Total 4 general job vacancies in Legal / Public / Security category in Singapore

The Role:
We are partnering with a large multinational conglomerate company with businesses spanning services, property management and infrastructure, to grow the legal team. With a strong regional footprint, you will be part of a tight knit legal team. This will be an ideal opportunity for junior Corporate Associates looking to transit inhouse.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day legal support on Corporate M&A, JV, Capital markets regulatory listing advice, Funds (CMS License regulatory matters)
• Manage external counsel for contentious and non-contentious legal matters.
• General corporate matters- drafting and providing general legal advice arising from the operations of the group

Requirements:

• LLB from a recognized University, admitted to the Singapore 2-3 years PQE.
• Priority on Corporate, M&A transactional lawyers
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• A collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal skills.

Take charge of your career and land a new role before the year ends. Please feel free to send your resume to Linus Choo [email protected]

EA Personnel No R1216328
BeathChapman Pte Ltd
Licence No 16S8112

The ideal candidate will be responsible for in-house legal matters including drafting agreements, addressing compliance issues, and participating in negotiation discussions. To succeed, this candidate should feel comfortable working with in-house and outside counsels on a variety of legal matters.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and reviewing a high volume of operational agreements with vendors and partners, including service agreements, licensing agreements, and independent contractor agreements for various projects and services.
• Monitoring compliance with data protection and privacy laws globally (particularly in the US, EU, Singapore, China, Japan, and South Korea).
• Monitoring and analysing legal developments in the mobile gaming industry and advising on potential impacts on the business.
• Intellectual property (IP) infringement monitoring and handling infringement incidents or complaints.
• Maintaining a legal framework that supports operational efficiency and upholds the highest standards of corporate integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in law from a reputable law school.
• Approximately 5 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in a legal role, with experience in the mobile gaming industry.
• Excellent drafting skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with regular meetings.
• Fluency in both English and Mandarin to liaise with Mandarin-speaking counterparts.

We are seeking candidates for a mid-level lawyer position in our APAC Asset Management legal team. You can expect a dynamic business environment, with good exposure and direct access to key stakeholders in the business.

As an Assistant General Counsel, Vice President in the Asset Management Legal team, you will be based in Singapore and primarily provide broad legal coverage to JPMorgan Asset Management (JPMAM) Singapore for our Singapore/South East Asia business initiatives, along with opportunity to support JPMAM’s service offering in Japan. Attorneys must be licensed to practice law and a member in good standing or otherwise eligible to practice law in the jurisdiction in which the position is based. All candidates for roles in the Legal department must successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review prior to commencement of employment.

Job responsibilities

• Advise the business on legal and regulatory issues relating to the offer of investment products and strategies across all asset classes in Singapore and South-East Asia

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements and documentation in connection with establishment and offer of investment funds and investment management mandates and their downstream trading activities including distribution/platform agreements, investment management agreements fund prospectuses, prime brokerage, trading agreements

• Advise internal business clients including Product Development and Implementation, Intermediaries and Institutional Sales Teams and Marketing etc. to implement business projects and objectives

• Track and advise on impact of legal and regulatory changes

• Partner with Compliance and other control functions to further the enhancement of the Firm’s control framework

• Create and enhance standard agreements or other document templates

• Collaborate with the broader JPMC Legal team and participate in global and/or regional group Legal projects and provide support for the asset management legal and business teams in Japan

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree and a qualified lawyer

• Minimum of 6 years of post-qualification experience with law firms or in-house with international financial services providers

• Commercially attuned to the needs of a global asset management business, with good understanding of current legal and regulatory landscape of the Singapore and South-East Asian asset management industry

• Experience in offer and operations of asset management products for retail and/or institutional markets (including managed funds and ETFs) gained from a leading law firm, investment bank or asset management company

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Proactive mindset with ability to work under pressure and independently

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with teams and diverse stakeholders

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Effective verbal and written communication skills in Japanese to engage and collaborate with teams and stakeholders in Japan

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Whether you’re at the start of your career or looking to discover your next adventure, your story begins here. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your skills and make a difference at one of the world’s most global banks. We’re fully committed to supporting your growth and development from the start with extensive on-the-job training and exposure to senior leaders, as well as more traditional learning. You’ll also have the chance to give back and make a positive impact where we live and work through volunteerism.

Shape your Career with Citi

Citi’s Global Legal Affairs and Compliance (GLAC) empowers and protects Citi by providing legal, compliance, investigative, and security services to our firm. We manage compliance risk, provide legal analysis and advice, protect Citi’s people and businesses, advocate for legal and regulatory outcomes that benefit our firm and our clients, and ultimately promote behavior that is consistent with Citi’s mission and culture.

We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Senior Vice President, Citi Wealth Legal (Capital Markets) - Hybrid (Internal Job Title: Assistant General Counsel - C14) based in Singapore. Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance:

• We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That’s why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.
• We empower our employees to manage their financial well-being and help them plan for the future.
• We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life, including generous paid time off packages.

In this role

The Assistant General Counsel role is a senior management-level position within the Wealth Asia North and Asia South Legal team, based in Singapore.

Responsibilities

• Advising on structuring, legal issues and documentation in relation to a wide range of Capital Markets products [Structured Notes, Bonds, Equities, Commodities, Foreign Exchange (FX), Fixed Income and International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master/Collateral Agreements] in the Asia Pacific region for the Citi Wealth Investments business including Citi Private Bank, International Personal Bank and regional investments desk.
• Advising the Wealth businesses on the implementation of global and local regulations affecting investment products (excluding funds), such as: Dodd Frank and other United States, Hong Kong and Singapore regulations, sales practice regulations (best execution, suitability, offshore conduct rules, fair dealing).
• Advising on new products, product programs, close-out/collateral netting
• Advising the trust business from time to time
• any other matters related to the Wealth Investment business

The role requires the candidate to :-

• Apply comprehensive understanding of multiple function areas, acting as a subject matter expert in area of expertise to achieve goals of the function
• Resolve moderately complex legal issues with moderate impact on business/function segment and provide legal advisory services
• Partner with business/functional line management in recommending, developing and executing business plans within permissible statutory and regulatory frameworks
• Coordinate resources to meet business needs and ensure efficient delivery of legal services in business or country/region
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

• 10+ years of post-qualification legal experience with a major law firm or financial institution
• Bachelor's degree/University degree
• Licensed to practice law
• Practical and solution-oriented, experienced in handling transactions independently
• Strong legal analytical skills, judgment and relationship building skills
• Willingness to learn, team player
• Familiarity with legal and bank regulatory/securities law framework in the Asia Pacific region and United States
• Preferred, In-house experience supporting capital markets/investments business

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

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