Legal & Regulatory Risk Adviser

CLYDE & CO CLASIS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Clyde & Co Clas is Singapore PTE. LTD. seeks an in-house Legal & Regulatory Risk Adviser to support APAC governance and regulatory risk across Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand.

This role focuses on regulatory processes, risk management, and cross-border advisory rather than fee-earning work. It is a regional, collaborative position within an international law firm.

Qualifications

• Law degree or equivalent in a relevant jurisdiction.
• Experience in regulatory risk, governance or compliance.
• Strong drafting, analytical and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage Singapore regulatory processes for the firm, including registrations and annual returns.
• Prepare and submit regulatory certificates and related applications.
• Monitor regulatory deadlines and statuses across APAC.
• Research LSRA/MinLaw/SILE requirements and escalate high-risk matters.
• Coordinate regulatory inquiries, reviews and audits, and draft submissions.
• Maintain SOPs and compliance templates; support governance projects.

Job description

Eligibility Requirement

Applicants must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents. Employment pass or work pass sponsorship is not available for this role.

Overview

We are seeking a Legal & Regulatory Risk Adviser for our APAC Legal & Regulatory Risk team which covers Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand. The role will report to the APAC Head of Legal & Regulatory Risk and work closely with the APAC Senior Risk Lawyer in Singapore.

This is an in-house legal, regulatory and professional-risk role within an international law firm. It combines ownership of Singapore regulatory processes with regional advisory, governance and risk-management work. It is not a fee-earning role and is not intended as a route back into private practice. It is also not a legal secretarial, HR or general administrative support position.

Key responsibilities

• Manage Singapore legal-services regulatory processes, including lawyer and law-practice registrations, renewals, notifications, annual returns and regulatory records.

• Prepare and submit LSRA Certificates of Registration and related eServices applications.

• Monitor regulatory conditions, filing deadlines, lawyer ratios and registration status.

• Research and apply requirements issued by the LSRA, MinLaw, SILE and other relevant authorities, escalating higher-risk matters where appropriate.

• Coordinate regulatory enquiries, reviews and audits, and prepare correspondence and first drafts of submissions.

• Maintain SOPs, compliance registers and improve relevant policies, procedures, guidance and templates.

• Support professional indemnity insurance, governance matters, lateral hires, operating-model changes and other APAC regulatory projects.

• Prepare practical briefings, training and management updates, and work with internal and external stakeholders to complete agreed actions.

Candidate profile

We welcome applications from:

• A junior lawyer with approximately 2-4 years of post-qualification or equivalent experience who is interested in a long-term in-house legal-risk career; or

• A legal or regulatory risk professional with a law degree and approximately 3-6 years of relevant experience in a law firm, professional-services firm, regulator or in-house function.

Admission in Singapore or another common-law or a civil law jurisdiction is advantageous but not essential. A current practising certificate is not required.

Required experience and capabilities

• A law degree and relevant legal, regulatory, compliance or governance experience.

• Ability to interpret legislation, rules and regulatory guidance and translate them into practical requirements.

• Experience with regulatory filings, professional registrations or other deadline-driven compliance processes.

• Strong drafting, judgement, organisation and stakeholder-management skills.

• A practical approach and willingness to handle both advisory work and detailed regulatory implementation.

• Strong Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills. Experience with compliance trackers, dashboards or reporting tools is useful.

Experience that would be advantageous

• Experience in the internal risk, regulatory, independence, quality or general counsel function of a law firm or other professional services organisation.

• Knowledge of Singapore legal-services regulation, LSRA or SILE processes, or experience of APAC regulatory and professional-risk matters.

• Working knowledge of Chinese (written and spoken) would be advantageous, given the role's support for Greater China.

• Experience working across jurisdictions and with colleagues from different business functions and cultural backgrounds.

Development and scope

Role-specific training will be provided. Relevant advanced legal or compliance training may also be supported for a candidate who is not professionally qualified as a lawyer. The role offers meaningful ownership, regional exposure and the opportunity to develop as a specialist in legal, regulatory and professional risk within an international law firm.

What we offer

• A varied in-house legal and regulatory risk role with direct exposure to senior risk and business stakeholders in APAC and globally.

• Ownership of core Singapore regulatory processes together with participation in broader APAC regulatory matters and projects.

• A long-term specialist career path in legal risk, regulation, governance and compliance.

• A collaborative working environment.