Our client, a global leader in computer storage systems, is seeking a Legal Counsel to based in Kuala Lumpur or Singapore. In this position, you will be responsible for providing primary legal advice and assistance for the company’s business in India as well as the company’s businesses in the ASEAN countries.

Responsibilities:

• Support the contractual process and advice on commercial contracts and intellectual property law issues including software licensing and solution services, sales and distribution models.
• Assist on non-transactional matters such as dispute resolution/litigation, employment law matters and compliance and ethics issues.
• Provide legal advice to internal clients and external legal advisers.
• Draft and negotiate commercial agreements with customers, partners and suppliers relating to product sales, services engagements, software licenses, distribution and reselling arrangements and other ancillary documentation.
• Provide legal support to the business and assisting in achieving business objectives while managing legal and contractual risk.
• Advise on ethical and compliance issues and work to build and enforce internal controls in areas such as anti-corruption and anti-bribery; provide legal and ethical training to both local teams and channel partners.

Requirements:

• 3-6 years of experience required; JD from a top tier law school.
• Extensive transactional experience (law firm and/or in-house) preferably in IP/IT including preparing and negotiating commercial contracts for sale of hardware and software products.
• Must have a commercial and pragmatic approach and the ability to take complex legal issues and present them in a way that is easily understood by the business.
• Ability to provide risk analysis to business partners having regard to the value and complexity of the relevant transaction.
• Strong contract drafting, negotiation and legal advisory skills.
• Must be a team player and ability to work with all levels of business organizations.
• Ability to efficiently and effectively budgetary constraints.
• Experience working with a global company or a major regional division of a global company.
• Experience selecting and managing outside legal resources.
• Proven success in providing legal support to field sales organizations.
• Ideally, some experience of compliance issues such as anti-bribery legislation (both FCPA and local laws) and export compliance legislation.
• Based in Kuala Lumpur or Singapore.
• Travel required on a regular basis to India and within ASEAN and occasionally, within the wider APAC region.
• High ethical standards.

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