Job Description

Our client, a well-known company is looking for candidates for the position of Legal Counsel.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Management and Strategic Support

• Lead counsel for legal & compliance, trusted advisor and strategic business partner to group companies in Singapore and Malaysia, providing sound and strategic legal advice to senior management and management teams, including legal implications and legal aspects of business practices, corporate strategies and legal trends. Responsible for support in all legal matters and for overseeing and supporting all compliance matters and activities.
• Be the member of the management team in group companies in Singapore and Malaysia with involvement in management meetings and strategic decision making.
• Establishing strong business relationships, trust and rapport with management of group companies in Singapore and Malaysia, as well as diverse corporate and business stakeholders in the broader organization, and be able to navigate through and manage uncertainty and different levels of complex stakeholder relationships.
• Providing ad-hoc risk management support for group companies in Singapore and Malaysia, as may be necessary for time to time, including identification of and mitigation of risks
• Providing ad-hoc review or input in company secretarial matters, where appropriate, and corporate governance related areas.

Legal Support

• Providing proactive legal services to the business teams in regional headquarters (including senior management) and group companies in both Singapore and Malaysia with a primary focus on the delivery of commercial/corporate support, which will include general contract review, drafting and negotiation of a broad range of contracts, including but not limited to commercial contracts such as purchase/sale & supply, distributorship, marketing, logistics and supply chain, and vendor and service agreements etc.
• Providing on-going strategic legal advice and support to regional headquarters (including senior management) and group companies in both Singapore and Malaysia on a wide variety of legal and compliance issues which may arise in the usual course of business, including but not limited to commercial disputes & dispute resolution, HR & employment, debt collection, logistics, supply chain, intellectual property, data privacy, corporate governance, compliance matters, M&A and strategic transactions etc.
• Reviewing marketing and promotional material prior to its launch, including new product launch, social media posts etc. and various external facing documents
• Drafting and/or reviewing existing company policies, internal procedures and/or other policy related documents
• Developing and/or improving existing contract review processes to work towards greater automation and higher efficiency
• Providing regular updates on relevant legal developments and conduct of legal trainings for relevant teammates and stakeholders
• Interacting with key business stakeholders on any legal matters
• Liaising with internal parties, including key business stakeholders, and external parties in multiple jurisdictions, including but not limited to external counsel, government offices, translation firms, third party vendors etc., on legal and related administrative matters

Cluster / Regional Support

• Initiating and leading project-based improvements relating to legal processes and/or new legal developments for regional headquarters and other group companies across the region.
• This will involve working with local legal counsel, as necessary
• Coordinating and executing regional contracts or related legal initiatives by regional headquarters. This will involve working with local legal counsel across
• Supporting the launch or execution of regional legal projects, initiatives or improvements

Compliance Support

• Supporting the development, implementation and execution of regional and global compliance initiatives, including conducting and coordinating trainings
• Reviewing compliance and other policies, in particular for legal risks, if any
• Supporting on-going implementation of existing compliance policies and initiatives, including facilitating operation of existing compliance policies, conducting refresher trainings and launching of initiatives to reinforce key messages
• Assist and/or independently conduct, where appropriate, compliance investigations for cases in both Singapore and Malaysia
• Interacting with key business stakeholders on any compliance matters
• Tracking and managing progress of on-going compliance initiatives

General Support

• Providing general support for all aspects of legal and compliance work and other matters or projects with which the legal team may require assistance from time to time

Transversal Responsibility

• All business decisions and actions must serve and be in line with the Group\'s Essence, principles & values, TRACE, and our way to serve the community.
• Partnering with Business & Functional Leaders to champion, communicate, inculcate, drive, promote and live Essence and TRACE principles & values.
• Fostering and promoting diversity i.e. gender, generational, cultural, nationality-diversity and inclusion.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Law, with minimum four years of relevant post-qualification experience, either with a reputable law firm or a suitable in-house position in a corporate law department (MNC preferred).
• Experience in structuring, negotiating documenting and closing commercial contracts and transactions both externally and within related companies.
• Excellent communication, drafting and negotiating skills; superior analytical ability and a strong general commercial background, creativity, vision, sound judgement in developing and implementing legal solutions and responding to trends in the law.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders is a must.
• Experience working with persons from varied cultural backgrounds is advantageous.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team is a must.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and assignments in a time pressure environment is a must.
• Ability to develop process driven solutions to reoccurring issues is advantageous.

Registration No.: R1983801 (Berlinda Goh)

EA License No.: 01C4394 (PERSOLKELLY Singapore PTE LTD)

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Additional Information

Career Level

Senior Executive

Qualification

Not Specified

Years of Experience

4 years

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Specializations

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Company Overview

PERSOL, formerly known as Intelligence, is one of the largest and fastest growing HR service providers in the Asia Pacific regions. With presence in 10 key APAC markets, PERSOL leverages on its strong database of Japanese and Japanese-speaking candidates to provide tailored workforce solutions primarily to Japanese companies in this region. The solutions include permanent and contract staffing, recruitment process outsourcing and payroll outsourcing.

The PERSOL brand in Asia Pacific operates under the PERSOLKELLY company, a joint venture between PERSOL Holdings and Kelly Services, forming one of the largest recruitment companies in APAC with its headquarters in Singapore.

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Additional Company Information

Registration No.

200701282M

EA No.

01C4394

Company Size

51 - 200 Employees

Average Processing Time

7 days

Industry

Human Resources Management / Consulting

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