Total 6 legal counsel job vacancies in Others category in Singapore

* Initial 6 months contract

Reporting into the Head of Legal, the role will be part of the legal team which advises business stakeholders on a broad range of legal matters. The successful candidate will take a lead role in providing legal advice to the Singapore business, manage Singapore legal team, and support related FEED/EPC projects within Singapore.

Key Responsibilities
· Draft, review and negotiate broad range commercial agreements related to the FEED/EPC domain
· Advise business stakeholders on FEED/EPC project bids, risk, and other related matters.
· Advise stakeholders on possible legal risk and provide mitigation strategies
· Manage any litigation or contentious matters across the region.
· Ensure compliance to company’s policies and regulatory requirements
· Assist in the drafting of policies, guidelines, legal templates, and other documents to ensure best practices.
· Coordinate and liaise directly with external counsels
· Prepare and implement any corporate policies or procedures

Key Requirements

· LLB/LLM qualified (5-7 PQE)
· Bar qualification from a commonwealth jurisdiction (Singapore preferred)
· Strong in-house (EPC, Utilities, Power, Infrastructure) and/or law firm (Construction or Projects Practice) experience will be well regarded but not a must
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills- understanding of Japanese would be a plus.
· Team player who can operate independently and in a fast-paced environment
· Prior experience of working in a multinational environmental is helpful
· To be successful in the role, you will need to be collaborative, independent, hands on and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

The incumbent will be responsible for providing legal advice across all aspects of commercial, operational, and regulatory matters.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review, draft, and negotiate commercial contracts, shareholding agreements, banking facilities agreements, directors’ resolutions, and other legal documentation as required.
• Provide legal support for mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, negotiation, and documentation processes.
• Support commercial and enabling functions within the organization, including the Commercial & Investment Teams, HR, Finance, Operations, and other relevant departments.
• Manage corporate governance matters and changes to corporate entities within APAC and other regions as required.
• Advise on changes to legislation, licensing conditions, and industry frameworks in coordination with the compliance team to ensure compliance standards are met.
• Provide legal support on the following areas:

- Client and vendor commercial negotiations

- Labour and employment matters

- Intellectual property claims and disputes

- Privacy protection issues and personal data protection requirements

- Internal risk management and compliance with internal guidelines and external laws

-Documentation and compliance-related requirements for the Charity Foundation.

• Maintain a high level of confidentiality to preserve and protect the interests of the company.

Professional Job Requirements:

• A law degree from a recognized university.
• Admitted to the Singapore Bar and of good standing.
• Ideally familiar with local regulations pertaining to the property industry, with a strong understanding of corporate governance principles and Singapore’s best practices.
• At least 7 years PQE with demonstrated experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, and commercial legal advisory.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly identify issues and collaborate with stakeholders to provide effective solutions.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to draft legal advice and opinions clearly and concisely.
• Autonomous, able to multi-task, prioritize, and perform under pressure.
• Resourceful and adept at legal research with the ability to learn quickly.
• Resilient, adaptable, and meticulous with a strong attention to detail.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic and multi-industry environment, contributing to the growth of businesses across Real Estate, Investments, Logistics, Hospitality, Healthcare, and charitable initiatives.

We have a position open for an Associate with 1 to 3 years PQE in our General Litigation Department. Successful applicant can expect competitive remuneration.

We provide training and guidance for our Associates and expect our Associates to be keen to learn and responsible.

Interested applicants should send their cover letter and detailed resume to [email protected]

Only shortlisted applicants will be notified.

About Tencent

Tencent is a world-leading internet and technology company that develops innovative products and services to improve the quality of life of people around the world. Founded in 1998 with its headquarters in Shenzhen China, our guiding principle is to use technology for good.

We are not only a major video game publisher in the world, we also produce other high-quality digital content, enriching interactive entertainment experiences for people around the globe. We offer a range of services such as cloud computing, advertising, FinTech, and other enterprise services to support our clients' digital transformation and business growth.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage trademark legal work globally, including trademark search, application, opposition, revocation, dispute, transfer, negotiation, administrative litigation, etc.
• Other legal work related to intellectual property (including but not limited to trademarks, domain names, copyrights).
• Construction of internal intellectual property processes within the department.
• Authorization licensing, system analysis, policy interpretation, guidance, and project management related to departmental intellectual property management.

Job Requirements:

• Master's degree or above in law.
• Over 5 years of relevant work experience in a law firm or in house legal department.
• Understanding or familiarity with the trademark and domain name protection processes in major market countries or regions globally is preferred.
• Having business judgement and the ability to deliver practical, commercially friendly and comprehensive advice.
• Positive and optimistic work attitude; good legal logical thinking ability, excellent team cooperation/professionalism/language expression ability/communication skills/execution ability; strong stress resistance and coordination ability.
• Having a good command of Mandarin Chinese and English (both written and oral) as working language to cooperate with international stakeholders and stakeholders who are based in HQ.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent

As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

Meta is seeking a talented Content, Integrity and Compliance Lawyer to join its global Content and Compliance Legal team, focusing on the APAC region. This role involves handling cutting-edge and complex legal issues and projects across content, safety and integrity. The work is varied and stimulating, and focuses on counselling on regulatory requirements, and risk and compliance strategy. You will provide advice and support on integrity measures and products, new product launches, compliance escalations, governance requirements, the production of (RFI’s) Request For Information’s, response to regulatory consultations, and front facing regulators, combined with regulatory engagement strategy. Additionally, advising on mitigations and remediations, across a wide variety of risk and product areas, with a focus on content, safety and integrity.

The ideal candidate would be an experienced, motivated regulatory content lawyer, with deep knowledge of the evolving global content regulatory landscape, impacting advertising as well as user-generated content and a deep understanding of compliance processes and XFN cooperation within tech. Alternatively, experience gained in another heavily regulated area will be considered.

You will work closely with other legal teams and cross-functionally, as well as liaise externally and should be able to use initiative in identifying solutions and connecting the dots in our large and complex organisation. The role requires good judgement, a strong work ethic, and a keen interest in learning about new technologies and areas of the law. This is a great opportunity to join a growing legal team and to work on novel issues in a fast-paced, energetic environment.

This is a full time role and based in-office in Singapore, You will manage a small team and report to the Content and Compliance Director.

Responsibilities

• Advise and support Meta’s content, integrity and safety product, regulatory, and compliance teams in preparing for and responding to new content, safety and integrity regulation and legal action
• Advise teams on compliance strategy and design, review, maintenance and remediation with respect to content-related obligations across Meta’s family of products
• Advise on adequacy of control testing for the mitigation of integrity risks
• Collaborate with policy and other legal colleagues on regulatory engagement and lead strategy in region
• Counsel the compliance function on governance structures across the regulations
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders to guarantee the observance of Meta’s content-related obligations
• Build relationships and interface closely with a diverse set of Legal, Risk, and Compliance partners, subject matter experts, internal control partners and/or risk management professionals

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years PQE qualified lawyer
• In-house or law firm experience advising a heavily regulated industry on development of compliance strategies, governance, and frameworks, ideally across multiple jurisdictions
• Understanding and experience of Integrity/Online safety law practice and principles
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and make sound judgments under tight deadlines
• APAC related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience assessing and advising upon a diverse set of legal standards governing content issues, across a range of topics
• People management experience characterised by a culture of inclusion and a growth mindset

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Kennedys Legal Solutions is looking for an Associate with experience in insurance and reinsurance claims preferably within Aviation litigation, to join our Singapore office. The Aviation team's specialism includes dispute resolution in single and cross border litigation, complex and high value subrogation claims, catastrophic loss, risk management and regulatory matters.

The ideal candidate will have experience handling a high number of varied cases, ideally concerning aviation or shipping liability matters; building relationships with clients, including insureds, insurance brokers and insurers; and working to tight deadlines as part of a team. Apart from being technically good at the job, we expect the Associate that we hire to be someone who is authentic and a team player. The candidate should possess excellent written and oral communication, strong negotiation and drafting abilities and excellent organisational skills.

This is a great opportunity for an Associate who is keen to work on aviation work and be part of a collegiate and highly regarded team within a fast-growing international law firm.