Assistant General Counsel, APAC

GLORY; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company in Malaysia is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to provide legal and contract support. This role involves managing contractual relationships and ensuring compliance with legal standards. The ideal candidate will have 3-4 years of legal experience, excellent negotiation skills, and strong attention to detail. Fluency in English is essential, and additional language skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years’ experience from major firms or relevant company experience.
• Broad understanding of commercial law and international experience.
• Must have fluency in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Assist in legal and contract advice.
• Manage drafting, negotiation, and execution of contracts.
• Ensure legal compliance in anti-corruption and competition.

Skills

Legal research

Negotiation

Contract drafting

Interpersonal communication

Attention to detail

Commercial law understanding

Education

License to practice law

Job description

Assistant General Counsel, APAC

Department: Legal - Legal Counsel

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur

Reporting To: General Counsel - Asia Pacific & China

Compensation: RM8,000 - RM18,000 / month

Description

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

To assist General Counsel-Asia Pac in legal / contract advice and general legal support to Glory Global Solutions Asia Pac offices working with internal and external lawyers and managing contract relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Contracts – Managing drafting, evaluation, negotiation through to execution including Non Disclosure Agreements, Sales / Purchasing Agreements, Sub‑contracts, review of customer proposed terms and conditions, some translation as required and Distribution Agreements.
• Serves as the legal point of contact for internal and external customers on contractual matters. Act as contractual “middleman” between company employees and customers, ensuring timely review and approval / reconciliation of variations.
• On all standard and nonstandard contracts, provide redlined recommendations and often negotiate directly with customer attorneys or purchasing staff until consensus has been reached.
• Maintain contractual records and documentation such as receipt and control of all contract correspondence, customer contact information sheets, contractual changes, status reports and other documents for all projects.
• Training managers and other employees in contracting practices and procedures, group policies and initiatives.
• Ensure legal compliance in areas including anti-corruption, competition and in line with Group standards.
• Monitor compliance by company employees with established procedures. Identify areas of recurrent pressure.
• Work with Finance to ensure adherence to broader finance and risk requirements such as revenue recognition, pricing and discounting policies, export controls etc.
• Support ASIA‑PAC Management / Marketing to ensure company products and services are offered with appropriate, competitive terms and conditions.
• Ensure that signed contracts are communicated to all relevant parties to provide contract visibility and awareness, interpretation to support implementation.
• Handle on‑going issue and change management.
• Monitor transaction compliance (milestones, deliverables, invoicing etc.).
• Ensure contract close‑out, extension or renewal.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• 3-4 years’ experience from major firms / brands and relevant company experience.
• Have a broad understanding of all aspects of commercial law, and international experience.
• Licensed to practice in India or other countries.
• Must have good spoken and written English as a minimum – Japanese would be useful but not required.
• India bar admission.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong character able to defend contractual positioning.
• Have excellent negotiation skills.
• Have good attention to detail and proven drafting ability.
• Confident and articulate.
• Strong commercial instincts and the ability to work within a competitively challenging environment.
• Able to develop solutions to complex legal questions.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver results.
• Highly self‑motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail.
• Collaborative and pro‑active in style.