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Job Purpose

To undertake responsibilities in providing various legal services as follows:

1. Review of various documents, including but not limited to agreements, contractual documents, operational letters, forms, product documents and marketing collaterals;
2. Providing legal advice on advisory matters to the business (on operational as well as intermediary-related issues/concerns;
3. Drafting of legal wordings and legal-related documents;
4. Undertake research on various legal issues;
5. Managing Company’s legal documents in Legal Department’s keeping;
6. Managing Company’s litigation cases;
7. Preparing reports to be submitted to Regional Office and to be presented at Management Committee Meeting; and
8. All other legal matters that have a Company-wide impact.

Responsibilities

1. To undertake reviews of documents as follows: 

• Legal reviews and drafting of all legal-related documents prior to the execution to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• Review of insurance/takaful product. This includes all product documents, forms, training deck, marketing collateral (such as eDMs, banners and call scripts).

2. To provide legal advice to the business units on areas covering regulatory compliance. This includes participation in negotiation of contract terms and conditions in respect of the service provided to the Company and attendance in meetings upon invitation of the business functions to provide the legal advice on issues discussed. When required, to undertake research on specific areas of laws for the purpose of advisory to business units. Where the advice or service of external legal counsel is sought, to undertake the role of ensuring the best level of legal advice and service is rendered by the solicitors servicing the Company at optimal cost through effective liaison.

3.  Responsible for preparing and managing the following matters:

• All legal reporting like Legal Dashboard for MCM and Legal Monthly Report to RO are submitted in timely manner and within the provided timeline;
• Management of all Company’s legal documentations submitted for legal’s keeping using VBA system, including but not limited to key in details and upload new documents submitted into the system, extracting documents as and when required and expiry email notification to the relevant business units; and
• Management of the Company’s litigation cases through effective liaison with external solicitors and internal stakeholders, issuance of hold directive and management of litigation case files.

4. Provide assistance and support to the General Counsel in preparation and/or timely submission of all legal reporting like Legal Dashboards for MCM and Legal Monthly Report to RO and in the management of the Company’s compliance with all statutory, regulatory and industry authorities or bodies to ensure that interests of the Company are protected at all times. Guide the Company in interpretation of the law regarding all aspects of the business and insurance/takaful products, including without limitation Bank Negara Malaysia regulations and guidelines and other relevant insurance/takaful legislations.

5. To act as Legal Department’s representative as follow:

• Business Data Steward;
• Compliance Representative; and
• Any other role as assigned by the General Counsel from time to time.

6. From time to time, support the Senior Legal Manager, Legal Manager and General Counsel in all other legal aspects of the Company’s day-to-day matters not explicitly mentioned above.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree LL.B (Hons)
• Advocate and Solicitor of High Court of Malaya
• 5 to 7 years of legal experience
• Experience in practice as a qualified Advocate and Solicitor and/or legal knowledge in operations of Company (especially in takaful/insurance industry) is/are added advantage