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Paralegal

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Paralegal

This is a fully remote role to be based in Malaysia. We will prioritize candidates who are based in Malaysia and do not require a work visa sponsorship.

 

About Us

MoneyHero Group (Nasdaq: MNY) is a market leading financial products platform in Greater Southeast Asia, reaching 9.8m monthly unique users and working with more than 270 commercial partners across five markets including Singapore, Hong Kong S.A.R., Philippines, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

 

MoneyHero Group’s Legal & Compliance team works at the crossroads of law and tech, tasked with providing answers to challenging questions posed by our business teams, in order to simplify personal finance for our users. The Legal & Compliance team is involved in every area of MoneyHero’s business, from strategic transactions, to disputes to launching in new markets - the team does it all! We contribute to the success of the business by providing creative, practical and risk-appropriate answers to our teammates. Come join us!

 

What We Offer

You will be entitled to a competitive salary and attractive benefits, including:

  • Annual leave, birthday leave, tenure leave, international remote work leave, and more
  • Five-day work week, remote work arrangement
  • Professional trainings, career advancement and internal mobility opportunities
  • Competitive benefits including insurance and mental wellness program

 

About the Job

We are looking to hire an in-house Paralegal to be based in Malaysia.

 

Working in an exciting, international, and fast-paced work environment, you will get the opportunity to enhance your legal skills and learn how a technology company in the consumer financial space operates.  The ideal candidate for this position will have a strong work ethic, good problem-solving skills and be a team player who is comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic workplace.

 

The Paralegal will be responsible for:

  • Assisting with legal and compliance matters affecting MoneyHero Group including:
  • Preparing and reviewing standard legal commercial documents, handling routine legal work, contracts with suppliers, customers, contractors, sub-contractors
  • Maintaining and updating standard contract templates, T&Cs and existing policies and procedures, and contributing to legal know-how and training materials 
  • Handle company secretarial work, drafting minutes and resolutions with minimum supervision 
  • Support senior lawyers to review NDA/mandates for business projects 
  • Liaising with teams in each of the MoneyHero Group brands to help with ad hoc legal and compliance queries across a range of areas (e.g. employment/HR, data protection, intellectual property (trademarks), consumer protection, insurance regulation, financial regulation, corporate governance)
  • Liaising with external legal counsels and corporate secretaries across jurisdictions 
  • Organizing legal documents and dealing with requests for information from regulators, service providers (banks, auditors), investors etc.

In this role, we are looking for someone with:

  • Good academic qualifications (hold an undergraduate law degree (e.g. LLB, BCL, LLM) and have good results)
  • 3-5 years’ experience in a similar legal support role (paralegal / legal executive either in private practice or in-house, preferably with experience in a digital marketing or fintech focused team)
  • Excellent communication and drafting skills
  • Business level of fluency in spoken and written English and Mandarin Chinese
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively in a team setting and autonomously
  • Excellent contract management skills
  • Interest in technology/fintech



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What can you expect from us?
 
Impact: We are actively empowering and connecting people to a better financial future. Join us if you want to help us achieve our mission.
Work: We have a team of over 350 talented individuals in 4 markets who are hyper passionate about building innovative financial solutions and making an impact on people’s lives.
Culture: We take our work seriously but don’t hesitate to keep things light. We can only create magic when we have a little bit of fun.
Thrive: We launched in 2014, and now help over 10 million monthly users make the best financial decisions. Accelerate your career and become a pioneer in your field with a leading fintech company that seeks to push the boundaries of your imagination and is committed to growing your career.
Reputation: We are backed by world-class organizations and companies and have raised over US$110 million from investors including Experian, Pacific Century Group, IFC - a member of the World Bank Group
 
EEO Statement
MoneyHero Group is an equal opportunity employer. We value, support and respect all individuals and is committed to maintaining an inclusive and diverse working environment. Decisions in hiring are based on business needs, requirements of the job and individual qualifications and shall not be influenced by any consideration of race, ethnic or national origin, religion, sex (including gender identity and/or expression), age, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, disability, genetic information, political affiliation or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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