Assistant Manager / Manager, Legal

YCH Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

YCH Group in Singapore seeks an in‑house Counsel to prepare and review contracts, manage corporate secretarial duties, and liaise with stakeholders for negotiations.

You will draft bilingual English/Mandarin templates, perform legal research, handle IP registrations, minutes, and filings, and ensure regulatory compliance. The role requires a law degree and 3+ years in‑house experience with strong communication.

Qualifications

• Possess at least a Diploma or Degree in Law, or an equivalent qualification, preferably with corporate secretarial qualification.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant working experience as an in-house counsel, exposure to logistics, corporate secretarial, and IP matters.
• Proficient in English and Mandarin with strong verbal and written communication.
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective communication at all levels.
• Meticulous, proactive, capable of handling multiple tasks, and works well under pressure.
• Able to work independently and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review legal and commercial contracts and liaise with stakeholders for negotiations.
• Prepare agreements templates in English and Mandarin.
• Provide corporate secretarial support, including minutes and resolutions and annual returns filings.
• Conduct legal research and prepare advisory for stakeholders.
• Prepare inter‑company agreements and monitor renewal dates.
• Translation between English and Mandarin.
• Assist in IP registration and monitoring (trademarks/patents).
• Proofread and format legal documents.
• Coordinate with external lawyers, auditors and consultants.
• Maintain records and monitor deadlines for contracts, licenses, IP.
• Attend board meetings to record minutes.
• Monitor regulatory requirements and ISO compliance.
• Assist in corporate transactions including property acquisitions, M&A, amalgamation.
• Perform ad hoc projects or tasks as assigned.

Skills

Bilingual English-Mandarin

Contract drafting

Stakeholder communication

Multitasking

Education

Law degree or diploma

Job description

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Prepare and review of legal and commercial contracts and documentation and liaise with stakeholders for contract negotiations.
2. Prepare agreements templates (both English and Mandarin).
3. Provide corporate secretarial support, including preparing directors’ and shareholders’ minutes and resolutions for specific transactions, filing annual returns for Singapore companies, and monitoring the filing of corporate documentation for overseas entities.
4. Conduct legal research in various jurisdictions and prepare advisory for stakeholders.
5. Preparing inter-company agreements and monitor the due date and renewal.
6. Translation works (English to Mandarin, Mandarin to English)
7. Assist in registration and monitoring of intellectual property such as trademark and patent.
8. Proof reading and formatting of legal documentations.
9. Liaise and coordinate with external stakeholder including lawyers, auditors and consultants.
10. Maintain proper records keeping, control and security of corporate and legal documentation and monitor and track deadline for contract, licences, intellectual property.
11. Attend board meeting to record meeting minutes.
12. Monitor legal and regulatory requirements and compliance with ISO standards.
13. Assist in corporate exercise including but not limited to acquisition of property, merger and acquisition, amalgamation.
14. Perform any ad hoc projects or tasks as may be assigned.

Job Requirement:

• Possess at least a Diploma or Degree in Law, or an equivalent qualification, preferably with corporate secretarial qualification.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant working experience as an in-house counsel, with exposure to the logistics industry, corporate secretarial matters, and intellectual property matters.
• Proficient in both English and Mandarin, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Meticulous, proactive, willing to learn, and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Able to work independently and perform effectively under pressure and tight deadlines.