Legal Counsel Manager (Term Hire) - MY

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Work you’ll do
 

We seek a technically solid Legal Manager who can work independently while functioning well with a team, who is serious about building a career in-house with a top-tier organization.
 

In this role, you will cover the region while being based in Malaysia and report directly to the Quality &Risk Management(QRM) Director in Malaysia and play an important part in dealing with contractual and legal risk in the Deloitte SEA offices.
 
Responsibilities:

• Lead and support negotiations in a broad range of commercial contracts with internal and external clients and suppliers, such as regional and global engagement arrangements, confidentiality agreements, referrals, teaming and sub-contracting arrangements, and tenders.
• Support the Legal team and/or coordinate with external counsel where necessary in advising on, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating on vanilla, novel and complex commercial matters.
• Assist in the creation and implementation of legal policies, rules, and guidelines
• Remain updated on legal developments and continue to develop best practices tailored to Deloitte’s business needs.
• A candidate of the right aptitude will also be given exposure to the following areas and have the opportunity to develop subject-matter expertise in multi-jurisdictional commercial arrangements, the law of privacy, and/or investigative/contentious work.

Your role as a leader

At Deloitte, we believe in the importance of empowering our people to be leaders at all levels. We connect our purpose and shared values to identify issues as well as to make an impact that matters to our clients, people and the communities. Additionally, Managers across our Firm are expected to:

• Develop diverse, high-performing people and teams through new and meaningful development opportunities.  
• Collaborate effectively to build productive relationships and networks.
• Understand and lead the execution of key objectives and priorities for internal as well as external stakeholders. 
• Align your team to key objectives as well as set clear priorities and direction.
• Make informed decisions that positively impact the sustainable financial performance and enhance the quality of outcomes. 
• Influence stakeholders, teams, and individuals positively – leading by example and providing equal opportunities for our people to grow, develop and succeed. 
• Lead with integrity and make a strong positive impact by energising others, valuing individual differences, recognising contributions, and inspiring self-belief.
• Deliver superior value and high-quality results to stakeholders while driving high performance from people across Deloitte.
• Apply their understanding of disruptive trends and competitor activity to recommend changes, in line with leading practices.

Requirements:-

If you are someone with: 

• A recognized law degree from an established university
• 6-10 years of relevant post-qualification experience in a reputable law / corporate firm, with a strong foundation in corporate and commercial work; and/or experience in a good in-house legal team.  
• Ability to work independently in advising on, drafting, reviewing and negotiating documents on a broad range of commercial matters.
• Exposures to management consulting or IT industry is desirable
• Familiarity for alliance, subcontractor and 3rd party supplier contracts
• A good understanding of risk management and commercial practices.
• Ability to engage confidently and effectively with different people across different seniorities, expertise, roles and culture.
• Versatility in thinking and a large appetite for learning.

Due to volume of applications, we regret only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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