Legal Counsel (Corporate Law and Legal Procedures) SW228

PASONA SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Pasir Panjang; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Malaysia is seeking a Legal Counsel to manage contracts and provide legal advice on corporate dealings. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree in Law, excellent corporate law knowledge, and strong analytical skills. This position offers a unique opportunity to ensure compliance and drive legal excellence within the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Law or equivalent, preferably with one or more years’ experience in a commercial setting.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and legal procedures.
• Possess sound judgement and have strong legal analytical, drafting and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage all Contracts associated with the Company and its subsidiaries.
• Provide legal advice in areas including Corporate Transactions, Governance, and Intellectual Property.
• Draft, review, and negotiate legal documents in the best interest of the Company.

Skills

Legal analysis

Drafting skills

Communication

Risk management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law

Job description

Legal Counsel (Corporate Law and Legal Procedures)

Job Description

• Manages all Contracts associated to the Company and its subsidiaries
• Proactively provides accurate, relevant and timely legal advice/support in diverse areas including Commercial/Operational Transactions, Corporate Office Transactions (Ad-Hoc Corporate projects and undertakings), Human Resources, Corporate Finance, Governance, Research, Intellectual Property, IT matters, etc.
• Draft, review, negotiate and solidify legal documents such as contracts, statements, agreements, data protection, etc. in best interest of Company
• Apply effective risk management techniques and offer strategic solutions on possible legal issues
• Develops and implements business risk management strategies and offers strategic solutions on possible legal issues
• Be in close communication with internal/ external stakeholders on a variety of legal and risk management topics that relate to the commercialization and their products or services, provide advice on commercial legal matters to meet the Company’s strategic objectives
• Ensure compliance with the internal controls, statutory regulations and other formalities
• Creates business guidelines, establishes and manages approval workflows & documentation.
• Execute procedures for protecting patents, trademarks, and industrial designs
• Conduct legal rules and regulations review, cascade findings to team, identify and implement appropriate mechanisms in support for expansion of business operations beyond present set of jurisdictions.
• Communicating with and managing any third-party bodies such as external counsel or auditors and handle litigation
• Promoting legal, compliance and risk management best practice throughout the company.
• Designing and delivering legal training relevant to the business to highlight awareness of & reduce the risk profile of the business;
• Staying up-to-date with changes to legislation, particularly in relation to laws, rules and regulations that directly affect your business and specific industry.

Job Requirement

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Law or equivalent, preferably with one or more years’ experience in a commercial setting
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and legal procedures
• Possess sound judgement and have strong legal analytical, drafting and communication skills
• Close attention to details and the ability to work independently
• Ability to work cross-functionally, a good team player and effectively communicate complex issues to Management and business stakeholders
• Highly organized, experienced with managing numerous deals or projects simultaneously and able to adapt to shifting priorities
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity

Interested applicants pls send in a copy of your resume with your current, expected salaries and availability in Microsoft Word format to Low See Wei (R1551122) for immediate processing.

Kindly indicate in your email subject title as "Job Application for 19816 Legal Counsel (Corporate Law and Legal Procedures) SW228"

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