Senior Associate - Office of General Counsel

We are looking for a legally trained professional to join the Office of General Counsel (OGC) team within PwC’s Internal Firm Services. This role will support the General Counsel inidentifying,managingand mitigating legal risks, ensuring compliance with applicable laws,regulationsand PwC Network policies, andprovidingpractical legal advice to internal stakeholders across the Firm.

What you will do:

Legaladvisory

• Provide practical, solutions-oriented legal advice to internal stakeholders on matters relating to the Firm’s operations, legal risk management, regulatoryrequirementsand internal governance.

• Support business units and leadership teams on day-to-day legal advisory matters, helping to translate legal requirements into clear,practicaland commercially sound guidance.

• Advise on employment and Industrial Relations matters, including employee relations issues, disciplinary processes, workplace investigations, restructuring support, grievancemanagementand related risk considerations.

Contract management

• Develop andmaintaincontract templates, guidancematerialsand playbooks to support consistent and efficient contracting practices across the Firm.

• Review,draftand negotiate a broad range of commercial and internal contracts, including engagement letters, client terms, vendor arrangements, non-disclosureagreementsand other legal documents relevant to the Firm’s operations.

• Support cross-territory contracting matters by working with PwC network firms, regional legal teams and internal stakeholders to align contracting positions, manage legal risk andfacilitateeffective delivery acrossjurisdictions.

Industrial Relations and employment advisory

• Provide legal and strategic support on Industrial Relations and employment-related matters, including employee relations issues, disciplinary proceedings, performance management concerns, workplace investigations, grievance handling, separation and restructuring matters, and employment risk assessments.

• Advise internal stakeholders on practical and legally sound approaches to managing workforce matters, supporting alignment with applicable employment laws, internalpoliciesand PwC’s risk management expectations.

PwC Network Standards compliance management 

• Conduct compliance assessments,testingand reporting in relation to PwC Network Standards and key legal and regulatory areas, including anti-corruption, antitrust, insider trading, dataprotectionand data privacy.

Other

• Prepare and support ontraining by OGC on important/new legislations, contracts, policies.

• Collaborate with OGC,R&Qand other Firm stakeholders on legal and regulatory projects, internal policy initiatives, risk management workstreams and process improvements.

• Prepare and support OGC-led training and awareness sessions on important legal developments, new legislation, contracts,policiesand risk management topics.

• Carry out a broad range of general OGC responsibilities, including legal research, document review, policy interpretation, stakeholder consultations, legal updates, riskassessmentsand support on matters involving contracts, compliance, governance, data protection, employment, regulatory and operational legal issues.

• Perform other responsibilities and duties as assigned by the Malaysia General Counsel.

What we are looking for:

• A legally qualified professional with solid knowledge ofMalaysialaws and regulations, preferably with exposure to professional services, finance,consultingor other regulated business environments.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, legalinterpretationand implementation skills, with the ability to provide clear and pragmatic advice to business stakeholders.

• A background in employment law and Industrial Relations, with practical experience advising on employee relations, disciplinary matters, workplaceinvestigationsand related advisory matters.

• Ideally, a practising Industrial Relations lawyer withapproximately 4–5 years’ post-qualification or relevant legal experience who is interested in transitioning into an in-house legal role.

• Comfortable supporting contracting and legal advisory matters across territories, including working with regional stakeholders and adapting contracting positions to local legal and business requirements.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the confidence to engage professionally with stakeholders atdifferent levels.