Senior Legal Counsel / Group Manager | China Steel Trading Company

THE SUPREME HR ADVISORY PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trading firm in Singapore is seeking a Legal Counsel to develop their legal team. The role requires providing legal advice across various aspects of Singapore law, leading M&A activities, and overseeing corporate secretarial matters. Ideal candidates will have an LLB, a minimum of 8-12 years of experience, and expertise in mergers and acquisitions. This position offers a salary of $10,000 - $18,000 plus bonuses.

Qualifications

• Must be called to the Singapore bar.
• Min 8-12 years of experience in law firm or as a legal counsel.
• Experience in Commodity Trading and M&A works preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on all aspects of Singapore law.
• Lead legal assistance for business development activities.
• Oversee corporate secretarial and compliance matters.

Skills

Mergers and acquisitions

General corporate law

Litigation knowledge

Education

Degree in law (LLB)

Job description

• Compensation: $10,000 - $18,000 + AWS + Yearly Bonus
• Working Days: 5 Days, 9AM to 6PM
• Office Nearby Tanjong Pagar or Shenton Way MRT, Singapore
• Industry: China Steel Trading Entity
• Role: Legal Counsel | Inhouse Lawyer

The company is a group that focuses on trading and distributing steel related products. Right now, company is looking for a legal expert to assist in building legal team. There will be 105 minutes of pre- interview assessment [ M&A Works & Trading Knowledge ].

Requirements

1. Degree in law (LLB) in university and called to the Singapore bar.
2. Min 8-12 years of experience’ in either a law firm or as a legal counsel, preferable experience covered from Commodity Trading and M&A works.
3. Expertise in mergers and acquisitions, general corporate law, knowledge of and litigation.
4. Must comfortable to work at China Entity as management team are mostly mandarin speakers from China.

Job Scopes

Position holder provides legal advice and legal guidance regarding all aspects of Singapore law and various applicable laws, regulations, and Company rules.

• Legal advisory work: advising the Group’s business departments, Managing Directors of Affiliates, traders, in drafting legal opinions, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts, developing and/or updating relevant templates and standard Terms & Conditions for all businesses in Singapore.
• M&A : leading the legal assistance on business development activities (establishment of new JVs, divestments, acquisitions of shares of assets), assisting, advising and negotiating alongside with the business, finance and tax teams and ensuring the drafting and reviewing of all the corporate transactions, preparing legal notes and coordinating with risk/ compliance, tax and finance teams to consolidate a comprehensive legal and compliance opinion.
• Corporate Secretarial: in charge directly or supervising i) incorporation of companies, corporate secretarial, business registration, renewal matters ii) all formalities in relation to board and shareholder meetings and formalities, ensuring compliance with applicable laws on corporate secretarial matters
• Regulatory: drafting, reviewing and evaluating internal policies