LEGAL ASSISTANT (LITIGATION)

Sabah Law Society; Sandakan; On-site; MYR 33,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabah Law Society in Sandakan seeks a capable legal assistant to support drafting, research and client advisory tasks. You will organize cause papers, review contracts, and help ensure regulatory compliance under supervision.

The ideal candidate holds an LLB with Bar admission, strong English and Bahasa Malaysia, and excellent attention to detail, communication and teamwork in a digital environment.

Qualifications

• Possess an LLB degree and Bar admission qualification.
• Proficient in legal research and document preparation.
• Strong command of written and spoken English and Bahasa Malaysia; Mandarin a plus.
• Excellent analytical and argumentative capacities with high attention to detail in drafting, proofreading and advocacy.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and clients.
• Proactive mindset, highly organized, and comfortable with digital document management tools and Legal AI environments.

Responsibilities

• Assist in drafting, reviewing and organizing cause papers, contracts and other legal documentation.
• Conduct comprehensive and sound legal research.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Arguing Clients’ cases in Courts.
• Giving sound and accurate legal advices to Clients.

Skills

Legal research

Legal drafting

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

LLB degree

Bar admission

Tools

Legal AI environments

Digital document management tools

Job description

Responsibilities:

• (1) Assist in drafting, reviewing and organizing cause papers, contracts and other legal documentation.
• (2) Conduct comprehensive and sound legal research.
• (3) Assist in ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• (4) Arguing Clients’ cases in Courts.
• (5) Giving sound and accurate legal advices to Clients.

Requirements:

• Possess a recognized Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from local or overseas university and recognised Bar admission qualification.
• Proficient in legal research and cause papers and document preparation.
• Strong command of written and spoken English and Bahasa Malaysia (proficiency in additional professional languages such as Mandarin (speaking and writing) is a plus).
• Excellent analytical and argumentative capacities with high attention to detail in legal drafting, proofreading and advocacy.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary corporate teams and Clients.
• Proactive mindset, highly organized, and comfortable with digital document management tools and Legal AI environments.