Associate / Counsel

COVENANT CHAMBERS LLC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Covenant Chambers LLC, a Singapore-qualified law firm, seeks an Associate/Counsel to join its Capital Markets/Mergers & Acquisitions team. The role involves handling corporate and capital markets transactions, including public and private M&A, private equity, IPOs, placements and rights issues, with familiarity of SGX listing rules.

The candidate will advise on commercial contracts, continuing SGX listing requirements, corporate governance, restructurings, and employee share schemes, working

Qualifications

• Singapore-qualified lawyer with 2–6 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience in general transactional and corporate matters.
• Familiarity with SGX listing rules.
• Strong drafting and communication skills; commercial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Assist on corporate and capital markets transactions including M&A, IPOs, placements, and rights issues.
• Provide legal advisory on general commercial contracts and SGX-related compliance.
• Support corporate governance, disclosures, restructuring, and employee share schemes.

Skills

Corporate matters

Capital markets

SGX listing rules

Drafting & communication

Job description

Firm Description

Covenant Chambers LLC is a trusted and tech-driven law firm, which focuses on commercial and property disputes and tech, media and IP. In recent years, the firm had expanded the legal services it offers to include capital markets, corporate and commercial matters. In 2025, asialaw described the firm’s corporate and M&A practice as “rapidly growing” and the firm’s capital markets team has also been described as “having demonstrated its ability to navigate complex regulatory requirements and facilitate successful fundraising exercises for clients”.

Job Description

We are looking to hire a Singapore-qualified Associate/ Counsel to join our Capital Markets/ Mergers & Acquisitions team.

The ideal candidate will have (a) worked on a range of corporate and/or capital markets transactions, including public and private mergers & acquisitions, private equity investments, IPOs, placements and rights issues; and (b) familiarity with SGX listing rules.

The role will also involve providing legal advisory on general commercial contracts and a broad range of transactions including placements, rights issues, continuing SGX listing requirements; corporate disclosure and corporate governance, capital and corporate restructuring, and employee share schemes.

Requirements

• Singapore qualified lawyer with at least 2 to 6 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience in general transactional and corporate matters.
• Familiarity with SGX listing rules.
• Sound foundation in legal knowledge, communication and drafting skills.
• Possess initiative, drive and commercial acumen, and can work well both independently and in a team