Job Description & Requirements
Allen & Overy is a leading global law firm operating in over thirty countries. We work on some of the most challenging and important deals and have built a reputation for delivering exceptional legal solutions that help our clients grow, innovate and thrive. The legal industry is changing, and we're committed to leading that change by putting our people first, embracing new ways of thinking and integrating technology into our everyday work.
With us, you will constantly be learning and growing. We invest in you by offering exceptional professional and personal development – providing training, mentoring and practical support. We offer rewarding careers that are built around your strengths and designed to ensure you can achieve your personal and professional goals, recognising that those may look different for everyone.
We have a powerful commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. We’re determined to play our part in advancing a workplace where progress is made by harnessing our differences – whatever defines you, we ask you to bring your whole self to work.
What truly defines a career at Allen & Overy? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. We provide challenge, support and a place for you to belong. And together we excel, working on meaningful projects of global significance
Department & Role
Allen & Overy Singapore is a hub for the firms work across ASEAN and India. Our history in Singapore spans more than 20 years. We were one of the first international firms to be granted a Singapore Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licence in 2008, allowing us to practice Singapore law, and only one of four to have had the licence renewed for a further full five-year term in 2014. We have developed a culture in which difference is positively valued, and our people are free to be themselves.
We are in every sense one global team; supportive and collaborative, but also ambitious and driven. Our capacity to combine these qualities and provide a setting in which our people can thrive is what makes us different. The Singapore arbitration team is a market-leading practice. They advise on a wide range of arbitration matters, both commercial arbitrations and investor-State arbitrations, as well as arbitration-related court matters.
Role requirements
- Experience working in the APAC region
- Experience in complex cross-border and multi-jurisdictional litigation work for an international law firm
- Experience in commercial arbitrations and investment treaty arbitrations
- Experience in a broad range of disputes, including large-scale international arbitrations, price review proceedings and litigation
- Excellent Client Relationships skills
- Strong commercial/business acumen with the ability to deliver creative and pragmatic solutions and advice
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface at all levels and particularly to win the respect of the partner and fee-earner community, building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Collaborative team player with the ability to develop and work in a fast-paced, intellectually rigorous environment
