Executive, Corporate Legal Services

Job Purpose

Plan and execute work under Corporate Legal Services including legal advisory in corporate / construction / financing / management or centralised services / procurement / joint-venture or shareholders matters / legal dispute / REIT / compliance to statutory requirements and standard compliance clauses such as HSE, Tax and Insurance, for the Companies.

Accountabilities

• Plan and execute legal advisory work (review, drafting and vetting) on contracts, services agreements and other binding/non-binding documents made on behalf of the organization to safeguard company’s interest and mitigate risks & legal implications that may have dire ramifications.
• Assist in the negotiation by nurturing trust, foster productive working relationship with counter parties and stakeholders to provide solutions, navigate conflicts and achieve mutual agreements.
• Provide general legal support services and advice on all relevant corporate matters, financing, employment and industrial relations, joint-venture and shareholders matters, procurement issues, commercial transactions/agreements, hotel and convention centre operations, REIT, facilities management, construction project management, carpark management, chilled water and electricity supply agreements, retail agreements, contract management, and any other legal subject matter.
• Plan and execute the services for financing documentation, manage and plan the due diligence process and provide confirmation on all the related information and documents required by the Lead Arranger / Lead Advisor/Trustee/Banks/Financial Institution.
• Provide secretarial functions to committee meeting including performing other related functions to ensure the effectiveness of meetings circulation, recirculation of necessary information and documents pre and post meetings.
• Support the legal strategy, assess and monitor the organization legal risks to safeguard organization’s compliance to the regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate all legal disputes including industrial relations, litigations and alternative dispute resolution and liaise with the appointed solicitors for the strategy and plan to protect Company’s interest and optimize the success outcome.
• Implement the legal frameworks and monitor the compliance to the statutory legal requirements as well as the relevant compliance, assurance and governance framework.
• Assist in giving training and communication on any recent relevant laws and policies applicable to the Company’s business and operations.
• Perform any ad hoc tasks as and when required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in law.
• 3 to 5 years working experience in attending to day-to-day legal matters.
• Managing legal issues across with reasonable business knowledge.
• Experience in financing, acquisition & disposal or corporate exercise.
• Knowledge and experience in Islamic financing (domestic and international).
• Knowledge and experience in Real Estate Investment Trust.
• Familiarity with Companies Act, Main Market Listing Requirement, and Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance and Capital Market Services Act.