Senior Legal Associate / Associate - Family & Private Client Disputes

DREW & NAPIER LLC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Drew & Napier seeks a motivated Singapore-qualified lawyer to join our Family & Private Client Disputes team. You will advise and represent clients, conduct research, prepare court documents, and attend hearings and mediations.

The role offers exposure to international and high-net-worth matters, a collaborative environment, and the chance to develop a specialist private client practice within one of Singapore's leading firms.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, drafting, communication and advocacy skills.
• Candidature preferred from candidates admitted to the Supreme Court of Singapore.
• Experience in family and private client disputes is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Advise and represent clients in family and private client disputes.
• Conduct legal research and draft pleadings, court documents and correspondence.
• Attend hearings and mediations; manage matters from inception to conclusion.

Skills

Analytical skills

Drafting skills

Communication skills

Advocacy skills

Education

Admitted to the Supreme Court of Singapore

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and capable Singapore-qualified lawyer to join our award-winning Family & Private Client Disputes practice. The successful candidate will have strong analytical, drafting, communication and advocacy skills, excellent attention to detail, and a compassionate, client-focused approach.

Drew & Napier was recognised as Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year by Benchmark Litigation in 2026. Our team advises and represents clients in a broad range of complex family and private client disputes, including a significant number of international and high-net-worth matters, offering exposure to sophisticated and challenging work alongside leading practitioners in the field. Our team also works alongside our non-contentious private wealth team to provide holistic advice to families.

The role includes advising and representing clients, conducting legal research, preparing court documents and correspondence, attending hearings and mediations, and managing matters efficiently from inception to conclusion.

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Ancillary matters
• High-conflict children matters, including international relocation and abduction matters
• Probate and administration of estates
• Mental Capacity Act applications and deputyship matters
• Estate, inheritance and trust disputes
• Wealth planning advice

The ideal candidate is organised, proactive, commercially aware, and able to exercise sound judgment while handling sensitive and often complex matters.

Candidates should be admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and be in good standing with the Law Society of Singapore.

This is an outstanding opportunity to build a specialist practice within one of Singapore's leading family and private client disputes teams, working on complex, high-quality matters in a supportive and collegial environment while making a meaningful difference in clients' lives.

(We thank all applicants for writing in. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidential)