Group Legal Counsel

Job Description

Our Client is a leading integrated healthcare group with over 25 years of experience across Singapore Malaysia and Indonesia.

They deliver comprehensive and personalised healthcare services for over 3 million patients annually through 2 hospitals - Makhota Medical Centre and Regency Specialist Hospital 2 ambulatory care centres - Regency Medical Care Centre and HMI Medical Centre 26 specialist centres across 5 specialist care brands including Eagle Eye Centre Harley Street Heart & Vascular Centre and Advanced Urology Associates 40 HMI OneCare clinics executive health screening centres and network of 2000 panel clinics. With their managed healthcare and telehealth platform they facilitate seamless and value-driven healthcare experiences for over 7500 corporate customers and 14 insurance partners across Asia.

Our Clients commitment to medical excellence and pledge to building a healthier society through community health and educational initiatives makes them well poised to address the evolving needs of patients across the region.

The Job

Our Client is seeking a dynamic and motivated in-house legal counsel to join the Group Legal and Risk Management team. The successful candidate will provide legal support across a range of business functions and assist in managing legal risk ensuring compliance and supporting operational and strategic initiatives across the Group.

The ideal candidate will have strong commercial and regulatory experience with experience in handling a variety of legal matters including some prior litigation -house experience would be a plus but is not a requirement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Draft review and negotiate commercial contracts including NDAs service agreements partner contracts consultancy contracts leases etc.
• Provide legal advice to internal stakeholders on a broad range of legal issues including corporate governance regulatory compliance employment intellectual property and on commercial and operational matters.
• Provide legal support on strategic projects and initiatives investments M&A and joint ventures as needed.
• Manage pre-litigation matters support disputes and liaise with external counsel on litigation and other specialized legal matters as necessary.
• Assist with corporate governance functions including maintaining corporate records and preparing board and shareholder resolutions.

Requirements:

• Malaysian-qualified lawyer with at least 57 years post qualified experience; some in-house healthcare or construction industry experience preferred.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills.
• Able to manage multiple priorities independently while maintaining a commercial and solution-oriented mindset.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
• Experience working within a group corporate structure and with personal data protection laws are advantageous.