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Junior Legal Counsel
Role summary
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The Junior Legal Counsel role supports MAS Holdings with legal advice, contract drafting and review, regulatory compliance, risk management, and dispute-related matters. Candidates are generally expected to hold an LLB and preferably be admitted to the Sri Lankan Bar, with relevant experience in commercial, corporate, employment, intellectual property, or manufacturing law. Strong legal research, drafting, negotiation, communication, organization, and stakeholder-management skills are important. The successful candidate should be commercially minded, ethically reliable, detail-oriented, and able to work effectively with business teams across a fast-paced international apparel organization. Familiarity with data protection, supply-chain compliance, sustainability requirements, and cross-border commercial matters would be advantageous.
Can I work in Sri Lanka?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Board of Investment factories can bring in technicians and skilled workers after a local-expertise check; other factories need a sector-ministry recommendation.
Before you apply: Some places test factory skills first: Japan's Specified Skilled Worker visa usually asks for a skills test and basic Japanese, and in Singapore, metal workers on a Work Permit must pass a safety course within 3 months of arriving.
Watch for: Line operators are usually hired locally, so expect technicians and managers only (judgement). Each factory has a pre-approved cap on foreign posts.
Official source: Board of Investment: Visa Recommendation Policy and Guidelines. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Sri Lanka
Usual for Manufacturing jobs in Sri Lanka, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Varies; senior expats may get company housing or an allowance |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Employer applies; visa USD 200 a year (Board of Investment firms add USD 165); who pays and moving help vary |
| Flights | Varies; a joining flight and a yearly home ticket are mostly for senior expats |
| Contract | Visa valid 1 year or as the sponsor recommends, renewed yearly; contract length varies |
| Leave | 14 days a year after the first year; public holidays extra |
| Income tax | 0% up to LKR 150,000 a month (about USD 450), then 6% to 36%; 36% above LKR 358,000 (about USD 1,100) |
| Health cover | Residence visa needs a Health Protection Plan (since 3 June 2019); who pays is not stated; extra cover varies |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
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About Mas Holdings
MAS Holdings is one of South Asia’s largest apparel and textile manufacturers and a major supplier to globally recognized fashion, sportswear, and lifestyle brands. Headquartered in Sri Lanka, the group operates across product design, innovation, manufacturing, logistics, and supply-chain services, with facilities and partnerships in several countries. MAS is known for technical apparel expertise, product innovation, ethical manufacturing, employee development, and sustainability initiatives. Its business covers lingerie, sportswear, performance clothing, swimwear, wearable technology, and related textile solutions. The company employs a large international workforce and works with demanding global customers, creating opportunities in legal, engineering, manufacturing, technology, merchandising, sustainability, and corporate functions. Employees typically work in a collaborative, performance-focused environment where compliance, responsible sourcing, confidentiality, and commercial awareness are highly valued.