Legal Counsel

Housing & Development Board; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Housing & Development Board seeks a seasoned lawyer to handle complex construction and dispute matters. You will provide dispute resolution advice, manage litigation, and liaise with external solicitors, experts and stakeholders to resolve cases efficiently.

Reporting to the Director of the Corporate Legal Department, you will help translate disputes into practical improvements for contracts and processes, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams on development, upgrading and other programmes.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with a law degree and admission as Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong legal analysis, judgment and problem-solving.
• Able to investigate complex facts and provide clear, practical advice.
• Able to work independently and collaborate effectively with stakeholders
• Good interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide dispute resolution advice and manage litigation, arbitration, adjudication and settlements.
• Assess disputes on merits, evidence and risks to deliver practical recommendations.
• Advise on real estate, procurement and commercial matters; draft/review contracts.
• Advise on legislation under HDB's purview and suggest amendments.
• Work with operations on variations, delays, payments, defects and terminations.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and translate disputes into improved contracts.

Skills

Legal analysis

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Education

Law degree

Admission as Advocate & Solicitor (Singapore)

Job description

[What the role is]

We are looking for a lawyer who can take a complex matter and answer three questions clearly: What happened? What is our position? What should we do? And, over time: What can we do better?

[What the role is]

We are looking for a lawyer who can take a complex matter and answer three questions clearly: What happened? What is our position? What should we do? And, over time: What can we do better? Reporting to the Director, Corporate Legal Department, you will provide legal advice and support across HDB's development, upgrading and other functions, with a focus on construction and dispute resolution.

[What you will be working on]

What you will do

• Provide dispute resolution advice and legal support on building and construction, infrastructure and other projects, including managing litigation, arbitration, adjudication, mediation and settlement, and liaising with external solicitors, experts and stakeholders.
• Assess disputes by analysing legal merits, evidence, quantum, procedural risk and wider institutional considerations, and provide practical, decision-ready recommendations.
• Advise on real estate, procurement, corporate and commercial matters and transactions, including drafting and reviewing tender documentation, contracts and other legal documents.
• Advise on legislation under HDB's purview, including legislative amendments required to support HDB's programmes and policies.
• Work closely with operational and technical teams on construction issues such as variations, delay, extensions of time, payment, defects and termination.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams on a wide range of projects and help translate lessons from disputes into improvements to contracts and processes.

[What we are looking for]

Requirements

• Law degree and admission as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience preferred.
• Strong legal analysis, judgment and problem-solving.
• Ability to investigate complex facts and provide clear, practical advice.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with stakeholders
• Good interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills.