Legal Counsel

LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd Company; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to support North Asia businesses, including Japan and Korea, and global product lines. You will provide high‑quality, practical legal advice, collaborate with APAC and global teams, and escalate material matters to the Head of Legal – Asia.

The role emphasizes commercial pragmatism and policy compliance. You will work with business clients to deliver timely guidance, manage regulatory risks, and support tender and procurement

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer in Malaysia or another recognised common law jurisdiction.
• Minimum 5+ years PQE.
• Experience in a law firm or an in‑house legal department.
• Experience in commercial, corporate, litigation or IT/IP law.
• Strong drafting & negotiating skills.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Team player / willingness to develop new skills.
• Interest in and openness to developing AI fluency and leveraging technology to enhance legal service delivery.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Requires business-level English.
• Japanese language proficiency is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice which is timely, accurate, concise, useful and protects the interests of the business.
• Understand the business policies, compliance obligations and risk appetite in providing advice.
• Monitor and advise on relevant legal, regulatory and policy developments; identify risks and propose practical solutions.
• Participate in Legal Department planning and contribute to strategic objectives including compliance goals.
• Deliver training and conduct legal clinics; act as an individual contributor with leadership by influence.
• Provide trusted legal guidance to stakeholders to support sound decisions and commercial compliance.
• Manage business expectations and multiple priorities with short lead times.
• Collaborate with other units and departments with differing priorities.
• Coordinate with outsourced partners to resolve issues.
• Balance legal risk with commercial objectives in a fast-moving environment.
• Advise on contractual, technology, IP, content, regulatory and dispute matters; assist on tenders and procurement.

Skills

Drafting & negotiating

Stakeholder management

Autonomy

Team player

AI fluency

English proficiency

Japanese language (preferred)

Job description

About our Team

At LexisNexis, we’re more than a legal and professional services company — we’re a team of thinkers, doers, and problem solvers. With 11,800 colleagues in over 150 countries, we’re using cutting-edge technology, including AI, to power real change in the legal and compliance industries.

About the role

The Legal Counsel role directly reports to the Head of Legal – Asia, the Legal Counsel. The role focuses on legal support for North Asia businesses, particularly Japan and Korea, Global product lines; and Overflow legal work across Asia. The Legal Counsel is expected to work closely with business clients to provide high quality, practical, commercially focused and independent legal advice and services (in accordance with company policies, as well as applicable ethical and professional standards). The Legal Counsel proactively escalates significant matters and ensures that the Head of Legal - Asia is aware of material legal considerations affecting the business. The role also collaborates with and assists other legal personnel across APAC, the US and Europe, as well as across other group entities.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice which is timely, accurate, concise, useful and protects the interests of the business
• Understand the business’ policies, compliance obligations and risk appetite, and apply that knowledge in providing advice
• Monitor and advise on relevant legal, regulatory and policy developments, proactively identify legal and regulatory risks, and recommend practical, risk-based solutions
• Participate in Legal Department planning sessions and work diligently, as part of the team, to achieve the Legal Department's strategic objectives including compliance goals.
• Deliver training to business and conducts legal clinics Individual contributor role with leadership through influence.
• Provides trusted legal guidance to business stakeholders, fostering sound decision-making and promoting compliance, integrity, and commercial best practice.
• Managing business expectations and multiple high priorities with short lead times.
• Working with other business units and departments who have different priorities and needs.
• Working with outsourced partners to resolve issues.
• Balancing legal risk management with commercial objectives in a fast-moving business environment.
• Advising on a broad range of matters, including contractual, technology, intellectual property, content, regulatory and dispute-related issues.
• Advising on government and public sector tenders and procurement processes, often within short timeframes and with significant legal, commercial, and compliance considerations.
• Escalating material legal, regulatory, financial or reputational risks to the Head of Legal – Asia where appropriate.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer in Malaysia or another recognised common law jurisdiction
• Minimum 5+ years PQE
• Previous experience in a law firm or an in-house legal department
• Experience in commercial, corporate, litigation or IT/IP law
• Sound legal and commercial acumen
• Strong drafting & negotiating skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Team player/ willingness to develop new skills
• Interest in and openness to developing AI fluency and leveraging technology to enhance legal service delivery
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Requires business-level English.
• Japanese language proficiency is preferred.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous well-being initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working for you We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career.

Benefits for you and your family

• Access to learning and development resources
• Global discounts and free wellbeing & learning classes

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services. We know your well‑being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. We help lawyers win cases, manage their work more efficiently, serve their clients better and grow their practices. We assist corporations in better understanding their markets and preventing bribery and corruption within their supply chains. We partner with leading global associations and customers to help collect evidence against war criminals and provide tools to combat human trafficking. We endeavour to advance the rule of law across the world. Our teams are combining unparalleled legal and business information with analytics and technology to advance what’s possible for the way our customers work and to advance what’s possible in the world by strengthening the rule of law.