
• Help review and gate-check commercial terms such as payment terms, deliverables,
• timelines, rights, ownership and termination.
• Support agreements relating to artists, talent, brands, events, production, employment, freelancers, vendors and other commercial projects.
• Develop and maintain standard contract templates for frequently used agreements.
• Organize all legal work into a centralized database and reporting system, as directed
• by the Chief of Staff and Executive Office.
• Keep track of active contracts, legal requests, deadlines, signatures and renewals.
• Help prioritize legal matters and ensure important items are followed up on.
• Coordinate with Finance & Operations on payment terms, tax considerations and
• basic regulatory compliance.
• Identify matters that should be escalated to external counsel for further advice.
• Support coordination with international counsel where needed.
• Areas of Work:
• The role may support matters involving:
• Commercial contracts
• Music and entertainment
• Intellectual property and licensing
• Artist and talent agreements
• Sponsorships and brand partnerships
• TV, film and content production
• Concerts and live events
• Employment and freelancer agreements
• Basic corporate and regulatory matters

Languages

• Khmer - Fluent is required
• English - Fluent is required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Law or a related legal field.

Work History

• Relevant experience in legal, contracts, business affairs or a similar role for 3 years as a minimum

General & Technical Skills

• Excellent English and Khmer proficiency, both verbal and written.
• Experience in music, media, entertainment, advertising or other creative industries is a plus.
• Experience with international contracts or working with lawyers in other countries is also a plus, but not required.

Soft Skills

• Strong organization and attention to detail.
• Good communication skills and ability to work with different departments.
• Proactive
• Able to manage multiple projects and deadlines at the same time.
• Professional working ability in Khmer and English.