Job Summary
We are seeking a dynamic and motivated in-house legal counsel to join our Group Legal and Risk Management team. The successful candidate will provide legal support across a range of business functions and assist in managing legal risk, ensuring compliance, and supporting operational and strategic initiatives across the HMI Medical Group.
The ideal candidate will have strong commercial and regulatory experience, with experience in handling a variety of legal matters including some prior litigation management. In-house experience would be a plus but is not a requirement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts including NDAs, service agreements, partner contracts, consultancy contracts, leases, etc.
- Provide legal advice to internal stakeholders on a broad range of legal issues including corporate governance, regulatory compliance, employment, intellectual property, and on commercial and operational matters.
- Provide legal support on strategic projects and initiatives, investments, M&A and joint ventures as needed.
- Manage pre-litigation matters, support disputes, and liaise with external counsel on litigation and other specialized legal matters as necessary.
- Assist with corporate governance functions, including maintaining corporate records and preparing board and shareholder resolutions.
Requirements:
- Malaysian-qualified lawyer with at least 57 years post qualified experience; some in-house, healthcare or construction industry experience preferred.
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills.
- Able to manage multiple priorities independently, while maintaining a commercial and solution-oriented mindset.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
- Experience working within a group corporate structure and with personal data protection laws are advantageous.
