Assistant Vice President, Legal

WHY JOIN US?

• We practice a vibrant & energetic office culture.
• We provide opportunities for career advancement within the company.
• Good performance is always rewarded accordingly.

“ It's our people that make Astro Malaysia’s leading entertainment company. We are an inclusive employer, to enable everyone at Astro to be their best. We embrace differences – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products/services and our community. We also understand and appreciate that diversity is a driver of creativity and innovation, which will make our business more competitive, compelling and profitable. ”

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The lawyer in this role will lead in providing legal advice and managing legal risks across a broad range of matters to a few key business units including radio, media & advertising and corporate. The role will involve dealing with various types of agreements/matters including the following:

What You’ll Do

Astro Radio Business

• Content production & licensing agreements: music production agreements including collaboration for provision of content such as radio streams, podcasts and various other literary work and music/video production agreements, talent engagement agreements; music library licensing; collection society blanket licenses; music rights clearances; music broadcast licence agreements
• Marketing: service agreements for marketing analytics and lifecycle management; venue rental agreements for marketing events; market research agreements
• Miscellaneous: contest terms; media campaign terms; non-disclosure agreements; tenancy agreements; utilities procurement and advisory, personal data advisory, service agreements,

Astro Media Solutions Business

• Advertising agreements including ad sales commitments and incentive schemes and agreements; promotional collaboration agreements; agency agreements for sale of advertising inventory; barter agreements, collaboration agreements, and programmatic agreements.
• Other matters including client campaign assessment and advisory, personal data advisory.

Corporate & Compliance

• Corporate matters including coordinating/conducting due diligence on related party transaction exercise. Familiar with Bursa requirements.
• Conduct trainings internally as and when required.
• Support internal process compliance and work with various internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with various internal policies of the company.
• Coordinate with external legal counsels where required and manage disputes/litigation involving the company, including developing and directing any dispute resolution/litigation strategies.
• Support legal related queries from corporate functions at Astro, including Accounts Payable (e.g. merchant agreements, payment service provider agreements), Treasury (e.g. facility letters, credit terms), Revenue Assurance (e.g. inter-company agreements; support in copyright claims), Group Risk Management (e.g. insurance brokerage services), Corporate Secretarial and Human Capital.
• Able to assist the immediate supervisor/head of practice group in compliance matters for the Astro Group.

Others

• Able to assist the immediate supervisor/head of practice group in managing piracy matters end-to-end including target identification, working with external counsel to obtain convictions in civil proceedings.
• Present medium complexity legal concepts in a manner that is easy to understand and aids decision making, showing an ability to distill complex issues into concise summaries.
• With strong communications skills, build effective relationships with colleagues within both the Legal department and the wider business, developing trust and rapport at all levels.
• Work with the rest of the Legal department in providing a legal and regulatory framework for the business to operate within, by developing and disseminating compliance policies, template and precedents and also by providing legal training sessions.
• Bring attention to detail coupled with strong analytical and commercial drafting skills.
• Prioritise and plan effectively, demonstrating proactive and good organisational skills.
• Demonstrate commitment, integrity and judgment when presenting merits of transactions/risks exposure to Business Units.
• Adapt quickly, coordinate, prioritise and plan effectively in a fast paced environment with competing priorities.
• Demonstrate a passion for radio, TV and technology to help bring the best content and innovation to Astro customers.
• Interpret and apply laws and regulations, formulate and issue legal opinions to ensure that the interests of the company are safeguarded at all times.

REQUIREMENTS

Who You Are

• Degree in Law
• Professionally Qualified (CLP or equivalent) and/or called to the Malaysian Bar
• Excellent up-to-date understanding of contract law, telecommunications law, and related media laws, corporate commercial laws, intellectual property laws, privacy laws, dispute and litigation process.
• Excellent drafting, analytical, legal and research skills
• 7-12 years of legal practice experience in a highly regarded law firm or in-house equivalent (preferably in the field of Technology, Multimedia and Telecommunications (TMT) related work)
• Ability to work under pressure and enjoys working in a high pressure and dynamic environment
• Ability to negotiate contracts and find solutions in deadlocks
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Excellent communication (both verbal and written) skills
• Digitally savvy, eagerness to learn, willingness to experiment, demonstrate intellectual curiosity, thirst for knowledge, adaptable, good understanding in the workings of social media
• Familiar with and competent user of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Other Competencies

Time Management and Organisation

• To ensure files under portfolio are organised in an orderly manner and impart expertise to the business units in a timely manner

Planning

• Understanding and prioritising ‘business as usual’ matters with ‘critical matters’ without compromising the business unit’s expectations
• Ability to adapt quickly, coordinate, prioritise and plan effectively in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities

Problem Solving

• Positive and pro-active attitude, with focus on creatively solving issues and problems for positive outcome all round

Communication

• A team player with strong communications skills, build effective relationships with colleagues within both the Legal department and the wider business, developing trust and rapport at all levels

Strategic Thinking

• To assist immediate supervisor/head of practice group in complex deals
• Offer customer focused advice and solutions that add value and meet the company’s objectives