Practitioner Sharing from PT Brantas Abipraya: “The Role and Challenges of the Legal Sector in State-Owned Enterprises”

The Legal Division of a State-Owned Enterprise is a part or department in a State-Owned Enterprise that is responsible for all matters related to law. Generally, the legal division of state-owned enterprises has a crucial role in maintaining the sustainability and growth of a company. Therefore, the Undergraduate Law Study Program, Faculty of Law, Islamic University of Indonesia (UII) held a practitioner sharing lecture for the Civil Procedure Law Course, which took place on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, in the Stageroom, West Wing 3rd Floor, Faculty of Law UII. The resource person in this practitioner sharing lecture was Rinaldo Prima, S.H., M.H., CLA., as Vice President of Legal Litigation of PT Brantas Abipraya (Persero) Jakarta, with the theme “The Role and Challenges of the Legal Division in State-Owned Enterprises.” Practitioner sharing the Civil Procedure Law Course are divided into three meetings; the first meeting takes place at 12:30–13:30 WIB, the second meeting takes place at 13:40–14:40 WIB, and the third meeting is carried out by giving assignments by the resource person. This lecture is mandatory for Class G Civil Procedure Law students and is guided by moderator Mr. Rizky Ramadhan Baried, S.H., M.H.

In his explanation, Rinaldo explained that “PT Brantas Abipraya is a company that carries out various business activities by the articles of association. The activities carried out include construction work, building material fabrication, equipment rental, and consulting and management services.” He also added that as vice president of legal litigation, he has an important role, namely handling legal disputes, both inside and outside the court, as the company’s internal legal consultant, and playing a role in identifying, mitigating, and managing legal risks. Not only that, there is also collaboration between the state attorney and the legal department of state-owned enterprises. The scope of this collaboration is the provision of legal assistance by state attorneys in civil and state administrative cases to represent state-owned enterprises based on a special power of attorney, the provision of legal considerations by the state attorney to state-owned enterprises in the form of legal opinions, the provision of other legal actions provided by state attorneys to state-owned enterprises to save and restore state finances and uphold the authority of the government, including acting as a negotiator/mediator/facilitator, and other cooperation to mitigate legal risks, including preventing criminal acts of corruption.” the following is Rinaldo’s explanation in the teaching practitioner lecture.

After the presentation of the material by the resource person, the lecture continued with a question and answer session, a discussion of case studies, and continued with a group photo and handover of souvenirs by the secretary of the Regular Program of the Undergraduate Study Program in Law. With this teaching practitioner program, it is hoped that Faculty of Law UII students can become good graduates who not only have strong theoretical knowledge but also have the practical skills needed in the world of work.