Paralegal

King and Spalding LLP; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Job summary

King & Spalding LLP in Singapore is seeking a paralegal to support lawyers handling international arbitration and cross-border disputes, including French-speaking matters. The role involves document management, case preparation, and coordination with translators, experts, and local counsel.

Responsibilities include preparing filings, cite-checking, researching authorities, organizing hearing materials, and assisting at hearings across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• French language capability and civil law experience are beneficial for supporting French-speaking clients and documents.
• Paralegal support to lawyers handling international arbitration and cross-border disputes is required.
• Ability to organize case files, filings, and hearing materials in a confidential, client-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation, drafting, cite-checking, formatting and finalisation of international arbitration filings and memorials.
• Perform extensive footnote review and organisation of supporting documentary and witness evidence.
• Maintain case documents, pleadings, exhibits and databases; manage document control and reviews.
• Prepare chronologies, exhibit lists, hearing indexes, and other case-management tools.
• Conduct factual and legal research to locate authorities and exhibits.
• Coordinate translations with vendors and review translated materials for accuracy.
• Coordinate with experts, witnesses, local cocounsel and other participants for interviews and logistics.
• Assist with pre-hearing preparations, hearing bundles, witness schedules and room setup.
• Support hearings in Singapore or other locations and assist post-hearing submissions.

Skills

French language

Civil law experience

Paralegal support

Job description

King & Spalding is a leading global law firm with a commitment to excellence, innovation, and the seamless delivery of legal services. We harness innovative technology and exceptional talent to meet the complex needs of our clients in a fast-paced and dynamic legal landscape.

Under general supervision and according to established policies and procedures, the International Disputes Paralegal performs a variety of duties to assist lawyers and case teams in the Singapore office and across the Firm's global International Disputes practice. This position provides paralegal support to lawyers handling complex international arbitration, cross-border litigation, enforcement and related disputes matters that involve French-speaking clients, French-language documents, and civil law issues. Accordingly, French language capability and civil law experience would be beneficial in supporting the team's work and client-service needs.

The paralegal maintains positive contact with clients and observes confidentiality of client matters; organises and maintains case files, pleadings, submissions, exhibits, hearing materials, databases and lawyer notebooks; assists with filings and case management; supports preparation of written submissions, memorials, witness evidence and hearing bundles; coordinates with vendors and local counsel; assists at hearings and other proceedings; and performs other tasks required to support the team.

"Essential functions" are primarily job duties that incumbents must be able to perform unassisted or with some reasonable support from the supervisor or lawyer on the team.

Candidate must be able to:

• Work independently.
• Work efficiently in an environment that is heavily computer based with all files being maintained both electronically and in hard copy.
• Follow and execute established client and team guidelines for case management.
• Follow the ethical requirements, confidentiality obligations and professional standards applicable to the jurisdiction in which employed and to the matters being handled.

Candidates will have the following responsibilities:

• Assist with preparation, drafting, cite-checking, formatting and finalisation of international arbitration filings, written submissions, memorials, witness statements, expert reports and related materials.
• Perform extensive footnote review, cite-checking and organisation of supporting documentary, factual and witness evidence required for lengthy submissions and hearing materials.
• Organise and maintain case documents, pleadings, correspondence, exhibits, authorities, filings, team databases, electronic data and document management systems, including databases used to store, code, review and sort documents.
• Prepare document chronologies, factual summaries, exhibit lists, hearing indexes, witness materials and other case‑management tools.
• Conduct factual and legal research to locate opinions, legal authorities, exhibits, reports, media articles and other information related to a matter.
• Maintain working knowledge of the arbitration process, including investor‑state, international commercial, construction and domestic arbitration, and assist matters arising under major institutional and ad hoc rules, including SIAC, ICC, IC…
• Manage and organise large quantities of translations, including working closely with translation vendors and coordinating review of translated materials.
• Coordinate vendors providing translation, photocopying, binding, printing, electronic data, e-discovery, document‑management and hearing‑support services.
• Work with and assist experts, witnesses, local counsel, co‑counsel and other case participants, including helping coordinate interviews, meetings, inspections, witness preparation and logistics.
• Assist with pre‑hearing preparations and logistics, including preparation of hearing bundles, exhibit control, witness schedules, breakout‑room materials, demonstratives and hearingroom setup.
• Assist at hearings, including hearings in Singapore or other locations that may last multiple weeks and may require extended hours or travel.
• Assist with post‑hearing tasks, including organisation and shipment of hearing materials, maintaining final hearing records, coordinating transcript and exhibit updates, and supporting post‑hearing submissions.
• Supervise project assistants or other support staff as needed on large matters or time‑sensitive projects.

The Firm offers a generous total compensation package with annual bonus in recognition of individual merit‑based performance.

King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all local laws prohibiting discrimination, including on the basis of race, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy status or any other status protected by applicable law.

We are proud of our remarkably cohesive culture, which now encompasses more than 2,500 lawyers and business professionals worldwide. We seek to attract and develop the very best talent to work with us.