Legal Manager (GETB)

Great Eastern; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a Legal Counsel to manage a wide range of legal services, ensuring effective handling of legal issues and corporate governance. The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor of Laws and have at least five years of litigation experience. Skills required include excellent communication, analytical abilities, and a proactive approach to legal advice. This role involves drafting legal documents, providing compliance support, and representing the company in litigation and negotiations. Strong work ethic and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• 5 years of practice in litigation, admitted to the Malaysian Bar.
• Experience in insurance/takaful business is an advantage.
• Strong reputation for integrity and responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Manage legal matters and ensure corporate governance.
• Provide legal opinions on risks associated with legal issues.
• Draft and vet legal documents and contracts.
• Represent the company in litigation cases.

Skills

Excellent command of verbal and written English

Communication and interpersonal skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Meticulous attention to detail

Team player

Education

Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) or equivalent

Job description

Reporting to the Head of Department, you will be responsible in managing and carrying out the whole spectrum of legal related services to ensure legal matters/issues which may raise a potential legal risk to the company are appropriately managed as well as ensuring continuity of good corporate governance in the company.

The Job

• Providing accurate and comprehensive legal opinion in parallel to the risks of each legal issue and
• support to the executives in a broad range of legal topics including but not limited to regulatory
• compliance, employment, risk management, contracts, liability and insurance/takaful, interdepartmental advisory services as well as applying effective risk management techniques and
• other proactive advice on possible legal issues.
• Drafting, vetting and/or advising on various legal documentations such as contracts, agreements,
• marketing and distribution of company’s products including brochures, policy contracts,
• advertising materials, marketing and advertising strategies for all business units/distribution
• channels.
• Attending to meetings, engaging, consulting, negotiating and/or liaising with relevant stakeholders
• of the company (regulators, external advisors, contract parties, internal parties, etc.) on
• operational matters, claims matters, products related matters and project as well as reviewing and
• executing periodic updates on panel of solicitors.
• Providing legal support and advice on all legal queries on operational matters, claims matters, and
• issues referred by business units/stakeholders.
• Carrying out legal research in relation to legal issues arising from legal agreements/documents and
• business operations.
• Ensure familiarity on the various aspects of products/documentations and the product
• Representing the company with the Head of Department in litigation cases, preparing company update on litigation cases.
• Any other duties of an in-house counsel.

Our Requirements

• Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) or its equivalent and admitted to the Malaysian Bar with at least 5 years ofpractice in litigation.
• Experience in insurance/takaful business is not a prerequisite but an additional advantage.
• Possesses excellent command of verbal and written English and drafting skills, communication,and interpersonal skills.
• A team player, self-motivated, able to work independently, possess a strong work ethic,meticulous, strong sense of responsibility, high degree of integrity and multi-tasking skills, goodcoordination, attention to details, analytical and problem-solving skills, high resilience, and agilityin a fast paced and changing environment, able to prioritize and deliver work within tight timelines.