Legal Assistant Manager

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Responsibilities

• Providing proactive legal assistance and advice on various legal issues such as commercial contracts, dispute resolution, government funding agreements, regulatory and governance.
• Supervise the tenancy administration process for mall and office tower include negotiation of tenancy terms with tenants.
• Assist the business in compliance with all various legal requirements.
• Advise on minimal liability and legal exposure for the business.
• Ensure that the legal documents, correspondences, contracts and other contractual documents are effectively drafted, reviewed, interpreted and vetted.
• Coordinate the preparation and submission of the Prospectus and Renewal Prospectus under Interest Scheme for registration with SSM and anything relating thereto.
• Assist in administrative and secretarial work within LED.
• Assist superior in providing advice and counsel on a variety of legal matters and problems involving the Group.
• Work with various Heads of Departments, Branches and Site Offices on developing and modifying practices and procedures to conform to legal requirements.
• Create and amend standard form agreements to ensure consistency with applicable laws and internal policies.
• Take decisive actions on various legal matters and assess contentious and uncontroversial issues.
• Manage external and internal legal resources where required.
• Established and maintain the contractual compliance processes and procedures, identifying compliance issues and supporting the resolutions.
• Ensure all legal documents are correctly maintained and updated.
• Evaluate, build and maintain a network of law firms for specific assignments and issues.
• Assess and advise effectively to minimize and control risks to the Group, ensuring that the system, controls and processes are appropriate and relevant.
• Represent the Group in ensuring the efficient handling and winning resolution of all negotiations and disputes.
• Advise and ensure the business complies with the legislation and regulatory requirements involving data protection.
• Research and analyze implications of case laws, legislation and regulatory matters that may affect the Group and report back to the management.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Superior or Senior Management from time to time.

Job Requirements

• Candidate must possess at least a Degree in Law and admitted to the Malaysian Bar with minimum 5-6 years post qualification working experience.
• Proven knowledge and experience in commercial law (especially properties, companies, business) and good understanding and working knowledge of corporate law.
• A self-starter with innate drive for achievement and ability to work independently / thrives under pressure.
• To attend to all legal issues, provide legal advice and support to the Group, department and subsidiary company in all legal matters.
• Conducting legal research and to keep abreast of laws.
• Must possess a good command of written and spoken English.
• Ability to converse in Mandarin will be an added advantage.

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• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Malaysia?
• What's your expected monthly basic salary?
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• How many years' experience do you have as a Legal Manager?
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• How would you rate your English language skills?

Established in 1990, Nirvana Asia Group is a world-class, full-fledged integrated bereavement care provider with over three decades of experience in memorial park operations. We play a vital role in promoting culture, most notably in funeral rites and traditions within the Malaysian Chinese community. We aspire to constantly keep improving, innovating and raising our standards of service as a leader in the industry in Malaysia and Asia as a whole. From the first approved private memorial park in Semenyih, Selangor, Nirvana Asia Group has since expanded to Shah Alam and Klang (Selangor), Penang Island and Bukit Mertajam (Penang), Kulai, Segamat and Tiram (Johor), Kuala Lumpur, Sungai Petani (Kedah), Ipoh (Perak), Melaka, Kota Kinabalu (Sabah) and Sibu (Sarawak). Nirvana Asia Group also currently has international presence in Jakarta and Medan (Indonesia), Ban Bueng (Thailand) and Singapore.