Our Client, one of the most experienced land banking companies is seeking a Legal Counsel to join their Asia - Pacific headquarters in Singapore.

Responsibilities:

- Report to the General Counsel, Asia.
- Provide support and assistance to the General Counsel, Asia.
- Be responsible for overseeing, managing and resolving legal issues in contracts, litigation matters, business and operations with an Asian focus; and provide advice through all phases of transactions including due diligence, structuring, contract drafting and review, negotiation, closing and dispute resolution to ensure the organization’s interests are safeguarded.
- Work closely with commercial deal teams to assimilate regulatory and commercial goals, identify potential legal issues and develop legal strategies to capitalize on business opportunities; lead a team with external counsels and prospective partners on challenging assignments to provide legal support and input.
- Escalate and report material contracts, litigation, actions or decisions that give rise to potential legal or reputation risks to the various business units and advise on the legal ramifications.
- Participate on related administrative teams to develop appropriate policies and procedures for the business to ensure good corporate governance and compliance with prescribed standards of conduct.
- Work closely with other transactional legal colleagues sharing best practices in legal research and opinions as well as providing litigation support and regulatory advice.
- Manage corporate secretarial and company records including liaising with corporate secretarial agents in the region to draft and maintain corporate secretarial documents and records and effect changes to corporate structure where required.

Requirements:

- Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma or Professional Degree in Law or equivalent.
- Experience in structuring and negotiating commercial, corporate and regulatory matters.
- Between 3 and 5 year(s) of working experience in an established legal firm and /or from a major and well reputed corporation.
- Applicants should be Singaporean citizens or hold Singapore Permanent Resident status.
- Willing to travel at short notice.


Interested applicants please quote the job title L-0908-1250 and send your resume in MS word format to Bart Ciebien at bart@recruit-legal.com. All information will be treated in the strictest confidence.