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BPlant, a leading oil palm plantation group in Malaysia, is seeking a senior in-house legal counsel. You will draft and revise contracts, oversee litigation, and provide strategic legal counsel to mitigate risk across land, corporate, and commercial matters.
Requirements include LLB, admission as Advocate & Solicitor (Malaya) or CLP, and 15+ years PQE with conveyancing/land law and dispute management. Willingness to travel and work extra hours is essential.
Draft, review and revise all types of agreements/contracts in connection with the Company’s business.
Handle litigation matters, demands, disputes, customer complaints and other contentious issues, where required and coordinate and liaise with internal stakeholders and external solicitors on such matters.
Provides support to cross functional teams in relation to drafting legal related documents.
Provide professional and expert legal advice, review and draft legal documents to mitigate legal risks and exposures, including gathering, review and analyzing facts and documents, conducting due diligence and legal research.
In particular (not exhaustive),
Oversee and secure the legal status of all estate land titles, leases and alienation processes in compliance with the National Land Code and relevant State Land Rules as well as Sabah and Sarawak Land Ordinance.
Manage lease expiries, title renewals, subdivisions and land conversion applications with relevant Land Offices and land registries.
Devise and execute legal enforcement strategies to address unauthorized land encroachments, boundary disputes and unlawful occupation.
Structure, draft and coordinate legal instruments for land acquisitions, disposals, surrenders and re-alienation.
Draft, negotiate and review high-stakes commercial agreements, including joint venture, mergers and acquisitions, mill engineering, civil works, procurement, abor contracts.
Ensure robust risk-mitigation provisions (indemnities, limitation of liability, force majeure, liquidated damages, and default mechanisms) are incorporated into all company contracts.
Advise internal procurement and operations teams on contractual terms to prevent counterparty default and financial exposure.
Direct and oversee all active and potential litigation matters, including land disputes, industrial relations disputes and commercial debt recovery.
Appoint, instruct and manage external legal counsel, ensuring effective trial/settlement strategies and prudent management of legal expenditure.
Coordinate with estate and mill managers to collate evidence, witness statements and documentation for legal proceedings.
Provide legal advisory services to executive management and the Board of Directors regarding corporate obligations under the Companies Act 2016.
Monitor statutory and regulatory requirements impacting plantation operations, ensuring all mandatory licenses (e.g., MPOB licenses, local council permits) maintain valid legal standing.
Review proposed corporate exercises, joint ventures and organizational restructuring, delivering formal legal opinions and risk assessments.
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from a recognised university.
Admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court in Malaya (Malaysian Bar) or holder of the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP).
Minimum of 15 years’ post-qualification experience (PQE), with strong exposure to conveyancing/land law, commercial contract drafting and dispute management.
Experience in the plantation, real estate, agriculture or heavy industrial sectors is an added advantage.
Strong working knowledge of the National Land Code, Contracts Act 1950, Companies Act 2016, Environmental Quality Act 1974 and Employment Act 1955.
Familiarity with MPOB regulations and government-linked company (GLC) governance practices is an added advantage.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia, including drafting and reviewing contracts and engaging with government land authorities.
Highly adaptable and ready to handle urgent legal or operational matters as required.
Independent, approachable and a strong problem-solver, with high emotional resilience and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
High level of integrity and strong attention to detail.
Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Proactive, self-motivated and willing to take on new challenges.
Own transport, in good health and fit to work.
Able to travel to estate sites and work extra hours when required.
BPlant is one of the most experienced and established upstream oil palm plantation companies in Malaysia and one of Malaysia's oldest and largest diversified conglomerates. We have over 100 years of plantation industry experience and over 50 years of oil palm plantation estate management experience.
BPlant is one of the most experienced and established upstream oil palm plantation companies in Malaysia and one of Malaysia's oldest and largest diversified conglomerates. We have over 100 years of plantation industry experience and over 50 years of oil palm plantation estate management experience.