Legal Counsel (APAC)

Overview

Legal Counsel (APAC) Jobs in Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at Airswift

Title: Legal Counsel (APAC)

Company: Airswift

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About Us

Airswift is the leading workforce solutions provider to the STEM industries. For over 40 years Airswift has been transforming lives through the provision of international workforce solutions to STEM industries. Today, we are an integrated team of over 900 employees across 37 countries, supporting over 8,000 contractors globally.

We are a people business – we transform lives through the world of work. We care about wellbeing, community engagement and our planet – we plant a tree for every person placed in a job globally! We have a passion for growth, including investing in the development of our people.

We support professionals looking for jobs with exceptional firms in the technology, construction, and engineering sectors.

Role Description

The Legal Counsel role supports the Contracts team in managing the global contracts process and legal processes, ensuring compliance and providing legal and contractual support across the APAC region.

The scope of the work will cover the APAC region’s legal and contract needs. The role also includes broader legal responsibilities related to corporate governance, compliance, and strategic M&A initiatives.

Principle Accountabilities:

• Reviewing and negotiating client contracts in APAC, including bids & tenders, ensuring all commercial and legal liability clauses are reflected in contractor employment and services contracts as is legally possible.
• Identifying any contractual risks as they arise and, where required by the commercial contracts process, escalating to the appropriate person as soon as identified.
• Participate in contracts audits to assess contractual compliance and identify improvements.
• Advising, as needed on internal and Contractor APAC legal issues.
• Drafting of services agreements, subcontracts, confidentiality, and contractor (employment and limited company) agreements for APAC region as needed.
• Review supplier agreements as needed.
• Ensuring execution of client contracts process from start through to conclusion and to roll out any changes to the relevant departments.
• Management of storage of all contracts in a systematic way (soft and hard copies) in addition to maintenance of process documentation in contracts management software including archiving of expired contracts.
• Updating of clauses and policies within the existing contractor agreements.
• Responsible for Bullhorn and contracts management system database cleansing and updating for APAC.
• Liaising with relevant departments in region to obtain information for insurance and contract reviews.
• Liaising with insurers and/or brokers to request insurance on contracts and to highlight relevant issues.
• Extract contract information for completion of the payroll, billing and invoicing forms.
• Monitoring and notify the business about client contract expiry dates
• Collaborate with regional counterparts to align local legislation and practices.
• Additional research and building of policies in line with legislation and ensure that any changes are then reflected and communicated as appropriate.
• Share best practices/knowledge/resources and ideas with the group.
• Update internal contract trackers (or contracts management system when implemented) on a regular basis and carry out general administrative duties.
• Conduct contracts training (commercial contracts and employment contracts) for relevant business units.
• Support Finance with the drafting of relevant compliance documentation for transactions including but not limited to intra-group service agreements and loan agreements.
• Handle and report potential legal issues and claims in the APAC region, escalating to Group Legal Counsel as needed.
• Respond to legal threats, including demand letters and threatened lawsuits, in coordination with Group Legal Counsel and external advisors.
• Provide legal advice to Human Resources on employment law, internal policies, and dispute resolution.
• Oversee APAC corporate entities in partnership with external corporate secretaries to ensure legal and structural compliance.
• Work with local partners, including amending, removing, or replacing partnership agreements.
• Manage Power of Attorney (POA) updates and replacements annually or as needed.
• Assist Finance with bank account openings across the APAC region, including the preparation of all corporate formalities (board resolutions) required.
• Manage licenses and permits required for operations in the APAC.
• Support the setup of new legal entities in the region.
• Conduct legal due diligence for M&A activities involving Airswift acquisition targets located in partnership with the wider legal department.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

• 7–8+ years’ experience in Contracts management and Legal/commercial role
• Qualified legal contracts professional with strong APAC experience in contract drafting, risk management, compliance, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement within commercial and employment law frameworks.
• Experience aligning regional practices with global standards
• Experience in Corporate & Operational Legal Support

What we can offer you!

• Attractive monthly base salary + competitive commission/performance bonus.
• Genuine career progression opportunities, either locally or globally!
• World-class training programmes and development opportunities.
• Virtual Onboarding Events exclusively for new hires.
• Team driven environment, supportive culture with a focus on work-life balance.
• Career breaks available after one year.
• Real time recognition through our employee reward platform.
• Mental Health First Aiders to signpost you to support when you need it.
• Yearly destination trips as part of our High Flyers program (Dubai, Buenos Aires, etc…)
• Charity days for various important causes such as Relay for Life and Earth Day.

Our Core Values:

• Growth – In life and business, one must grow to flourish and achieve high ambitions. Growth requires change, challenge, risk and sacrifice – we will always choose growth.
• Life – Above all else, we value life. The quality of life, both in and outside of work, profoundly influences our well-being and our impact on the world.
• Excellence – We deliver, holding ourselves accountable for results. Our customers see excellence in everything we do.
• Integrity – We are ethical, open, honest and authentic. People trust us to do the right thing for the right reason.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Airswift, we believe that diversity is critical to our success and makes us a great place to work. We are committed to building an equal opportunity workplace, the more inclusive we are – the better our work will be.

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