Total 3 hr associate job vacancies in Legal / Public / Security category in D14 Geylang, Eunos

Associate

Practice Areas:

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (Debt Recovery)

Are you energetic and enthusiastic for Debt Recovery? We’re looking for a motivated and dedicated lawyer (newly qualified may apply) for our Debt Recovery Team as part of our continual effort to bring new blood and talent into our firm. If you think you’re extraordinary and passionate for this kind of work, you may fit our bill.

If you’re looking for an organisation that is ambitious and forward-looking, please apply to us to chat about your prospects. We look forward to hearing from you.

Key responsibilities:

· To manage all client work allocated by Supervising Partner.

· To ensure that all client work is progressed accurately and expeditiously, and that the client is kept regularly informed on progress and costs.

· To exercise high standards of client care in a professional and pleasant manner at all times.

· To ensure high legal of personal data protection, confidentiality and security of all of the Firm’s and clients’ data, documentation and information.

· To achieve agreed levels of billing and time recording.

· To work well and maintain clear and precise communications with other personnel in the Firm.

· To ensure good working relationships with external institutions and organisations.

· To supervise, support and develop immediate support staff.

· To take responsibility for and attend to self-development.

· In conjunction with the Firm, to comply with the relevant training requirements of the Law Society and to assist with in-house training and thought leadership as may be required.

Requirements:

· Admission as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore

· 0 to 1 year’s post-admission experience in Litigation. Experience in debt recovery welcome but not necessary

· Good commercial sense and ability to deal professionally with clients’ queries and requests

· Ability to handle multiple projects and deliver quality work under pressure and within deadlines

· Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to build good and friendly working relationships with people at all levels

· A team player

Job Title: Associate

Responsibilities

• To manage all client work allocated by the Partners.
• To ensure that all client work is progressed expeditiously, and the client is kept regularly informed on progress and costs.
• To deliver high standards of client care in a professional and pleasant manner.
• To ensure confidentiality and security of all the Firm’s and client documentation and information.
• To achieve agreed levels of billing and time recording.
• To build good working relationships with both internal personnel & external clients.
• To guide, lead and develop immediate support staff.
• In conjunction with the Firm, to comply with the relevant training requirements of the Law Society and to assist with in-house training as may be required.

Requirements

• Admission as an Advocate & Solicitor of Singapore.
• Minimum of 1 to 3 years’ post-admission experience
• Strong commercial sense
• Ability to handle multiple projects and deliver quality work under pressure and within deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to build good working relationships with people at all levels
• A team player

General

· Provide legal advice to senior management and cross-functional project teams in a solution-oriented and practical manner.

· Respond to legal related queries from business development and operating units as well as other functions.

· Oversee the selection, retention, management and evaluation of external legal counsels and service providers, including appropriate budget planning and control of group legal costs and expenses.

Investment & Commercial Transactions

· Support the investment team within the group on the M&A/JV activities and investments in a variety of sectors.

· Facilitate in negotiations with in-depth participation on ad-hoc projects and transactions.

· Liaising with and managing external counsel and instructing them according to business requirement in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Dispute Resolution

· Partner with and manage external counsels in handling matters involving dispute resolution such as mediation, litigation and arbitration. In collaboration with external litigation lawyers, analyze issues, develop and implement cost effective legal strategies on complex claims and lawsuits and prepare for settlement or trial, as appropriate.

Corporate Secretarial

· Supervise and oversee group’s corporate secretarial matters (outsourced or in-house team), including without limitation the incorporation and closing of local companies, preparation of board and shareholders’ meeting minutes and/or resolutions, making necessary filings with relevant authorities such as ACRA and IRAS.

· Coordination on meeting of board of directors and shareholders upon management’s request

· Maintain proper statutory records of group companies (originals will be kept by external service provider if outsourced).

• Master of laws from a reputable university.

• 3 to 5 years’ experience in corporate legal department

• Experience in providing practical business solutions and sound legal and comprehensive advice to various business units and corporate functions, preferably in a dynamic organization.

• Good written and spoken in English and Mandarin in order to liaise with Chinese speaking associates and China HQ office

• Excellent relationship builder with strong interpersonal skills and working collaboratively.

• High integrity, high standard of professionalism and ethics.

• Driven and welcome new challenges