Legal Advisory Assistant Manager

Job Requirement:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in law, business administration, mathematics, accounting or economics, master's degree preferred.
• Admission to the Malaysian Bar is strongly preferred
• 2+ years related experience. (commercial experience has added advantage)
• Proficient knowledge of legal requirements pertaining to relevant contracts.
• ERP experience preferred.
• Proficient with MS Office Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal. Excellent reading and comprehension skills.
• Proficient ability to detect errors and inconsistencies.
• Good stakeholder management and attention to detail

Job Responsibilities :

Contract Management

• Act as central integration point for a variety of company stakeholders in the contracting process, arbitration, reviewing legal decision and authorizing legal binding articles and tribunal pleadings/written submissions.
• Review and negotiate contract and agreement changes requested by internal teams, vendors, and any internal customers to ensure that contract activities are in full compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Perform due diligence review and oversight for new (and existing) third-party contractual services, including document coordination and analysis, including anti-bribery and corruption and information security management.
• Ensure retention of contracts and its supporting documentation.
• Maintain contract review policy and collaborate with all departments to drive compliance

Legal Liaison

• Provide legal advice in the discharge of the Company's duties and responsibilities and other corporate duties.
• Handle general legal inquiries and assist cross and lateral teams with general questions, including drafting letters, emails and other correspondence.
• Act as legal liaison to any third party(ies).
• Coordinate with panel lawyer and maintain a list of appointed panel solicitors, and propose the appointment when necessary