Legal Manager — Family Office

Albertstein Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Incentives based on performance

Professional development and training

Exposure to capital market projects

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Albertstein Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur seeks a Legal Manager to oversee legal and corporate affairs for a private family office and related entities. You will support investments, governance, estate planning, and asset protection, coordinating with external advisers.

You will need sound legal judgment, practical commercial advice, and the ability to manage external counsel, with exposure to capital markets, ownership structures and cross-border matters.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law and admission as Advocate and Solicitor (Malaya) preferred.
• 5–8 years of relevant legal experience including corporate and commercial matters.
• Experience in law firm, investment company, family office or in-house team.
• Strong contract drafting, negotiation and transaction-management skills.
• Familiarity with Malaysian corporate law and cross-border matters.
• Exposure to private wealth, trusts, succession planning or investments is advantageous.
• Excellent written and spoken English; Bahasa Malaysia proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Advise principal and management on legal risks arising from investments and operations.
• Draft, review and negotiate investment agreements, shareholder documents and service contracts.
• Coordinate legal due diligence, assess ownership structures and oversee documentation.
• Oversee corporate records, resolutions and governance processes with company secretaries.
• Identify regulatory requirements and coordinate compliance support.
• Work with external lawyers, trustees and tax advisers on wills, trusts and asset structures.
• Oversee property acquisitions, leases and financing arrangements.
• Manage disputes with external counsel, including settlements and cost control.
• Advise on employment documentation, confidentiality, disciplinary matters and terminations.
• Appoint and manage legal advisers across jurisdictions and monitor costs.
• Maintain a legal risk register and report material exposures and deadlines.
• Protect confidential family, financial, investment and business information.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Transaction management

Cross-border coordination

English proficiency

Bahasa Malaysia proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law

Admission as Advocate & Solicitor (Malaya) preferred

Job description

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Reporting To: Family Principal / Managing Director

Role Overview

We are seeking a Legal Manager to oversee the legal and corporate affairs of a private family office and its related entities. The role supports investment activities, commercial transactions, governance, estate-planning coordination and the protection of family assets.

The successful candidate must combine sound legal judgment with practical commercial advice, discretion and the ability to manage external advisers.

Why Join Us?

Direct exposure to senior management and key business decisions

Opportunity to be involved in IPO and corporate restructuring projects

Broad legal and compliance portfolio covering capital markets, investments, corporate governance, and intellectual property

Significant career development and leadership opportunities

Dynamic and entrepreneurial work environment

Opportunity to engage directly with regulators and industry stakeholders

Your Key Responsibilities

• Legal advisory: Advise the principal and management on legal risks arising from investments, business operations and personal asset ownership.
• Contracts: Draft, review and negotiate investment agreements, shareholder agreements, financing documents, service agreements, employment contracts and confidentiality agreements.
• Investment support: Coordinate legal due diligence, assess ownership structures and contractual protections, and oversee transaction documentation and completion.
• Corporate governance: Oversee corporate records, resolutions, statutory deadlines and governance processes in coordination with company secretaries.
• Regulatory matters: Identify applicable legal and regulatory requirements, assess when specialist advice or licensing analysis is needed, and coordinate compliance support.
• Wealth and succession planning: Work with external lawyers, trustees and tax advisers on wills, trusts, succession arrangements and asset-holding structures.
• Property matters: Oversee legal aspects of property acquisitions, disposals, leases and financing arrangements.
• Disputes: Manage claims, disputes and litigation through appointed external counsel, including settlement discussions and cost control.
• Employment matters: Advise on employment documentation, confidentiality, disciplinary matters and termination processes.
• External advisers: Appoint and manage legal advisers across relevant jurisdictions, monitor service quality and control legal expenditure.
• Risk reporting: Maintain a legal risk register and provide concise updates on material exposures, deadlines and recommended actions.
• Confidentiality: Protect sensitive family, financial, investment and business information.

What We’re Looking For

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law; admission as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya is preferred.
• At least 5–8 years of relevant legal experience, including corporate and commercial matters.
• Experience in a law firm, investment company, family office or in-house legal team.
• Strong contract drafting, negotiation and transaction-management skills.
• Familiarity with Malaysian corporate law and experience coordinating cross-border matters.
• Exposure to private wealth, trusts, succession planning, property or investment structures is advantageous.
• Excellent written and spoken English; Bahasa Malaysia proficiency required.

Personal attributes

• Exceptional integrity, discretion and professional independence.
• Commercially practical, organised and attentive to detail.
• Comfortable working directly with a family principal.
• Able to challenge proposals constructively and escalation material risks.
• Capable of handling competing priorities with limited supervision.

Performance measures

• Timely, accurate legal advice and contract turnaround.
• Early identification and resolution of material legal risks.
• Completion of transactions with appropriate legal protections.
• Effective tracking of statutory and contractual obligations.
• Controlled external legal costs and clear reporting.

• Competitive salary package
• Performance-based incentives
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Exposure to high-impact capital market projects
• Career advancement opportunities within a growing organisation