Legal Counsel

Company :

Job Responsibility

• Draft and review agreements to ensure operating units’ legal rights and interests are protected and/or enforced and to minimize any legal risks or breaches of law/contract.
• Draft and review the operating units’ replies to customer’s letters
• Prepare legal matters documentation/reports
• Attend to the court matters with external legal counsels and includes review/draft of witness statements, statement of defence and any other related court papers
• Update the status of court actions in the litigation database
• Provide workable legal advice to the operating units whenever they raise any questions/concerns in relation to their matters.
• Assist the Head of Legal in legal work matter(s) delegated to the Job Holder.

Requirement:

• Degree in Law – LLB (Hons)
• Certificate of Legal Practice is essential.
• Admission as Advocate & Solicitor to Malaysian Bar is essential.
• Experienced as a Legal or Senior Legal Associate for a duration of 5 – 7 years after admission to the Malaysian Bar
• Experienced in drafting/reviewing tenancy agreement, supply agreement, services agreement, confidentiality/non-disclosure agreement and any miscellaneous type/kinds of operational agreement.
• Experienced in drafting/reviewing of litigation documents to be filed in court.
• Experienced in drafting/reviewing of any defence statement(s) be filed in any consumer tribunal matter.
• Attention to detail and meticulous in legal work
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia

About us :

Sime Darby Motors is the automotive arm of Sime Darby Berhad and is involved in the retail, distribution and assembly businesses. It has operations in nine markets across the Asia Pacific region. With over 40 years of experience, Sime Darby Motors is a major industry player in the Asia-Pacific region. Sime Darby Motors currently represents 30 brands, ranging from luxury brands (such as BMW, McLaren and Rolls Royce) to various mass market brands like Ford, Peugeot and Hyundai, and trucking names like Hino and Mack.