Assistant General Counsel, APAC

Assistant General Counsel, APAC

Department : Legal - Legal Counsel

Employment Type : Permanent - Full Time

Location : Malaysia / Kuala Lumpur

Reporting To : General Counsel - Asia Pacific & China

Compensation : RM8,000 - RM18,000 / month

Description

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

To assist General Counsel-Asia Pac in legal / contract advice and general legal support to Glory Global Solutions Asia Pac offices working with internal and external lawyers and managing contract relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Contracts – Managing drafting, evaluation, negotiation through to execution including Non Disclosure Agreements, Sales / Purchasing Agreements, Sub‑contracts, review of customer proposed terms and conditions, some translation as required and Distribution Agreements.
• Serves as the legal point of contact for internal and external customers on contractual matters. Act as contractual “middleman” between company employees and customers, ensuring timely review and approval / reconciliation of variations.
• On all standard and nonstandard contracts, provide redlined recommendations and often negotiate directly with customer attorneys or purchasing staff until consensus has been reached.
• Maintain contractual records and documentation such as receipt and control of all contract correspondence, customer contact information sheets, contractual changes, status reports and other documents for all projects.
• Training managers and other employees in contracting practices and procedures, group policies and initiatives.
• Ensure legal compliance in areas including anti-corruption, competition and in line with Group standards.
• Monitor compliance by company employees with established procedures. Identify areas of recurrent pressure.
• Work with Finance to ensure adherence to broader finance and risk requirements such as revenue recognition, pricing and discounting policies, export controls etc.
• Support ASIA‑PAC Management / Marketing to ensure company products and services are offered with appropriate, competitive terms and conditions.
• Ensure that signed contracts are communicated to all relevant parties to provide contract visibility and awareness, interpretation to support implementation.
• Handle on‑going issue and change management.
• Monitor transaction compliance (milestones, deliverables, invoicing etc.).
• Ensure contract close‑out, extension or renewal.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

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