Legal Counsel – APAC MNC | Regional Role | Hybrid

Overview

Our client is a leading multinational engineering and consultancy group, looking for a Legal Counsel – APAC to join its growing regional legal team.

This is a regional in-house role supporting business operations across APAC, with exposure to commercial projects, cross-border matters and stakeholders across different markets.

This role offers the opportunity to:

• Work for a global MNC with an established international business.
• Take on a regional APAC legal role with cross-border exposure.
• Gain hands-on exposure to engineering, consultancy and project-related matters.
• Partner closely with senior business and operational stakeholders.
• Develop your experience in a dynamic and internationally connected legal environment.
• Enjoy a hybrid working arrangement.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial and consultancy agreements, including NDAs, framework agreements, professional appointments and project-related contracts.
• Provide practical and commercially focused legal advice to business and project teams.
• Identify, assess and mitigate legal and operational risks arising from projects and business operations.
• Advise on project-related matters, including potential delay, disputes and other contentious issues.
• Support the development and implementation of legal policies, processes, standard contracts and compliance initiatives.
• Provide legal support on disputes and alternative dispute resolution matters.
• Support the business on insurance, governance and legal risk management.
• Conduct legal training for operational and project teams.
• Work closely with legal colleagues across the wider regional and global legal network on cross-border matters.

Requirements

• Malaysian-qualified Advocate & Solicitor.
• Minimum 5 PQE, gained in-house or with a reputable law firm.
• Strong commercial contracts experience.
• Experience in the engineering, construction, infrastructure, energy or consultancy industry is highly preferred.
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating consultancy and project-related agreements.
• Familiarity with FIDIC or other industry-standard construction/engineering contracts.
• Good understanding of project risks, including delay, disputes and distressed projects.
• Experience working with stakeholders across different levels and functions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Commercially minded, proactive and able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Please be informed that only shortlisted candidate will be notified. 

For more information, please contact Vivian via email at vivian.lai@peoplelake.asia or on WhatsApp at +6012 217 9771.