Commercial Contracts Counsel

Control Risks

. Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, including client service agreements and vendor contracts.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeKuala Lumpur • 🇲🇾 MalaysiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, including client service agreements and vendor contracts. You will be expected to join negotiations with internal teams and clients on commercial contracts and other legal agreements, concluding commercial terms to align with company policies and objectives as well as mitigate potential risks involved with specific contract terms.**
Liaise with account managers and regional business line leads, amongst others throughout the company, to ensure correct implementation of all legal guidelines and other policies. You will act as a trusted advisor to the internal stakeholders and make sure that compliance can be ensured.**
Advise on regulatory obligations affecting business across APAC. Ensure compliance with local requirements relating but not limited to data privacy (e.g., PDPA), anti bribery, competition laws. Implement global legal/compliance policies at the regional level and ensure local adaptations where necessary.**
Stay current on relevant industry, commercial, IP, privacy, data, employment, and other laws, regulations, and developments to adapt our commercial processes accordingly.

Requirements

What you’ll need

6-10 PQE lawyer, ideally with some in-house counsel experience.**
Qualified lawyer in good standing admitted to practice in Malaysia or any other Commonwealth jurisdiction.**
Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts, particularly service agreements. Good familiarity with data protection, intellectual property, HR and general corporate law is a huge plus.**
Have a good eye for detail, as well as an ability to understand the bigger picture.**
Proactive, strategic, and results-oriented; able to work on tight deadlines without sacrificing accuracy.**
Comfortable working closely with senior counsel while managing day-to-day contracting tasks independently.**
Ability to work in English at a high professional level (both written and verbal). Other language skills (Mandarin, Bahasa, Vietnamese, Japanese) are desirable but not essential.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, including client service agreements and vendor contracts. You will be expected to join negotiations with internal teams and clients on commercial contracts and other legal agreements, concluding commercial terms to align with company policies and objectives as well as mitigate potential risks involved with specific contract terms.**
Liaise with account managers and regional business line leads, amongst others throughout the company, to ensure correct implementation of all legal guidelines and other policies. You will act as a trusted advisor to the internal stakeholders and make sure that compliance can be ensured.**
Advise on regulatory obligations affecting business across APAC. Ensure compliance with local requirements relating but not limited to data privacy (e.g., PDPA), anti bribery, competition laws. Implement global legal/compliance policies at the regional level and ensure local adaptations where necessary.**
Stay current on relevant industry, commercial, IP, privacy, data, employment, and other laws, regulations, and developments to adapt our commercial processes accordingly. 🎯 Requirements
6-10 PQE lawyer, ideally with some in-house counsel experience.**
Qualified lawyer in good standing admitted to practice in Malaysia or any other Commonwealth jurisdiction.**
Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts, particularly service agreements. Good familiarity with data protection, intellectual property, HR and general corporate law is a huge plus.**
Have a good eye for detail, as well as an ability to understand the bigger picture.**
Proactive, strategic, and results-oriented; able to work on tight deadlines without sacrificing accuracy.**
Comfortable working closely with senior counsel while managing day-to-day contracting tasks independently.**
Ability to work in English at a high professional level (both written and verbal). Other language skills (Mandarin, Bahasa, Vietnamese, Japanese) are desirable but not essential. Apply Now 📊 Check your resume score for this job Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply. Check Resume Score 🌐 Worldwide Built by Lior Neu-ner. I'd love to hear your feedback — Get in touch via DM or support@remoterocketship.com Search Search Jobs by country Search jobs by city Search jobs by job title Search entry-level jobs Search junior-level jobs Search senior-level jobs Search jobs by tech stack Search jobs by contract type Search remote internships Search remote part-time jobs Remote jobs Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Sales People Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Software Engineers Anywhere in the World Resources Advice Tips for finding remote jobs Interview questions and answers Resume examples Cover letter examples Post a job Affiliates Privacy policy Terms of service Job board SEO course AI Apply Copilot OpenClaw job finder Jobs by Country Remote jobs anywhere in the world (Worldwide remote jobs) Remote jobs United States Remote jobs Australia Remote jobs Brazil Remote jobs Canada Remote jobs France Remote jobs Ireland Remote jobs Germany Remote jobs Netherlands Remote jobs Spain Remote jobs UK Popular Jobs Remote data analyst jobs Remote customer support jobs Remote executive assistant jobs Remote marketing jobs Remote product designer jobs Remote product manager jobs Remote project manager jobs Remote recruiter jobs Remote sales jobs Remote software engineer jobs Jobs by Type Remote full-time jobs Remote part-time jobs Remote contract jobs Remote internship jobs Remote entry-level jobs Remote jobs with no experience required Remote junior jobs (1-3 years of experience) Digital nomad jobs Remote jobs with no degree required Freelance remote jobs Temporary remote jobs Remote jobs hiring now Stay at home mom jobs

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Hard Skills & Tools

commercial contractsclient service agreementsvendor contractsdata protectionintellectual propertyHR lawcorporate lawregulatory obligationsnegotiationcompliance policies

Soft Skills

attention to detailstrategic thinkingresults-orientedproactiveability to work under tight deadlinesindependent workcommunication skills

Certifications

qualified lawyeradmitted to practice in MalaysiaCommonwealth jurisdiction