Legal Counsel - Mandarin Speaker, Legal and Compliance Hub

About the role

BASF is hiring a Counsel for its Legal and Compliance Services Hub in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The role suits someone fluent in Mandarin and English who can support legal and compliance matters in an international setting.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate local and international contracts and agreements, using BASF-approved templates and playbooks.
• Provide legal and compliance support on assigned matters such as documentary reviews, transactional due diligence, M&A projects, audits and compliance and legal investigations.
• Manage the contract lifecycle, improve process efficiency and help maintain and improve contract templates and knowledge management systems.
• Interact with internal clients and external customers as required.
• Handle ancillary tasks such as meeting attendance and minutes, presentations, legal tech tools including AI, and translations.

Required profile

• University degree in law or a related field.
• Over 4 years of experience drafting and reviewing contracts, preferably with a commercial law focus; experience in contracts and agreements, procurement or quantity surveying is also considered.
• Fluent Mandarin and English.
• Effective communication with colleagues, stakeholders and clients, respecting the chain of command.

Required skills

• Experience with legal databases and standard IT applications.
• Familiarity with AI tools is an added advantage.