Legal and Compliance Counsel

SingHaiyi Group Pte. Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SingHaiyi Group Pte. Ltd. in Singapore seeks a Real Estate and Compliance Counsel to join its Group Legal & Compliance team.

You will support land tenders, acquisitions, collective sales, and related transaction documents, including hotel management and licensing agreements, as well as commercial leases. The role requires a Singapore- admitted Law degree and 3–4 years in real estate practice or in-house counsel.

Qualifications

• Law degree recognized and admitted to practice in Singapore.
• 3–4 years post-qualification experience in real estate practice or as in-house counsel.
• Strong understanding of stamp duty and regulatory requirements for real estate development.
• Solid knowledge of commercial law and contract negotiations.
• Ability to coordinate with external counsel and manage projects.
• Exposure to hotel management agreements or hospitality contracts is a plus.
• Chinese language proficiency is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support land tenders and acquisitions and related transaction documents.
• Draft, review, and negotiate hotel management, branding, and licensing agreements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial lease agreements and update templates.
• Monitor legal updates in real estate and hospitality and train internal teams.

Skills

Real estate law

Contract negotiations

Regulatory compliance

AML/CFT awareness

Chinese language (advantage)

Education

Law degree (LLB) admitted in Singapore

Job description

About the role

The candidate will be part of the Group's Legal and Compliance team, reporting into the Group's Head of Legal & Compliance, with a key focus on providing legal and compliance support to the real estate and hospitality business segments of the Group.

Key Responsibilities

Real Estate Transactions and Property Development

• Support land tenders and acquisitions, including Government Land Sales and collective sales (en bloc) transactions, including drafting, reviewing and/or negotiating transaction documents, including collective sale agreements, private treaties, joint venture agreements, marketing management agreements, development management agreement, and project management agreements

Hospitality

• Draft, review and/or negotiate hotel management agreements, and related documents (including technical services agreements, and brand/licensing agreements), and material operational agreements including vendor contracts and procurement agreements

Property Management and Commercial Leasing

• Draft, review and/or negotiate commercial lease agreements for the Group, including as lessor for the commercial leasing arm, and as lessee for the rest of the Group

• Update lease agreement templates for the Group for commercial requirements and latest legal and regulatory requirements

Training and Development

• Monitor and maintain legal updates on real estate and hospitality in Singapore, and other jurisdiction which the business segments operate, and support internal training on relevant legal and regulatory developments

About You

• Degree in Law (LLB) recognized and admitted for practice in Singapore

• At least 3-4 years of post-qualification experience in a real estate practice (transactional or development), or a legal counsel at an established real estate company

• Strong understanding of the real estate development-related stamp duty framework, and regulatory requirements for end-to-end real estate transactions and development

• Good knowledge and experience in commercial law and contract negotiations

• Ability to work with external counsel to deliver legal advice and support in a timely and cost-efficient manner

• Strong transaction execution skills and the ability to manage projects, multi-task and prioritize competing demands

• Exposure to hotel management agreements and/or hospitality operational contracts is an advantage

• Exposure to AML / CFT requirements for property developers is an advantage

• Knowledge and proficiency in business and legal Chinese is an advantage

About Us

The Group is a diversified conglomerate operating across real estate development, asset and property management, REIT management, education and construction.