Business Development Intern

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP - Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a leading global law firm seeking a commercially minded intern for the Asia Business Development Team in Singapore. You will contribute to the firm’s success by supporting credentials management, BD content sourcing, and client-event activities.

The 4–6 month internship is full-time, with opportunities to gain exposure to market research, profile updates, and strategic outreach in a professional services environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to work autonomously and take initiative
• Maintain confidentiality with sensitive information
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines
• Clear communication with BD and external teams
• Excellent written and spoken English

Responsibilities

• Capture new matter credentials and upload to credentials database
• Update lawyers' web profiles and firm CVs with latest credentials
• Assist with sourcing content, profiles and credentials for pitches
• Assist with social media profiling for BD initiatives
• Undertake strategic market research and support client events
• Assist with event logistics and post-event reporting
• Update and maintain event email distribution lists using the firm’s Interaction system

Skills

Autonomy

Confidentiality

Deadlines

Communication

English fluency

Tools

Interaction system

Job description

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals. Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years. As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs. At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas. We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world. All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity in the Asia Business Development Team. As part of the team, you will play a hands‑on role in contributing to the firm’s success and helping to achieve its objectives. If you’re a commercially minded individual with a passion for business development and improving the client experience in a professional services environment, you could be just what we’re looking for.

The internship period will be 4-6 months on full time basis.

The role will involve:

• Capturing new matter credentials and uploading to our credentials database
• Updating lawyers' web profiles and firm CVs with the latest credentials
• Assisting with sourcing content, profiles and credentials for pitches
• Assisting with social media profiling for BD initiatives
• Undertaking strategic market research and supporting client events
• Assisting with event logistics including facility, rentals, food, materials, audio‑visual, email communications, onsite facilitation and post‑event reporting.
• Updating and maintain event email distribution lists using firm’s Interaction system.

Skills, experience and qualifications:

• Ability to work autonomously, demonstrating initiative and proactive attitude
• Maintaining confidentiality at all times, as we work with sensitive internal information
• Ability to meet numerous competing deadlines
• Communicating clearly with BD and external team members regarding workload and capacity
• Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English

Team: Business Development

Working Pattern: Full time

Location: Singapore

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.

At Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, we align your growth and ambition with ours. We invest in your personal and professional growth and support you to achieve your ambitions. And you share responsibility for playing a part in delivering the firm’s growth and ambition too.

A leading global law firm, with over 6,000 people, we are in the world's largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs. We’re recognised leaders in demanding contentious matters, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private transactions. We’re immersed in the many challenges facing our clients. We’re invested and resourceful. We understand the part technology and digitalisation play in the delivery of legal services. We want to make a positive impact wherever in the world we operate. You’ll have the opportunity to engage with this with an open mind and curiosity. We are known for our diverse perspectives and renowned for our culture. Being human, bold and outstanding are more than our values: you’ll discover they are our lived experience. And by being ambitious for your growth and ours, we’ll achieve our goals together.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your growth. Our ambition.