Junior Legal Associate

Job Overview:

The company is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic Junior Lawyer to join the Legal Department. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with the Head of Legal on a broad spectrum of multidisciplinary legal matters. Key responsibilities include analysing complex legal issues, drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts and agreements, and providing strategic legal support to various business units to ensure compliance and mitigate risk.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

1.Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial, healthcare, and regulatory-related contracts (including service agreements, supplier contracts, confidentiality agreements, and partnership arrangements), ensuring the company’s interests are protected and compliant with healthcare laws and regulations.

2.Conduct comprehensive legal due diligence in relation to mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, licensing, and other healthcare transactions, identifying and mitigating regulatory and operational risks.

3.Monitor and interpret healthcare laws, regulations, industry guidelines, and regulatory developments to provide accurate, risk-based, and commercially sound legal advice.

4.Support corporate governance matters, including board and committee documentation, shareholder matters, and ensuring adherence to healthcare regulatory frameworks and internal compliance policies.

5.Manage legal disputes, complaints, and regulatory inquiries efficiently and cost-effectively, seeking practical and commercially sensible resolutions while protecting the company’s reputation.

6. Collaborate closely with clinical, compliance, finance, operations, and management teams to provide proactive legal guidance that supports safe, ethical, and compliant healthcare delivery.

7. Work under the direct supervision of the Head of Legal, gaining hands-on experience within a fast-paced and expanding healthcare corporate environment.

8. Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, regulatory authorities, healthcare partners, and external legal advisors.

9. Conduct detailed legal research and analysis on healthcare-related matters, including regulatory compliance, patient rights, data protection, and medical service obligations, and provide clear, strategic legal advice.

10. Demonstrate initiative and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision, particularly when addressing complex regulatory and compliance issues in the healthcare sector.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognized institution.
• Admission as an Attorney (or eligibility for admission) to the relevant jurisdiction.
• 1–3 years’ post-qualification experience, preferably within a corporate, commercial, regulatory, or healthcare environment

Required Skills:

Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements and corporate documents, familiarity with healthcare regulations, patient rights legislation, health services licensing requirements, and data protection/privacy laws (experience in the healthcare sector will be advantageous)