Legal Assistant

CBS Consulting; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 20,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable consultancy in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a skilled Legal Assistant to provide administrative support to the Legal Team. The ideal candidate will have a legal background, strong organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Responsibilities include managing documentation, conducting contract reviews, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements. This position offers an attractive salary and employee development opportunities.

Benefits

Attractive and competitive salary

Continuous education opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and documentation skills with high attention to detail.
• Legal background preferred, ideally as a law graduate or experience in the legal field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for the Legal Team, including managing documentation.
• Conduct preliminary reviews of contracts in accordance with internal checklists.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure compliance with legal requirements.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Documentation skills

Excellent communication skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Ability to conduct contract review

Education

Law degree or relevant legal experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Company Overview: cbs APAC is a leading international consultancy headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. We deliver high-end quality consulting and technology services to large industrial corporations that run SAP. For more information about our company, please visit our website at cbs APAC.

Position: Legal Assistant

Modules: Legal

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Key Responsibilities for Legal Assistant

• Administrative & Operational Support: Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Legal Team, including managing documentation, organizing files, and maintaining legal records.
• Data entry for all legal tasks and contracts submitted to the legal team, ensuring all matters are accurately logged, updated, and tracked to completion.
• Maintain and update contract repositories, legal trackers, planners, and project documentation.
• Assist in scheduling meetings, coordinating workshops, preparing agendas, taking minutes, and following up on action items.
• Prepare dashboards, summaries, progress reports, and presentations for internal reporting using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other project management tools.
• Support the standardization of templates and the continuous improvement of legal workflows and operations processes.

Contract Review & Documentation

• Conduct preliminary review of contracts in accordance with the legal escalation framework and contract review checklists.
• Review documents from Procurement and RfP processes, ensuring completeness and compliance with internal requirements.
• Draft basic legal clauses and perform redlining tasks using existing templates.
• Prepare contract templates and assist in monitoring updates and revisions from HQ.
• Serve as the PIC for vendor registration or onboarding programs where required.

Compliance & Governance Support

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to support compliance with legal, regulatory, and corporate governance requirements in ongoing projects.
• Assist in internal Data Protection compliance exercises across the region, including documentation and monitoring activities.
• Support MOF applications, insurance renewals, and entity incorporation-related matters.
• Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive legal information with high professionalism and discretion.
• Conduct simple research on regulatory matters, compliance trends, or legal topics as required.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational, documentation, and administrative skills with high attention to detail.
• Legal background - preferably a law graduate or an individual with prior experience in a legal team or legal industry.
• Ability to conduct preliminary contract review and understand basic legal concepts (e.g., contract law, corporate law).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and integrity when handling confidential or sensitive information.
• Interest in legal processes, compliance, corporate governance, and legal operations.
• Ability to speak Mandarin is an added advantage.

Ideal Candidate

• An analytical and problem-solving consultant with the desire to develop your own skills and talents.
• An eloquent and extroverted person happy to support our pre-sales cycle.
• Passionate and determined while appreciating teamwork.
• Willing to take over responsibility and to make decisions.
• Able to lead a small team, with strong social and communication skills.

About Us

• A great team of passionate consultants
• Strong personalities that are fair, open, and respectful to each other
• Attractive and competitive salary and package
• A company that continuously spends more than 6% of its revenue in the education of its employees

Please apply by sending your résumé (including project descriptions), salary expectations, and references (if available). If you have any questions, please contact us by phone, email, or LinkedIn.

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