Job Description

Job Purpose

Job Responsibilities

M&As, JVs, Corporate Banking, Transactions and Exercises

• Advise on and assist in structuring transactions
• Review agreements/ancillary documents under corporate transactions/exercises, such as Term Sheets, \'Subject to contract\' documents, NDAs, JV agreements, shareholders\' agreements, share capital reduction exercise, collaboration agreements, banking documents, facility agreements, security documents, IOMs
• Participate in legal due diligence where required, review and comment on documents such as due diligence planning memorandums, circulars, announcements and offer documents
• Negotiation with external parties in corporate transactions, such as contractual counterparties and external lawyers
• Monitoring transaction CPs, execution of documents, and post-transaction matters to ensure corporate transactions are closed out successfully.
• Review agreements/ancillary documents and providing ad-hoc advice to assist the operation of the Group\'s various JVs and other ventures with external parties
• Prepare, revise and review the Group\'s template contracts, letters, and other legal documentation

Job Responsibilities (Con\'t)

• Advise business units on the approval limits and processes for legal documentation

Intellectual Property

• Under the overall supervision of the Head of Legal, manage the Group\'s Intellectual Property portfolio, including the Trademark and Brand Licensing Agreement with Sime Darby Malaysia Berhad (including the renewal of the TBLA) and review of the Group\'s policies and authorities on IP/branding
• Facilitate the Group\'s trademark, copyright and patent applications and appeals to MyIPO
• Application of intellectual property law in day-to-day support and advise of the business team (Trademarks Act 2019, Copyright Act 1987, Patents Act 1983, IP common law)
• monitoring, protecting and defending the Group\'s IP from civil and criminal infringement
• Provide advice and facilitate the Group\'s negotiations and settlement of IP disputes with external party, including where the Group may be the infringing party and not the infringed party

Job Responsibilities (Con\'t)

• Advise on and review agreements and documents for IP matters, including negotiation with external parties where necessary

Advisory and dispute resolution

• Apply the NLC 1965, Contracts Act 1950, Specific Relief Act 1950, EPU Guidelines, HDA Act 1966, Bursa listing requirements and all other relevant legislation which may be applicable to the Group\'s Business Unit in relation to Transactions and disputes arising.
• Assist in dispute resolution matters and also SPA unit matters by carrying out research, providing verbal/written opinions, support in litigation matters
• Analyse relevant laws and apply the same in order to advise business units as and when necessary (e.g. Criminal Procedure Code, Multimedia and Communication Act 1998)
• Advise/assist business units in the handling of disputes with stakeholders (such as nearby residents) and requests from the authorities

Job Responsibilities (Con\'t)

• Assist the dispute resolution unit in resolving disputes outside courts, e.g. working with external counsel on opinions and strategy, carrying out research, reviewing letters of demand, settlement letters, revising agreements, etc

Operational

• Review and advise on operational matters and transactions, e.g. tenancies, letters of appointments, services agreements, NDAs, SPAs, cost sharing agreements
• Assist the Head of Legal and Legal Manager of the Corporate/Commercial & IP Unit in monitoring and managing the workflow and workload of the Corporate/Commercial & IP unit

Enhancing Legal Knowledge

• Providing internal training to the company, preparing/reviewing legal alerts, carrying out research, liaise with lawyers for external training to the company.

Impact / Accountability

1. Indirect impact on Group\'s costs and revenue, assisting the Group\'s business units in completing commercial and corporate transactions and also in decision-making, reducing the need to rely on/engage external legal advice

2. Monitoring of external legal counsel work and negotiations over billing to reduce the Group\'s costs

Education/Professional Qualification

Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Commerce or any related field

Professional Experience

Competencies

Risk Management

Governance, Risk and Integrity:

Understand, at minimal:

• The Group and BU/OU/Support Department governance structure and process;
• BU/OU/Support Department operating parameters;
• Laws, rules and regulations impacting BU/OU/Support Department area of operations;
• The Group\'s principles and requirements of the Group\'s Code of Business Conduct ("COBC"), Group Policies and Authorities (\xe2\x80\x9cGPA\xe2\x80\x9d) and related policies and procedures.
• The basic application of risk management in the BU/OU/Support Department area of operations;

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Drive, lead and/or assist in:

• Maintaining compliance to the requirements.
• Guiding others, where required.
• Raise concerns and seek guidance when in doubt.

Sime Darby Property