Assistant Vice President, Legal

WHY JOIN US

• We practice a vibrant & energetic office culture.

• We provide opportunities for career advancement within the company.

• Good performance is always rewarded accordingly.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

The lawyer in this role will lead in providing legal advice and managing legal risks across a broad range of matters to a few key business units including radio, media & advertising and corporate. The role will involve dealing with various types of agreements/matters including the following:

What You'll Do:

Astro Radio Business

• Content production & licensing agreements: music production agreements including collaboration for provision of content such as radio streams, podcasts and various other literary work and music/video production agreements, talent engagement agreements music library licensing collection society blanket licenses music rights clearances music broadcast licence agreements

• Marketing: service agreements for marketing analytics and lifecycle management venue rental agreements for marketing events market research agreements

• Miscellaneous: contest terms media campaign terms non-disclosure agreements tenancy agreements utilities procurement and advisory, personal data advisory, service agreements,

Astro Media Solutions Business

• Advertising agreements including ad sales commitments and incentive schemes and agreements promotional collaboration agreements agency agreements for sale of advertising inventory barter agreements, collaboration agreements, and programmatic agreements.

• Other matters including client campaign assessment and advisory, personal data advisory.

Corporate & Compliance

• Corporate matters including coordinating/conducting due diligence on related party transaction exercise. Familiar with Bursa requirements.

• Conduct trainings internally as and when required.

• Support internal process compliance and work with various internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with various internal policies of the company.

• Coordinate with external legal counsels where required and manage disputes/litigation involving the company, including developing and directing any dispute resolution/litigation strategies.

• Support legal related queries from corporate functions at Astro, including Accounts Payable (e.g. merchant agreements, payment service provider agreements), Treasury (e.g. facility letters, credit terms), Revenue Assurance (e.g. inter-company agreements support in copyright claims), Group Risk Management (e.g. insurance brokerage services), Corporate Secretarial and Human Capital.

• Able to assist the immediate supervisor/head of practice group in compliance matters for the Astro Group.

Others

• Able to assist the immediate supervisor/head of practice group in managing piracy matters end-to-end including target identification, working with external counsel to obtain convictions in civil proceedings.

• Present medium complexity legal concepts in a manner that is easy to understand and aids decision making, showing an ability to distill complex issues into concise summaries.

• With strong communications skills, build effective relationships with colleagues within both the Legal department and the wider business, developing trust and rapport at all levels.

• Work with the rest of the Legal department in providing a legal and regulatory framework for the business to operate within, by developing and disseminating compliance policies, template and precedents and also by providing legal training sessions.

• Bring attention to detail coupled with strong analytical and commercial drafting skills.

• Prioritise and plan effectively, demonstrating proactive and good organisational skills.

• Demonstrate commitment, integrity and judgment when presenting merits of transactions/risks exposure to Business Units.

• Adapt quickly, coordinate, prioritise and plan effectively in a fast paced environment with competing priorities.

• Demonstrate a passion for radio, TV and technology to help bring the best content and innovation to Astro customers.

• Interpret and apply laws and regulations, formulate and issue legal opinions to ensure that the interests of the company are safeguarded at all times.

REQUIREMENTS:

Who You Are:

• Degree in Law

• Professionally Qualified (CLP or equivalent) and/or called to the Malaysian Bar

• Excellent up-to-date understanding of contract law, telecommunications law, and related media laws, corporate commercial laws, intellectual property laws, privacy laws, dispute and litigation process.

• Excellent drafting, analytical, legal and research skills

• 7-12 years of legal practice experience in a highly regarded law firm or in-house equivalent (preferably in the field of Technology, Multimedia and Telecommunications (TMT) related work)

• Ability to work under pressure and enjoys working in a high pressure and dynamic environment

• Ability to negotiate contracts and find solutions in deadlocks

• Good communication skills

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment

• Excellent communication (both verbal and written) skills

• Digitally savvy, eagerness to learn, willingness to experiment, demonstrate intellectual curiosity, thirst for knowledge, adaptable, good understanding in the workings of social media

• Familiar with and competent user of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Other Competencies:

Time Management and Organisation

• To ensure files under portfolio are organised in an orderly manner and impart expertise to the business units in a timely manner

Planning

• Understanding and prioritising business as usual matters with critical matters without compromising the business unit's expectations

• Ability to adapt quickly, coordinate, prioritise and plan effectively in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities

Problem Solving

• Positive and pro-active attitude, with focus on creatively solving issues and problems for positive outcome all round

Communication

• A team player with strong communications skills, build effective relationships with colleagues within both the Legal department and the wider business, developing trust and rapport at all levels

Strategic Thinking

• To assist immediate supervisor/head of practice group in complex deals

• Offer customer focused advice and solutions that add value and meet the company's objectives