Associate Counsel / Senior Legal Executive

Associate Counsel / Senior Legal Executive

We are looking for technically strong, self-motivated candidates committed to building an in-house legal career. This role provides daily legal advisory support and oversees legal aspects of the group’s business and operations.

Opportunity Highlights

• Broad Industry Exposure: Gain hands-on experience across diverse corporate and commercial projects, working with clients from various industries.
• International Legal Experience: Navigate complex legal and regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions, including the U.S., Singapore, Malaysia, and offshore financial hubs.
• High-Impact Transactions: Take the lead in managing a wide array of corporate and capital markets transactions, such as cross-border M&A, pre-IPO restructuring and financing, joint ventures, IPOs, and post-listing regulatory compliance for companies listed on Bursa, Nasdaq, and other global stock exchanges.

Key Responsibilities

• Contract Management: Draft, review, revise, and negotiate a wide range of contracts, covering both existing and new corporate and commercial projects, products, and services.
• Regulatory Compliance & Advisory: Monitor and advise on company policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and regulatory rulings.
• Risk Management & Legal Solutions: Identify and address legal risks, providing practical and strategic solutions aligned with the group’s business strategy and operations.
• Litigation Management: Oversee and manage litigation and dispute resolution matters, working closely with external counsel to develop strategies that protect the group’s interests.
• Regulatory Filings & Documentation: Coordinate with external corporate secretary for the preparation, submission, and filing of statutory forms, documents, resolutions, and announcements with relevant authorities.

Key Requirements

• LL.B. with preferably two (2) years or more of experience in general corporate work (i.e., mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial transactions) gained at a legal firm. Pupillage experience is considered.
• Strong team working skills with the ability to negotiate effectively and stay organized. Must be a self-starter capable of working independently while fostering collaboration.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical, reasoning, negotiation, and legal research skills to develop practical and innovative solutions, while effectively partnering with different stakeholders on execution.
• Meticulous and quick learner with the ability to grasp complex legal and business concepts efficiently.
• Able to provide clear, concise, and well-structured reports to support decision-making.
• Mandarin fluency is preferred to effectively communicate with Mandarin-speaking clients.

Background of VCI Global Limited

We are a Malaysia-based company listed on Nasdaq, specializing in consultancy for Nasdaq listings and fundraising. Our projects also include mergers and acquisitions, data center development, artificial intelligence, energy, and real estate.