Legal Advisor

• Aug 2022 - Present

Corporate Legal Counsel

• Mar 2018 - Aug 2022

SuperMax is a multinational FMCG company spread across 5 continents & is known to be one of the leading manufacturers in the Personal Care category. My current role here involves working directly with the Global Head of Legal. 1. Drafting all contracts and agreements for all worldwide entities for the purposes of distribution, annual maintenance, manufacturing, supply and TMT to name a few 2. Maintaining statutory documents of the various Super- Max entities and ensuring that these entities are compliant with local laws. 3. Managing the intellectual property of Super-Max's global IP Portfolio by renewing and filing new applications with regards to trademarks, copyrights, patents and designs 4. Supporting the Head of Legal and managing the filing and defending IP litigation. 5. Managing the database of the central legal and corporate secretarial department archives and documentation. 6. Highly involved in corporate governance by assisting and supporting the legal counsel in drafting of policies and maintenance of corporate governance systems deployed in the group. 7. Assist and support the Head of Legal in low level litigation involving any Super-Max group entity. 8. Responsible for maintaining relationships with clients, government entities and leaders in the legal sector across the region. Show less

Legal Associate

• Feb 2017 - Jan 2018

1. Conduct pre-claim investigations, legal research and initial case assessments. 2. Draft pleadings, motions and appellate documents and liaise with the courts, solicitors, insurers and clients during the review of pre-litigated case files. 3. Manage and handle litigated files and conduct initial assessment of witnesses, drafting witness statements, reviewing and assessing various evidence for case files. 4. Front-end directions questionnaires from the courts, consent orders and various defences and counterclaims. 5. Proactively managed over 200 case files and effectively dealt with claims from conception till settlement. 6. Build and manage relationships with clients and professionals in the legal industry. Show less

Legal Associate

• Jun 2016 - Jan 2017

1. Assist in developing and amending products and services, sales and distribution contracts - local and regional. 2. Actively work on non-disclosure agreements for the clientele as well as provide legal assistance in dealing with employment contracts and annual service agreements. 3. Managed a team and was responsible for delegating tasks and ensuring the KPI's were followed. 1. Assist in developing and amending products and services, sales and distribution contracts - local and regional. 2. Actively work on non-disclosure agreements for the clientele as well as provide legal assistance in dealing with employment contracts and annual service agreements. 3. Managed a team and was responsible for delegating tasks and ensuring the KPI's were followed.

Legal Researcher

• Jul 2012 - Sep 2012

1. Provide material for use in current cases faced by the firm. 2. Assist attorneys during the pre-trial process by reviewing, identifying and interpreting relevant law. 3. Organizing case material and documentations. 4. Investigate and check complex property and auto files. 5. Sort future work and schedule follow-ups. 6. Determine and assemble complex information using problem solving skills 1. Provide material for use in current cases faced by the firm. 2. Assist attorneys during the pre-trial process by reviewing, identifying and interpreting relevant law. 3. Organizing case material and documentations. 4. Investigate and check complex property and auto files. 5. Sort future work and schedule follow-ups. 6. Determine and assemble complex information using problem solving skills