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Legal Counsel (APAC)

Legal Counsel (APAC)

Brenntag GroupSelangorMalaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
30+ days ago
Job description

Employment type : Full-Time

Job Description

Req# : req13369

Stage Picture : brenntag_other_1.jpg

Job Title : Legal Counsel (APAC)

Location : Shah Alam / Malaysia

Employment Type : Employee

Legal Counsel (APAC)

Our team in Shah Alam currently has an opening for a Legal Counsel (APAC) .

YOUR ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Job Summary

Brenntag, the world’s largest & leading full-line chemical distributor with a market cap of EUR11 billion, is seeking a highly-motivated, diligent and intelligent Regional Counsel to join its APAC Legal Team. You will play a crucial role in shaping the legal landscape of our organization regionally and will be the go-to partner for all legal-related issues within your assigned countries and business units. You will be the right-hand of the APAC Head of Legal.

Duties and Responsibilities :

  • To provide legal strategic support to cross-functional stakeholders in Asia-Pacific.
  • A team player with a can-do attitude who can work independently.
  • Experience in corporate commercial and contract review and management work :

Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a variety of contracts in local language and legal documents (both commercial and non-commercial). Candidates with experience in reviewing procurement and supply contracts and experience in dispute resolution are preferred;

  • Working with the senior regional counsel on local and regional high value contracts, ensuring all contracts accurately reflect commercial decisions, and are in compliance with all applicable laws;
  • Ensuring contracts are executed in compliance with company policies on internal corporate approvals;
  • Appointing and liaising with external counsels to streamline non-tax litigations involving the Company and submitting quarterly reports on litigation status;
  • Familiarity with competition laws in the Asia-Pacific region.
  • Providing legal advice relating to employment matters and being a trusted partner to the human resources department;
  • Implementing Brenntag APAC legal and compliance policies and guidelines and conducting necessary trainings as instructed by the Brenntag APAC legal department;
  • Enabling proper and coherent communication between regional legal and local commercial for alignment of goals and objectives;
  • Providing support to and reporting to Brenntag APAC Head of Legal.
  • YOUR PROFILE

    Job Requirement / Specification :

    Education : Bachelor of Laws Degree (minimum) from a top-tier university. Overseas qualifications from a tier 1 university is a plus.

    Qualifications : Holder of a valid Attorney / Legal Practitioner License in a Common Law jurisdiction.

    Language : Excellent command of English. Ability to speak Thai, Bahasa Indonesian, Chinese is a plus.

    Experiences / Requirements :

  • At least 7 years of post-qualification experience, with solid training in private practice (dispute resolution and commercial law). In-house experience in an MNC is an added advantage;
  • Compliance experience in antitrust, data privacy and protection, anti-corruption and bribery is important.
  • Ability to prioritize multiple projects under strict deadlines and ability to multi-task and handle highly confidential information;
  • Ability to work independently without daily supervision;
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint);
  • Solid technical competencies in general corporate and commercial law, contract law, intellectual property law, with excellent drafting skills;
  • Demonstrated enthusiasm and willingness to learn;
  • Diligent, meticulous, detail-oriented, and analytical, with the ability to exercise judgment to identify and escalate issues;
  • Experienced in managing external corporate secretarial service providers and external counsel.
  • Self-starter with strong project management, analytical and organizational skills;
  • Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal and presentation skills to effectively work with various departments and business units within Brenntag;
  • Commitment to high ethical standards with superb business acumen;
  • Superior communication skills required with the ability to clearly and diplomatically articulate issues, solutions and rationale;
  • Strong personality with the ability to implement proper chain of approvals before signing contracts;
  • Outstanding stakeholder management – diplomatic yet firm.
  • INTERESTED?

    We look forward to receiving your application.

    About the company

    Brenntag SE is a German chemical distribution company founded in 1874 in Berlin.

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