Who We Are
We are an international law firm with a focus on private capital at the intersection of personal, family and business.
Our ability to understand people makes us who we are. We work together to build deep and trusted relationships that deliver meaningful value to our clients. We do this with empathy, attention, and clarity. No jargon, no attitude. We know what matters.
Responsible people make a responsible business
We know what it comes down to - how responsibly we conduct our business is a direct reflection of how responsible we are as people. In other words, only responsible people can run a business responsibly. We recognise that our long-term success as a responsible business depends on the health and resilience of our people, our clients, our communities, and our natural environment. We are working hard to ensure that we make a positive contribution for all our stakeholders.
As part of this, we are committed to developing an increasingly diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, feel valued, feel that they belong and can fulfil their potential.
What we value
Our values represent who we are as a Firm. They are designed to guide the way we think, behave, speak, collaborate, and do business. Please see our four core values below.
The Role: Associate (NQ) – Private Client, Tax
We have a fantastic opportunity for an NQ to join a growing Tax team, based in our Singapore office. The successful candidate will have excellent people skills, experience advising a wide range of taxation issues for clients raging from public companies to start-ups, operating in the US, UK and internationally.
The team acts for a wide range of clients that include public/private companies, financial institutions, operating both in Asia, US and in the UK and internationally, as well as advising HNW/UHNW individuals and families, entrepreneurs and charities.
The work mix is broad covering corporate, real estate and finance transactions, investment funds tax, share schemes, employment incentives and remuneration planning.
The team works closely with all Divisions across the Firm.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Provide transactional and advisory legal advice to clients in a succinct, practical and persuasive manner.
- Manage a substantial and varied workload efficiently and cost effectively with supervision, appropriate to level of expertise.
- Draft accurately and logically, making appropriate use of precedents.
- Apply a commercial approach to research and evaluate relevance and accuracy in delivery of advice.
- Support Partners in client marketing and business development activities to develop the department’s client base and network of referrers and contacts.
- Contribute to divisional knowledge and know-how initiatives.
Person Specification:
- Be confident to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Demonstrate excellent time management skills.
- Be organised and capable of running a significant number of files and work matters simultaneously.
- Have the ability to develop effective working relations at all levels.
- Be confident in both verbal and written communication with a diverse range of clients.
- Have a flexible approach and willing to go the extra mile.
Competencies
- Strong commitment to providing clients with a high-quality service.
- Good communication skills.
- Pro-active team player.
- Technical ability.
