Helmsman LLC are recruiting for Legal Associates to be based in Singapore.
Legal Associate
We focus on equipping our Legal Associates with strong legal skills and practical case management expertise which are essential for legal practice. We believe in offering plain and practical advice to our clients and we train our Legal Associates to do just that.
At Helmsman, our whole firm operates as a team, both in the course of our work and during our social activities such as our team lunches and firm trips. We have a no-doors policy - our lawyers work in shared spaces where we discuss ideas freely (whether the ideas be related to our work or the next firm trip) and assist each other.
As a Legal Associate, you will gain exposure to a wide array of high-quality work handled by leading lawyers in their respective fields. As a firm, we celebrate the varied interests of our lawyers outside of work and encourage our lawyers to pursue them.
What we look for
We are looking for a Legal Associate for our Shipping and Commodity Trading practices with a strong academic background and specialist experience in commodity trading, shipping and maritime law – involving both disputes (marine casualties and vessel damage, charterparties and bills of lading) and transactional matters (ship financing and sale & purchase).
Candidates should be Hong Kong or English qualified with a PQE of 0 to 2 years. Candidates who have trained with English or Hong Kong law firms with a specialist commodity, shipping and maritime law practice would be preferred. The Legal Associate should be proficient in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and any additional language skills would be an advantage. The Legal Associate will be based in Singapore and will work on matters with our Singapore and Hong Kong offices.
Salary
We offer a competitive monthly salary based on your level of experience.
Applications
We invite motivated and high-performing team player who has the ability to thrive in a fast paced and challenging professional environment to submit their applications.
Please submit your CV together with your academic transcripts and any other information you wish to share with us to careers@helmsmanlaw.com.
By submitting your application, you consent that Helmsman LLC may collect, use and/or disclose the information / personal data contained in your application for the purpose of processing your application. Where your application contains the personal data of third parties, you confirm that you have obtained all necessary consents to provide us with such personal data and that we may collect, use and/or disclose such personal data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012.
