Full Time Executive, Commercial, Corporate - IP Jobs, in Sime Darby Property Selangor - Maukerja

Job Purpose

Provide advisory, support and quality legal services to the Group on commercial and corporate transactions.

Job Responsibilities

• 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 off er 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 for the operation of the newly set up SDPLOG Fund, i.e. Tenancy/Lease Agreements & Off er Letters to Tenants, LOAs to various contractors/consultants/architects, letters, corporate documents, etc
• Prepare, revise and review the Group’s template contracts, letters, and other legal documentation
• Advise business units on the approval limits and processes for legal documentation
• 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
• Advise on and review agreements and documents for IP matters, including negotiation with external parties where necessary
• Apply the NLC 1965, Contracts Act 1950, Specific Relief Act 1950, EPU Guidelines, HAD 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
• 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
• Review and advise on operational matters and transactions, e.g. tenancies, letters of appointments, services agreements, NDAs, SPAs, cost sharing agreements
• Providing internal training to the company, preparing/reviewing legal alerts, carrying out research, liaise with lawyers for external training to the company.

Education/Professional Qualification

Degree in law (LLB (Hons.) or its equivalent), CLP (or its equivalent); called to the Malaysian Bar; intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook). Private practice or in-house experience preferred.

Professional Experience

1 to 3 years