(To support Aviation practice /Singapore Office)
Job requirements
We are currently seeking a Business Consultant to support the Singapore team with a particular focus on our Aviation department.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist the senior fee-earners and other team members in relation to a broad spectrum of complex and large-scale multi-jurisdictional matters, including legal research, analysis and administration tasks
- Assisting the team with major losses, larger claims and uninsured commercial disputes and preparing draft client response notes
- Assisting the team with the retention of documents for discovery requirements
- Assisting the team with case management systems
- Assisting the team in managing third parties that we instruct
- Being a key point of contact for key client for engagement and retention purposes
- Leading and participating in business development activities, with a particular emphasis on the PRC market
Candidate profile - we seek candidates who:
- A diploma or degree in Law
- Proven legal experience in Aviation claims and disputes
- Strong drafting skills and excellent attention to detail
- Good communication and presentation skills in English both written and verbal. Fluency in Mandarin is essential.
- Proven commercial acumen and understanding of budgets plus file and matter financials
- Strong client focus and knowledge of client management and related systems such as Interaction
- Demonstrate ability to work independently and exercise personal judgment but within the bounds of appropriate supervision
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, and the ability to handle multiple priorities under pressure or within tight timescales
- Have a proven ability to collaborate and build effective corporate working relationships colleagues and stakeholders of all levels
- Prior in-house experience (in the aviation industry in the PRC) is preferred
About
About Clyde & Co in the Asia Pacific Region
When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 490 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide.Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one,excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering, and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.
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We offer a range of tailored benefits and support, including discounted private health insurance, first class family leave offering, and wellbeing initiatives.
Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our core values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity.
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