Manager, Legal

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Review and advise on agreements including digital marketing campaigns, IT agreements, service agreements, collaboration agreements.
• Manage and strategise on pre-litigation and litigation matters
• Providing accurate and strategic solutioning to legal issues arising from the insurance business.
• Managing stakeholders including lawyers and coordinating with external legal counsels where required.
• Advise on insurance and agency related matters.
• Any additional task assigned by superior.

Job Specification:   

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent LLB qualification from a recognized local or overseas higher learning institution

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of post-qualification experience, either in an inhouse or law firm environment
• Prior experience in both agreement review and litigation will be an advantage
• Experience in financial services is not a prerequisite but an additional advantage

Knowledge & Skills         

• Good command in English and Bahasa Malaysia
• Enjoys speed to market environment
• A passionate team player who can work with minimal supervision though team help is always a shout away

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.