Associate /Senior Associate
[Corporate M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital]
Roles & Responsibilities
Job Description: Senior Associate
Collyer Law LLC is looking for a Legal Associate (promotion to "Senior Associate" in 12 months) to undertake a heady mix of legal work involving General Corporate, Venture Capital and Fund Formation work, to join a boutique and growing team of 3 Directors, and a team of 10 including 9 lawyers and 1 staff.
Key responsibilities include :
- You will be involved with a full spectrum of both domestic and cross-border transactional work, including high-end venture capital financings opposite Silicon Valley based law-firms and top-tier Singapore and Indian law-firms.
- You will also have the opportunity to advise on and be involved in high-stakes, complex cross-border corporate transactions, including M&A and private equity, supporting a senior team and mentoring more junior lawyers.
- Please expect a fast-paced environment, where you will learn to think on your feet, and take a commercial view, while advising on significant matters.
Key requirements include:
- at least 2-4 years' experience in top-tier Singapore or international law-firm, or solid experience in-house at a private equity or venture capital fund.
- Relevant regional experience and/or dual qualification will be highly valued
- Top-notch academics and training at international and local law firms
- Drive, initiative and gumption needed!
- Excellent English communication, both verbal as well as written
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural and collegiate law-firm environment
ABOUT COLLYER LAW
Collyer Law LLC is a boutique Singapore law firm founded and staffed by experienced "Big Law" lawyers, with a particular focus on representing emerging growth companies and the innovation economy. We are best known for our 'idea-to-exit' support for technology companies and venture investors, much like a Silicon Valley law firm, but in Asia.
Our goal is to offer legal services (and related support services) to clients in the most efficient manner possible consistent with maintaining a traditional attorney-client relationship and delivering high-quality work.
We act for clients across a range of Industry Sectors and have developed sector-focused groups which have invested in understanding the business models, opportunities and challenges specific to such sectors, especially for technology-influenced sectors such as FINTECH, LIFESCIENCES & HEALTHTECH, DIGITAL COMMERCE & PLATFORMS, DIGITAL MEDIA, and SHARING ECONOMY.
Our current lawyers also have extensive Practice Area specialisms from their prior roles with Big Law and in-house. The firm has significant capabilities across practice areas such as MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS, PRIVATE EQUITY, VENTURE CAPITAL, COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS, REGULATORY ADVICE, and TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS.
In a short span of time, Collyer Law has received numerous awards and accolades, including from reputable legal directories and international legal industry publications, such as Legal 500, Chambers & Partners (Asia Pacific), Asian Legal Business, Asian Business Law Journal, Indian Business Law Journal and Global Law Experts (for TMT).
