Legal Executive

Leader Energy; Selangor; On-site; MYR 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Malaysia is seeking a legal assistant to support its legal team. The role involves providing legal advice, managing contracts, and conducting legal research. Candidates should hold a Bachelor's Degree in Law with two years of experience and possess strong communication skills in English and Chinese.

Qualifications

• 2 years of legal experience in a top tier law firm.
• Strong command of English and Chinese languages (written and spoken).
• Good interpersonal relationship and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Assist with providing a wide range of legal advice and support.
• Review contracts and stay updated with changes in law.
• Conduct legal research and manage external legal counsels.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Negotiation

Organization

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Law

Bar qualification from Commonwealth jurisdictions or CLP qualified

Job description

The role is responsible to assist the legal team with providing a wide range of legal advice, topic and support to the established business units as well as key business stakeholders.

• Providing pro-active, professional, competent, cost effective and timely legal advice and wide range of legal support.
• Assisting with the reviewing of contracts.
• Staying up-to-date with changes to the law.
• Manage and liaise with external legal counsels.
• Conduct legal research.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Law with strong academic credentials.
• Bar qualification from Commonwealth jurisdictions or CLP qualified.
• 2 years of legal experience in a top tier law firm (with and without in-house experience).
• Excellent communicator and good presentation and negotiation
• skills.
• Strong command of both the English and Chinese languages is required (written and spoken).
• Exposure of working in corporate commercial related work.
• Office.
• Good organisation and communication skills are essential.
• Good interpersonal relationship, strategic thinking, highly organized, team player, and good problem-solving skills.