Senior Counsel / Legal Director Transactions (Real Estate/M&A)

SD Legal; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm in Asia is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to support M&A and commercial transactions across the region. The role involves structuring, negotiating and finalizing deals while collaborating with senior stakeholders. Ideal candidates should have 12-20 years of PQE, experience in high-profile law firms, and a strong track record in commercial deal closure. This position offers the chance to work in a strategic role with significant ownership and autonomy, suitable for driven leaders ready for a challenge.

Qualifications

• 12 - 20 years of post-qualification experience (PQE).
• Experience in handling M&A and commercial deals.
• Proven ability to manage local and regional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support business teams on various transactions including M&A and Investments.
• Structure, negotiate and support closing phases.
• Ensure alignment with strategic outcomes as defined by the Chief Legal Officer.

Skills

M&A experience

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Commercial deal closure

Education

Tier 1 law firm training

Job description

Our client is a market leader for Real Estate in Asia, operating across both residential and commercial markets. As part of a growth strategy, this newly created role will support transactions teams on a variety of deal work.

The role reports into one of the top GCs in Asia.

Focus of Work

• Transactions: 75%
• Strategic Growth & Projects: 25%

Role

• This is a strategic / critical role to support business teams across a variety of transactions that include M&A, Investments and Commercial deals.
• As a hands on leader, you will structure, negotiate and support closing phases with all relevant legal support.
• You will navigate and influence senior stakeholders to ensure local and regional strategic outcomes align with group strategy, this will be closely aligned with the Chief Legal Officers input.
• You will support key business units with regulatory and compliance led matters (regionally).
• As a leader the role will offer ownership and autonomy across the region, as well as a chance to develop into a key people leader.

Requirements

• 12 - 20 PQE
• Looking for lawyers with tier 1 law firm training and relevant in-house experience
• You will possess strong M&A experience and commercial deal closure, ideally across Real Estate based work
• Your communication skillset will encompass local, regional and international stakeholders
• Stable CVs, driven mentality and excited to take on a challenging role are all expected

SD Legal was established in 2018 and now with physical office locations across Europe and Asia.

To date we have successfully closed over 150+ mandates across the globe, locations include the US, UK, Europe, Africa, Middle East and APAC regions. For more information please visit www.sdlegal-global.com