Total 3 job vacancies by Charles Russell Speechlys Llp

This role, based in Singapore, focuses on providing junior support across the office, with a particular focus on International Private Client work, alongside International Arbitration work. The position involves client interaction and delivering a high-quality service. This role will support with complex, cross-border matters for the firm’s key clients, often navigating challenging regulatory and international issues.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• This role will work with clients based across a range of geographical locations, and provide the opportunity to develop further international outlook.
• Transactional support and assisting fee earners
• Research tasks
• Liaising with clients as required
• Document review
• Proofreading
• Drafting documents across a range of teams
• Due diligence
• Point of contact for third parties 
• Knowledge management for the team
• Supporting other teams as required
• Support and attending marketing and BD events

Person Specification:

• Currently undertaking qualifying work experience
• Manages time effectively and performs well under time and work pressures
• Has the ability to develop effective working relationships at all levels
• Strong English language skills, confident in both verbal and written communication with a diverse range of clients
• A strong team player
• Has a flexible approach and willing to go the extra mile

This role, based in Singapore, focuses on providing junior support across the office, with a particular focus on International Private Client work, alongside International Arbitration work. The position involves client interaction and delivering a high-quality service. This role will support with complex, cross-border matters for the firm’s key clients, often navigating challenging regulatory and international issues.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• This role will work with clients based across a range of geographical locations, and provide the opportunity to develop further international outlook.
• Transactional support and assisting fee earners
• Research tasks
• Liaising with clients as required
• Document review
• Proofreading
• Drafting documents across a range of teams
• Due diligence
• Point of contact for third parties 
• Knowledge management for the team
• Supporting other teams as required
• Support and attending marketing and BD events

Person Specification:

• Currently undertaking qualifying work experience
• Manages time effectively and performs well under time and work pressures
• Has the ability to develop effective working relationships at all levels
• Strong English language skills, confident in both verbal and written communication with a diverse range of clients
• A strong team player
• Has a flexible approach and willing to go the extra mile

The Role

This role, based in Singapore, is to work with our Singapore-based corporate / M&A partner and the wider Asia team to support on a variety of advisory and transactional corporate matters such as investments, M&A, disposals, joint ventures and fundraising. Our clients include UHNW individuals, founders, entrepreneurs, family offices, venture capital funds, private equity funds, multinationals, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds.

Our corporate / M&A practice in Singapore focuses on:

• international and cross-border corporate transactions in Southeast Asia (across various asset classes); and

• corporate transactions in the UK real estate sector for Asia-based clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drafting transaction documents and ancillary documents (in the case of complex documents, under the supervision of senior lawyers).

• Leading and conducting multi-jurisdictional legal due diligence exercises.

• Advising on company law and corporate law matters.

• Engaging in client marketing and business development activities including attending internal and external events.

• Contributing to publications, divisional knowledge and know-how initiatives.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Qualified as a lawyer in a common law jurisdiction (e.g. England & Wales and New York). For lawyers called to the bar in Singapore, a qualification in another common law jurisdiction is a requirement.

• NQ to 4 years’ PQE (international law firm background and/or international experience preferred).

• Degree from a reputable university with a strong academic record (preference for law degrees).

• Good legal writing and drafting skills.

• Good interpersonal skills and strong communication skills.

• Adaptable and flexible approach to working with clients, teammates and counterparties based in different geographies and time zones.

• Demonstrates interest in AI in legal practice and legal technology.

• Manages time effectively and performs well undertime and work pressures.