Legal Counsel

AVENSYS CONSULTING PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal consulting firm in Singapore is seeking a qualified legal professional to provide comprehensive legal advice across various issues. Responsibilities include prosecuting statutory offences, conducting legal groundwork for policy changes, and drafting contracts. The ideal candidate should have a legal qualification and experience in private practice. Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills are essential, with prosecution experience preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Trained in Law and qualified under the Legal Profession Act.
• Experience in Post-Qualified Experience (PQE) in private practice and/or in-house.
• Prosecution experience preferred; candidates without it will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Render advice on various legal issues.
• Involve in prosecution of statutory offences.
• Conduct legal groundwork for policy changes.
• Draft and vet legal documents.
• Conduct educational legal talks.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Critical thinking

Education

Legal qualification under the Legal Profession Act

Job description

Responsibilities

• Render advice and provide comprehensive and practical solutions on a wide range of issues, ranging from contract law, intellectual property law, corporate governance, criminal law, employment law, family law, regulatory matters under relevant legislation.
• You will be involved in the prosecution of various statutory offences under relevant legislation (preparing and conducting mentions, pre-trial conferences and trials) and handle legal issues relating to enforcement and investigations.
• Be involved in the legal groundwork for key policy changes, analyse new policies, advise on the required legislation changes and draft/propose the legislation amendments; liaise with the Attorney-General’s Chambers on legislation changes.
• Draft, vet and provide legal advice on a range of contracts, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), terms & conditions and other documents, including those related to goods and services, IT, construction, investments, real estate, non-disclosure agreements, etc.
• Conduct educational legal talks and support innovative legal projects.

Requirements

• Trained in Law and qualified under the Legal Profession Act.
• Experience in Post-Qualified Experience (PQE) in private practice and/or in-house.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to write clearly and reason compellingly.
• Strong ability to work independently as well as in a team.
• Prosecution experience preferred. Strong candidates without prosecution experience will also be considered, as the relevant training will be provided.