Associate

Mishcon De Reya; Santo Niño 1st; On-site; PHP 8,802,000 - 12,714,000; Full time

Job summary

Mishcon De Reya in Singapore seeks a UK-qualified lawyer with 3+ years' PQE to lead cross-border financing and corporate transactions. You will draft and comment on legal documents, provide clients with strategic advice, and manage complex deals with supervision and training.

The role is client-facing with significant responsibility and clear career progression within a leading international firm. Strong English language skills are essential.

Qualifications

• UK or common law qualification required.
• 3+ years' PQE with international law firm experience.
• Strong contract drafting skills required.
• Excellent analytical and commercial awareness.
• Fluent in English; other languages may help.

Responsibilities

• Draft and comment on legal documents for cross-border financing and M&A.
• Provide draft advice to clients and manage transactions.
• This is a client-facing role with supervision and training.
• Role offers strong career progression potential.

Skills

Contract drafting

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Ambitious and proactive

Ownership mindset

English fluency

Client-facing

Team player

Education

UK qualified solicitor or equivalent

Job description

Duties and Responsibilities

Based in Singapore, you will work on cross border financing and corporate transactions such as general banking and finance transactions, structured finance and corporate debt restructurings, M&A etc. You will be responsible for drafting and commenting on legal documents, drafting advice to clients and transaction management. This is a client facing role, and you will be given significant responsibility, with appropriate supervision and training. This role has strong career progression potential for the right candidate.

Key Requirements

• You should be UK qualified or qualified in another common law jurisdiction.
• You should be at least 3 years' PQE with experience in a top tier private practice at an international law firm.
• You should have excellent contract drafting skills.
• You should have excellent analytical skills with strong commercial awareness.
• You should be ambitious, proactive and taking ownership for the work matters assigned to you.
• You should be fluent in the English language, and other languages may be helpful.

Other Skills/Experience

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships internally and externally
• Adaptable, autonomous and organized
• Self-driven and motivated
• Work well in teams
• Enjoy solving problems rather than identifying them

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.