Associate

FRESHFIELDS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm in Singapore is seeking a junior lawyer for its arbitration group. The role involves significant research, drafting complex legal documents, and supporting high-profile cases across Asia. Candidates should possess an exceptional academic record, strong communication skills, and a willingness to manage diverse responsibilities. This position offers the chance to work collaboratively on complex legal matters while engaging in business development activities.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a common law jurisdiction.
• Strong technical and commercial experience from a leading law firm.
• Prepared to take on significant responsibility and manage a challenging workload.

Responsibilities

• Conduct sophisticated international law research.
• Draft analytical legal memoranda and client correspondence.
• Contribute to drafting complex arbitration memorials.

Skills

Excellent English communication skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Confident, self-motivated

Culturally aware

Education

Exceptional academic record

Job description

Overview of the Function

Freshfields is widely recognised as having the world’s leading practice in international arbitration. This is an opportunity to work alongside some of the world’s leading practitioners on high-profile, complex arbitrations among the largest in the market. We represent clients in commercial and construction disputes across a variety of industries, under all major arbitral rules and under all major systems of law

In Asia, we have one of the most active treaty arbitration practices, representing both investors and states, in high-profile, politically complex cases around Asia and the world.

Role summary/purpose of job

We are seeking a junior lawyer to join our international arbitration group in Singapore. The role offers exposure to a diverse mix of work, including investigation, litigation and international arbitration.

The lawyer, though junior, will be expected to play a key role in large cases and to manage smaller cases. She or he also should also be interested in, and ultimately assume, a key role in business development activities. The team operates within a collaborative structure, where the associate is expected to work well under pressure, demonstrate initiative, and engage in a wide range of projects.

Based in Singapore, the successful candidate should have the flexibility to travel and support cases managed from Freshfields’ offices across Asia.

Key responsibilities and deliverables

• Conduct sophisticated international law research
• Draft analytical legal memoranda and client correspondence
• Contribute to drafting complex arbitration memorials and manage preparation of witness statements and expert reports
• Run discrete work streams, such as coordinating document reviews, managing witness meetings, and coordinating filing of memorials for high-value cases
• Research specific questions of Singapore law in the context of international arbitrations
• Support cases run from Singapore, Tokyo and Hong Kong, and the global network
• Prepare client presentations and publications, and assist in exploring business development opportunities

Key requirements

• Exceptional academic record
• Strong technical and commercial experience from a leading law firm
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal
• Relevant experience in a common law jurisdiction
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Confident, self-motivated and able to work independently
• Culturally aware and enthusiastic about collaborating with clients and counterparties from diverse backgrounds
• Prepared to take on significant responsibility and manage a challenging workload