Website Grab

Job Description:

Get to know the Role:

To work with other departments and contribute legal inputs to ensure smooth implementation of business initiatives and policies.
To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by regulators and assist in formulating strategy for legalisation.
To provide legal assistance to the operational needs of all verticals across the region

The day-to-day activities:

Strong drafting skills and able to advise on any commercial contracts related to to company’s business (e.g. e-hailing and deliveries laws, e-payment, contracts, companies, IP laws), including but not limited to providing advice on labour laws, consumer protection laws, criminal laws;
Must-have in depth experience in civil litigation and commercial real estate negotiation;
Having strong legal, analytical, communication and presentation skills (commensurate with the candidate’s experience);
Supervising and coordinating with the external lawyers to be in accordance with the company’s direction and/or strategies;
Having an ability to understand the business, commercial requirements, company’s strategies and directions, its people and its organisational structures;
Having awareness of legal and commercial risks as well as the ability to balance such risks against business benefits, with appropriate mitigation measures taken;
Having an ability to work under immense pressure, multi task and with minimal supervision;
Able to carry out regular legal research and provide legal updates on current legal issues;
Having creative thinking to contribute the legal initiatives (e.g. risk management, training, standard contracts review, etc.) as assigned by direct report; and
Assist with management of on-going litigation and liaising with regulators.

The must-haves:

LLB from a recognized university with a 2:1
Called the English Bar or Malaysian Bar
Fluent in written and spoken English, Bahasa Malaysia (including legal language and terminology)
Having an ability and commitment to travel within and, at times on short notice, in Malaysia.
Minimum 4 years working experience in a reputable law firm, preferably with a corporate and commercial expertise and commercial litigation background. Preference will be given to a candidate with having additional 1-2 years in-house counsel in a multinational company.
Having experience in relevant areas of the company’s business such as commercial contracts, electronic payment laws, corporate matters, litigation, etc.

Legal Counsel