Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Legal Advisory & Guidance: Assist the Head of Legal in advising the company and its business units on legal matters, ensuring proper due diligence, enforceable agreements, and alignment with company policy.
- Legal Documentation Management: Draft, vet, review, and approve legal documents (e.g., agreements, letters) and provide support to operating business units in legal documentation and processes.
- Execution & Compliance: Ensure completion of legal documents within targeted timelines, budget, and limits of authority, while monitoring regulatory and compliance updates applicable to the company and group.
- Process Improvement & Legal Templates: Assist in preparing templates for legal agreements, conduct legal research, and recommend process improvements to benefit the department and company.
- Stakeholder Liaison: Act as a point of contact for internal stakeholders on legal matters, ensuring alignment and smooth resolution of operational legal issues.
- General Support / Ad-hoc: Perform any other duties as directed by the Head of Legal or superior from time to time.
Requirements:
- Minimum academic qualification required: Bachelor's Degree
- Preferred qualification (if any): Bachelor's Degree in Law
- Relevant work experience (years and nature): Minimum five (5) years of experience in law.
- Industry or functional exposure required: Legal Industry
• Excellent drafting and writing skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Experienced in reviewing and preparing corporate and commercial agreements, conveyancing agreements, and conducting due diligence research.
• Ability to review legal and compliance documents and assess the qualitative and quantitative business impact.
• Strong ability to work in a team, with cross functional teams and meet tight deadlines.
• Creative problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to analyze and understand research and identify relevant and valuable information.
• Extremely proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and/or related software.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Meticulous and eye for details.
