Legal Counsel
Grab
Company Description
About Grab and Our Workplace
Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.
Job Description
Get to Know the Team
The Country Legal team provides contractual, regulatory, compliance, governance advice, including the preparation of templates, reviews of agreements from multiple Grab and Supermarket businesses and attending to the various product launches.
Get to Know the Role
- You will focus on the Grab and Supermarket businesses.
- You will report to General Counsel, Malaysia and working onsite.
The Critical Tasks You Will Perform
- You will create new templates and review/amend a variety of agreements, including but not limited to commercial tenancy agreements and undertake legal research and assist with the preparation of draft advice for the business.
- You will conduct legal analysis on new product initiatives and any related requests from stakeholders.
- You will liaise with regional Grab Legal counsels in the region, internal stakeholders and external vendors.
- You will keep updated on important legal and compliance-related information, including changes in laws in the region related to the company’s business.
- You will assist with administrative legal tasks.
Qualifications
What Essential Skills You Will Need
- You have 6 years PQE in a reputable law firm, with a preference of 2-3 years as in-house counsel in an MNC.
- You have strong drafting, negotiation, and research skills and can advise on any commercial contracts related to the company’s business (e.g., real estate, competition, e-hailing laws, contracts, companies, competition, IP laws), including providing advice on commercial real estate industry practices and consumer protection laws.
- You have in-depth experience in commercial real estate negotiation and drafting skills, civil litigation, and competition law.
- You can understand the business, commercial requirements, company’s strategies and directions, its people, and its organizational structures.
- You have the capability to perform regular legal research and provide legal updates on current legal issues.
- You have creative thinking to contribute to legal initiatives (e.g., risk management, training, standard contracts review, etc.) as assigned by your direct report.
- You have a bachelor’s degree in Law from a recognized university with a 2:1.
- You have been called to the English Bar or Malaysian Bar.
