Corporate Counsel Diploma at Brickfields Asia College

The Corporate Counsel Diploma is a unique diploma awarded by Brickfields Asia College (BAC) in collaboration with the Malaysian Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA).

The Corporate Counsel Diploma is a rigorous and relevant course targeted at corporate/legal counsels or in-house lawyers who are an integral part of the legal department of any organization.

The nature of the corporate counsel’s job is to seamlessly bridge the divide between legal expertise and corporate requirements; hence, the corporate counsel will oversee matters such as employment contracts, business contracts, commercial law and transactions, corporate governance, conveyancing and many other routine and non-routine responsibilities within the corporate entity framework.

A corporate counsel must be ready at all times to lend effective expertise to the organization concerned while simultaneously adhering to the precepts of the legal vocation.

Entry Requirements
Recognised Degrees

Intakes
January, April, June, September

Mode of Study
Part Time, Distance Learning

Assessment
By examinations and assignments.

Recognition & Dimension
This programme is another BAC exclusive, in collaboration with the Malaysian Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), which enhances the employability of graduates intending to work at in-house legal departments.

Course Units

CORPORATE COUNSEL DIPLOMA
1. The Corporate Counsel	• The Malaysian Legal System • Sources of Law • Jurisdiction of the Court • The Legal Profession • Legal Ethics
2. Legal Department Management	• Budget • Personnel • Record Keeping • Knowledge Management
3. Law of Contract	• Offer, Acceptance, Consideration, Intention, Capacity • Voidable Contract, Void Contract • Frustration, Performance and Breach • Damages, Specific Performance, Injunction • Drafting of Contract
4. Management Skills	• Managing People • Managing Meeting • Dealing with Conflicts • Dealing with external lawyers and other professionals
5. Company Law	• Separate Legal Personality • Memorandum and Articles • Prospectus and Listing Requirements • Company Contracts • Dealing with Board of Directors • Company Meetings • Company Capital • Protection of Minority • Winding-up
6. Corporate Secretary	-
7. Conveyancing	• Land and State Authority • Indefeasibility of Title • Dealings – Transfer, Charge, Lease • Housing Developers and Strata Titless • Caveats • Stakeholders • Assignment
8. Corporate Governance	-
9. Commercial LawQ	• Sales of Good – Terms, Title, Nemo Dat, Remedies • Banking Law – Duties of Bank and Customer, Islamic Banking • Cheques and Negotiable Instrument – Payment and Dishonour, Forgery, Collecting Bank • Letter of Credit

Course Materials
Comprehensive materials will be provided for by BAC

Tuition Fees & Financial Structure
All Inclusive Tuition Fee	RM7,000.00