Senior Associate

Dentons Canada; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP in Singapore is seeking a Senior Associate with 3-5 years' PQE to join its Family Law Practice. The successful candidate will manage a broad range of family law matters, including divorce and cross-border disputes, and will represent clients in negotiations, mediations and court proceedings.

The firm encourages collaborative teamwork and has implemented hybrid working arrangements for its employees. Shortlisted candidates only will be notified.

Qualifications

• Applicants should possess strong legal, advocacy, drafting and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage both contentious and non-contentious broad family law matters independently.
• Sound judgment, professionalism, excellent client and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a broad range of family law matters, including divorce, ancillary proceedings, child-related matters, maintenance, adoption, family violence matters, and cross-border family disputes.
• Represent clients in negotiations, mediations and court proceedings; work closely with a collaborative team to deliver practical and strategic legal solutions.

Job description

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLPis one of Singapore’s largest full service law practices. Dentons Rodyk enjoys the distinction of being Singapore’s oldest law practice. Trusted since 1861, Dentons Rodyk has been a part of Singapore's entrepreneurial history, having acted for the earliest local corporates and institutions, and having advised leading multinational corporations on their investments in Singapore.

We pride ourselves in being a responsible member of our community, contributing whenever possible, as an organisation and as individuals, to the less fortunate and needy. We will build on our longevity and success by continuing to provide strategic advice suited to our clients’ commercial and professional goals.

We will continue to provide effective global representation to support our clients’ growth and needs internationally. Above all, we value relationships. We will continue to build enduring relations with the people we work with and the people we work for.

We are looking for a Senior Associate with 3-5 years' PQE to join our growing Family Law Practice. The successful candidate will manage a broad range of family law matters, including divorce, ancillary proceedings, child-related matters, maintenance, adoption, family violence matters and cross-border as well as cross-disciplinary family disputes. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to build on his/her sound fundamental skills to independently advise clients on the more complex family law issues we handle, represent clients in negotiations, mediations and court proceedings in such matters, and work closely with a collaborative team in delivering practical and strategic legal solutions.

Applicants should possess strong legal, advocacy, drafting and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage both contentious and non-contentious broad family law matters independently. Candidates should demonstrate sound judgment, professionalism, excellent client and time management skills, and importantly, is driven to be an excellent, efficient and impactful family lawyer to each client we have been entrusted with.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

As a progressive and a forward-looking firm, and in line with current preferences, Dentons Rodyk has implemented firm-wide hybrid working arrangements for its employees.

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