Legal Manager

at  eLawyer Recruitment

OVERVIEW

Our client is an established public listed company with a global presence, looking for a Legal Manager to be part of the legal team in KL.

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

12 - 15 Year(s)

EDUCATION LEVEL:

Professional Qualification

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualification : LLB/Bachelor of Laws
Minimum years of experience : 12 years after being called to the Bar + 5 years in PLC
Core Competencies: Customers Orientation, Achieving Results with Passion, Demonstrating Accountability and Integrity, Working as a Team, Learning and Developing Self Competency
Generic Competencies: Strategic Management, Business and Financial Acumen, Project Management, Problem Solving and Decision Making, People Management
This position is only open to Malaysian citizens.

1. Document Preparation

• Prepare legal documents for execution by the Company and/or customers of the department, subsidiaries and other departments.
• Drafting, reviewing, commenting and propose amendment for review and clearance by the Head of Department for execution by relevant parties.

1. Legal Advisory & Compliance

• Provision of legal advice, its applications and enforceability and to clarify any vagueness on points of law, dispute or proceedings threatened against the Company.
• Provide updates in laws and any changes to existing laws and regulations to the Company and officers of the Company and/or customers of the department.
• Monitor and review records and transactions submitted by customers of the department in order to identify potential or actual problem of non-compliance.
• Advice supervisor identified errors, improper conduct or compliance exceptions to regulatory requirements.
• Identify and assist the supervisor to resolve conflicts of interest that arise involving the Company or customers of the department.

1. Merger & Acquisitions

• Assist supervisor with review, comment, negotiation and amendment of the contents of prepared documents.
• Highlight to the supervisor/Company and/or customers of the department, the legal implications, enforceability and compliance of laws.
• Participate in proposals preparation including due diligence to ensure proposals are in compliance with laws and authority given to the Company and/or customers of the department.

1. Financing

• Assist supervisor with review, comment, negotiation and amendment of the contents of prepared documents.
• Highlight to the supervisor/Company and/or customers of the department, the legal implications, enforceability and compliance of laws.

1. External Liaison

• Liaises with external legal firms to convey the request and decision made by the Company and/or customers of the department.
• Liaises with external advisors including financial advisors in relation to corporate exercises proposed to be undertaken by the Company and/or involving the Company and/or customers of the department.

1. Management and Administration of the Department

• Prepare and submit monthly report on the progress of assigned work;
• Prepare, review and propose comment and finalise the Policies and Procedures of the department and such other policies and procedures to be used by the department.
• Monitor and ensure compliance and adherence of the Policies and Procedures of the department by the staff of the department and the Company and/or customers of the department.
• Report to the supervisor any non-compliance of the Policies and Procedures.
• Prepare for proposal and review by the supervisor, budget for the department.
• Review the update on the development of projects of which assistance had been requested for by the Business Development division and/or other customers of the department.