Trainee Solicitor

REED SMITH PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm in Singapore is seeking legal professionals to manage client work under supervision. Responsibilities include maintaining high standards of client care, ensuring compliance with regulations, and promoting firm offerings. Ideal candidates must possess a degree and have strong communication skills. A collaborative work environment fosters personal growth.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Equal employment opportunity environment

Qualifications

• Completion of degree (2.1) or equivalent.
• Knowledge of Code of Conduct and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Carry out client work as allocated under supervision.
• Ensure good working relationships with external organizations.
• Comply with a firm’s equal opportunities policy.

Skills

Client care

Communication skills

Time management

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Education

Degree (2.1) or equivalent

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Description and Responsibilities:

• Carry out client work as allocated by partners and other fee earners, under their supervision
• Ensure that all client work is progressed expeditiously
• At all times to exercise high standards of client care in a professional and pleasant manner
• Ensure the confidentiality and security of all of the firm’s and client documentation and information
• Promote the firm’s business service offerings by proactively engaging in any relevant sales and marketing activity including holding key events, writing articles, marketing, seminars, conferences, trade fairs exhibitions and involvement in tenders
• Undertaking secondments to work at clients’ premises if so required
• Understand, operate and ensure compliance with all policies, procedures, systems and controls to ensure the smooth, safe and effective running of the practice
• Ensure good working relationships with external institutions and organisations
• Adhere to the terms of the training contract
• Ensure that Reed Smith adheres to and remains compliant with all statutory, regulatory and legal requirements to operate a safe working environment
• Be familiar with, adhere to and promote the firm’s equal opportunities policy
• Take personal responsibility for your own continuous personal and professional development requirements to enable personal growth
• Comply with the relevant training and record keeping requirements of the selected jurisdiction to qualify in and to assist with in-house training as may be required.
• Such other duties as may be assigned within the reasonable capabilities of a member of staff of equivalent experience, after full consultation

Key Skills, Attributes and Experience:

Essential:

• Completion of degree (2.1) or equivalent
• Knowledge and understanding of the selected jurisdiction Code of Conduct and other regulatory requirement

Desirable:

• At least two As at A-Level or equivalent will be a bonus
• Knowledge and familiarity with MS Office suite will also be a bonus

Other Competencies:

• Ability to work independently and under pressure
• Personal presentation and conduct befitting a professional services office
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Effective decision maker, taking timely sound decisions within parameters of own role and embracing innovative solutions to solve problems.
• Good organisational skills, managing own workload to deliver quality work on a timely basis and to progress agreed objectives and measures of success
• Demonstrates good teamwork, proactively contributing to the work of the whole team
• Demonstrable research, analytical and drafting skills
• Good commercial judgement and business management
• Demonstrates good client focus by understanding and responding effectively to clients’ particular needs, objectives, priorities and constraints

Reed Smith's success depends heavily on theeffective utilization of qualified people,regardless of their race, ancestry, religion,colour, sex, age, national origin, sexualorientation, gender identity and/orexpression, disability, veteran's status, or anycharacteristic protected by law. As a firm, weadhere to and promote equal employment opportunity for all.

We regret to inform that only shortlistedapplicants will be notified accordingly.