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legal professions hiring (modified 0 times) nuttola I want to know whether a post graduate in business laws from india (not a member of the bar council of india)can be hired as an in-house legal professional in a malaysian or a company which is controlled in malaysia from outside malaysia. if yes, what is the formality? 14 Aug, 2001 00:39:09

RE:legal professions hiring (modified 0 times) Employer You are not clear enough 25 Aug, 2001 02:04:18

RE:legal professions hiring (modified 0 times) Harry His query is clear enough to me. Dear friend, I see from your query that you have the legal knowledge to work as a in house counsel in an organisation which is not a legal firm per say.Yes that is possible base on you experiences.Currently in Malaysia one can work as a in house counsel but need not have a practising cert to do so because in house division in an organisation usually appoints external counsels for litigation or for matters that requires one to sign a solicitors.There are wide scope of job for Legal Officers,Paralegals in organisation.So since you dont have the bar qualification be it in India or in England you are most welcome to apply for position as in house counsels.But you scope of job would only be vetting of documents and providing simple legal advice to the in house staffs.Currently there are lot of prospects for those who can assist restructuring,mergers,take over of companies in accordance with Company Act.Your kind of experties would suit well.Thanks. 22 Oct, 2002 17:48:10

RE:legal professions hiring (modified 0 times) Harry His query is clear enough to me. Dear friend, I see from your query that you have the legal knowledge to work as a in house counsel in an organisation which is not a legal firm per say.Yes that is possible base on your experiences.Currently in Malaysia one can work as a in house counsel but need not have a practising cert to do so because in house division in most organisation usually appoints external counsels for litigation or for matters that requires one to sign as an advocate & solicitors.There are wide scope of job for Legal Officers,Paralegals in organisation.Since you have the PosT Graduate Qualification( al though its is not equalent to the bar qualification) from India, you are most welcome to apply for position as in house counsels.But you scope of job would only be vetting of documents and providing simple legal advice to the in house staffs.Currently there are lot of prospects for those who can assist restructuring,mergers,take over of companies in accordance with Company Act.Your kind of experties would suit well.However,weather the organisation would consider appointing you or not is at thier discretion.Please allow me to caution you that there is a strong signal in the market these days that one must have the qualification as required bt the Legal Profession Act " a qualified person" But I must also tell you these so called qualified person are not certainly good in house counsels.So please try to apply for position I have mentioned above.Who knows you would be a better counsel then the so called "qualified ones" Best Wishes and good luck. 22 Oct, 2002 17:57:29

RE:legal professions hiring (modified 0 times) unni A post graduate in Business Law is generally not a suitable enough qualification for an in house counsel in any situation as it does not cover the wide gamut of the law, an undergraduate in laws would normally have acquired in his/ her studies. Business laws from one country to another vary in practical application and in theory. I would have serious doubts about the credibility of any company whether foreign or local who would engage a person without the rigour and depth of knowledge of at least an undergraduate regardless of thir status within the profession. i.e. whether certified to practice or admitted. General or in house counsel require to be possessed of procedure, knowledge of contracts, the civil and criminal law, corporations law, the constitution, administrative law, property law, taxation, succession, local government laws, planning laws, and numerous other areas of the legal system in order to provide the company with sound advice on any and every action they encounter or propose to take. it is a position that requires skill and knowledge. Profound knowledge. However if the company that proposes to engage you in this capacity are prepared to risk it and the Malaysian authorities are prepared to let you in on that basis. Good luck to you both. 20 Feb, 2004 09:04:48

RE:legal professions hiring (modified 0 times) Neon Hi there, I'm new here...I would like to ask some questions: 1. I'm now currently pursuing LLM Degree (Distance Learning) - International Commercial Law from University of Northumbria, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom. I would like to know whether I can be a chambering student in Malaysia legal firms or not? 2. What is the minimum requirement to be a legal advisor? 3. What is the job of Corporate Legal Executive? Thanks... 25 Apr, 2006 23:17:19

RE:legal professions hiring (modified 0 times) Ghara What is the syllabus content of the post graduate degree that you propose to undertake? 30 Jul, 2006 14:30:07

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