Total 8 Senior Executive legal counsel job vacancies in D15 Katong, Joo Chiat, Amber Road

Key Responsibilities:

1. Legal Advisory & Risk Management

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts: including but not limited to dealer/distributor agreements, bank facility and security documents, procurement contracts, service agreements, tenancy agreements, and other commercial contracts.
• Legal Compliance: Ensure that all business practices comply with local and international laws, rules, regulations, and industry guidelines. Stay updated on evolving regulations that impact the Group’s operations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Risk Assessment: Identify, assess, and communicate potential legal risks. Provide strategic recommendations to minimize legal exposure and protect the Group's interests.
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Advise on dispute management and lead the Group’s response to legal actions or claims, managing litigation and negotiations to a successful resolution.
• Intellectual Property (IP) and Proprietary Information: Oversee and manage the Group’s IP portfolio, ensuring robust protection and administration of trademarks, patents, and proprietary information.

2. Contracts & Compliance Management

• Contract Lifecycle Management: Administer and track key agreements with principals, suppliers, and vendors to ensure timely renewals and compliance with contractual obligations.
• Corporate Governance: Draft and review corporate documents, including shareholder and board resolutions, to ensure legal soundness and alignment with business objectives.
• Compliance Policies & Procedures: Develop, implement, and monitor compliance programs in line with regulatory requirements and data protection, anti-money laundering (AML), and business ethics.
• Training and Education: Design and deliver training sessions for staff on relevant legal issues such as compliance with personal data protection laws, AML, and the Group’s code of conduct to promote a culture of legal awareness and ethical behavior.

3. Intellectual Property & Data Management

• Intellectual Property Protection: Safeguard the Group’s intellectual property rights, ensuring proper registration, maintenance, and defense of trademarks, patents, and other proprietary assets.
• Data Privacy: Ensure compliance with data protection regulations (such as PDPA), developing policies to manage personal data in line with best practices and legal obligations.
• Confidentiality & Proprietary Information: Develop and enforce protocols to protect the confidentiality of sensitive business information and proprietary data.

4. Leadership & External Counsel Management

• Team Collaboration: Collaborate with internal stakeholders across departments to deliver sound legal advice aligned with the Group’s business goals. Provide leadership and guidance to junior legal staff and support other departments in legal matters.
• External Counsel: Manage relationships with external legal counsel, ensuring that outsourced legal work is efficient, cost-effective, and aligned with the Group’s goals.

5. Strategic Support & Business Initiatives

• Business Support: Provide legal input on business strategies, partnerships, joint ventures, and new business initiatives, ensuring that the legal perspective is integral to business decision-making.
• Tender & Fleet Sales Support: Assist in legal aspects of fleet sales and tender processes to ensure compliance with regulatory and commercial requirements.
• Regional Support: Provide legal guidance for the Group’s international ventures ensuring compliance with local regulations and managing cross-border legal issues.

6. Other Duties

• Ad-Hoc Responsibilities: Undertake any additional duties or projects as assigned by Management to support the Group’s legal and strategic objectives.

Key Competencies:

• Legal Expertise: Strong background in corporate, commercial, and contract law, with a proven ability to navigate complex legal frameworks in multiple jurisdictions.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to provide strategic legal insights that drive business outcomes while mitigating risks.
• Negotiation Skills: Demonstrated ability to negotiate effectively with external partners, customers, and legal professionals to secure favorable outcomes for the Group.
• Risk Management: Expertise in identifying, assessing, and managing legal risks to safeguard the Group’s interests.
• Leadership & Communication: Strong interpersonal skills, able to lead legal teams, collaborate with senior management, and communicate complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Law (LLB or equivalent) from a recognized institution; admission to the Singapore Bar or an equivalent jurisdiction is preferred.
• Minimum of 7-9 years of experience in commercial law, ideally within a multinational corporation or law firm, with exposure to commercial law, contract negotiation, and compliance.
• Experience in managing external legal counsel and overseeing regional legal matters in multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong knowledge of local and international regulations, including compliance, IP, and data protection laws.

• Handle full range of conveyancing matters such as CPF, purchase & sales, development projects, mortgages, redemption, transfers, leases, powers of attorney, stamp duties

• Prepare legal conveyancing documentation and handle e-lodgement/e-stamping etc

• Provide administrative support in legal documentation and secretarial work, conducting searches, billing, keeping deadlines

• Communicate with clients, banks and related parties relating to the conveyancing process

• Ensure smooth completion of conveyancing transactions

•All other secretarial / administrative duties assigned

We are offering attractive salary, good teams and good environment to work in. Interested applicants may send their CV, photograph and university transcripts to [email protected]. Only candidates who have been shortlisted for interviews will be contacted via email.

1. Job Functions:

Legal Responsibilities:

• Scrutinize legal documents such as funding agreements, contracts, MOUs, and any other relevant legal instruments to identify key points, risks, and adverse clauses that may impact PERTAPIS. Submit reviewed documents to the Head of Department for verification.
• Inform the management of significant clauses, obligations, and conditions within legal documents that require attention or action.
• Identify and communicate any potential legal risks or adverse impacts from contractual agreements or legal documents.
• Draft, review, and manage company policies, SOPs, and other governance documents to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Ensure all legal and compliance policies adhere to Singapore's regulatory requirements for NGOs and other relevant laws.
• Provide support in legal disputes or litigation, including coordinating with external legal counsel, if necessary.
• Conduct legal research and stay updated on relevant laws, regulations, and industry practices to provide informed advice to management.
• Serve as an internal consultant on legal and compliance matters, providing guidance to various departments as needed.

Compliance Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the review and implementation of the company's strategies and policies for all business processes in respect to the law, regulations, guidelines, audit, and compliance standards.
• Provide advice and counsel to management on business operations relating to law, regulations, compliance, policies, audits, risks, and any other relevant matters.
• Analyse internal business systems to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, industry, and ethical standards.
• Develop, document, and manage effective action plans to address audit findings and compliance violations.
• Develop and document risk management strategies on potential compliance risks.
• Evaluate company operations to identify compliance-related risks.
• Conduct investigations, interviews, and take statements for non-compliance and provide appropriate recommendations to management as per the regulatory standards.
• Conduct compliance reviews, audits, and periodical checks within the organization and all centers to ensure regulatory requirements are in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures
• Generate compliance reports and manage the risk dashboard in a timely manner.
• Carry out proper compliance training programmes for staff awareness of laws, regulations, and policies.
• Conduct routine audits of the company's procedures, practices, and documents to identify potential vulnerabilities or risks.
• Responsible for proper records, storage, and filing of all related compliance policies, SOPs, audit findings, and violations for future reference.

2. Candidate Requirements

• Diploma/Degree in Business, Legal studies or Law
• Preferably 2 years prior experience in risk management, compliance or audit roles.
• Those without experience but willing to learn are welcome to apply.
• Must have, or be willing to obtain, a compliance certification.
• Attention to detail in order to identify and correct risky practices.
• Strong communicator and capable of expressing oneself clearly both speaking and in writing.
• Possess a collaborative personality and be open to suggestions from team members.
• Good knowledge of industry protocols and best practices.
• Good time management and organisational skills and able to meet deadlines.
• Should have a strong moral code and sense of ethics.

3. Working Hours

5 days work week

Monday to Friday - 9am to 6pm

4. Work Location

1 Joo Chiat Complex

***Disclamer: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Legal Executive (HDB / Private Conveyancing)

Requirements:

· At least 5 years’ working experience

· Liaising with Banks, CPF Board, Solicitors, clients and related parties on various conveyancing matters

· Assist in legal, development and enbloc matters

· Meticulous, well-organised and can work well under time constraints

· Able to work independently and a good team player with good attitude

· Familiarity with practice and document management systems (preferred)

Interested applicants may send their CV and photograph and university transcripts (where applicable) to [email protected]. Only candidates who have been shortlisted for interviews will be contacted via email.

ARLC is currently expanding and actively looking for highly motivated individuals who are pro-active and team player. We offer a nurturing working environment, competitive remuneration, and long-term commitment towards its employees.

Role & Responsibilities

• Assist in client management and updating client in a timely manner
• Assisting in preparation of Court and legal documents
• Assisting in drafting of correspondences Court documents
• Organising and filing Court documents via Syariah Portal
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good communication skills, both written and oral
• Administrative duties such as upkeeping file maintenance, searches, timesheets, photocopying, faxing, binding of documents etc.
• Preparing invoices
• Meticulous and strategic problem-solvers
• Any other ad-hoc duties assigned
• Training will be provided

Requirements

· Able to communicate in English & Malay

· Experience in law firm, familiar with legalisation process

· Proficient in MS Office applications, Syariah Portal, Clio etc

Role & Responsibilities:

Position Definition (Key Purpose of the Position) :

The Business Area Leader, Corporate, plays a critical role in the strategic reorganization of the VF Legal Department, which is designed to better align with VF's strategic imperatives.

One of the Business Area Leader’s key accountabilities is to drive a deeper connection between their team and VF's enterprise and corporation elements to facilitate stronger business area-based engagements, protect VF's interests, deliver timely, precise, succinct, and budget-conscious legal counsel and risk management. Another crucial responsibility of the Business Area Leader is the implementation of common practices related to legal risk management, financial planning and reporting, integration with clients and commercial strategies; and associate development to help achieve the foregoing deliverables.

To that end, the Business Area Leader will ensure the use of the Department’s new TAC operating model across their team to drive the rigorous and value-driven delivery of legal services to VF clients. The TAC model emphasizes a cross-brand service model, working collaboratively across various VF brands and shared functions and operates within the Business Area, Corporate

Key Accountabilities:

Within the framework of VF's strategic reorganization and the pivotal role of the Business Area Corporate, the Business Area Lead shall shoulder the following primary responsibilities:

• Team Leadership: Cultivate and steer a team of legal professionals who specialize in the diverse functions that Corporate Business Area encompasses.

• Resource Allocation: Devise exhaustive plans detailing resource deployment. This entails scoping the need for both internal expertise and external legal partnerships, while assessing potential ROI.

• Legal Surveillance: Continually monitor legal nuances, especially those impacting corporate governance, acquisitions, divestitures, and the other intricate facets of the Corporate Business Area within the region.

• Strategic Counsel: Offer informed legal direction on the Legal Matters specified in the Work Scope. Collaborate with other Business Area leads to spot common intersections in strategy and potential legal risks. Proffer strategic legal advice, particularly on matters of corporate structuring, labour and employment, and overarching corporate strategy.

• Contract Oversight: Supervise the genesis, negotiation, and culmination of pivotal corporate contracts, including real estate, sourcing or employment, ensuring alignment with VF’s overarching objectives while mitigating legal exposure.

• Risk Management: Innovate and execute methodologies to pinpoint and neutralize potential legal pitfalls, especially within the Corporate Business Area’s vast spectrum. This includes monitoring potential challenges to VF's enterprise actions and decisions.

• Legal Ops Synergy: Collaborate closely with the Legal Ops team to ideate, bring to life, and maintain requisite compliance tools and procedures tailored specifically for corporate operations.

• Financial Oversight: Exercise judicious oversight over the engagement of external legal entities, ensuring their services align with the budgetary constraints specific to corporate initiatives.

• Training Campaigns: Conceive and oversee the roll-out of educational vehicless targeted at VF personnel, centring on corporate-related legal themes, risk mitigation strategies, and best practices.

• Reporting: Draft and deliver cogent reports to both regional and global hierarchies on strategic corporate legal subjects. Emphasize predictive enterprise risk analyses and region-specific countermeasures.

• Committee Engagement: Actively partake in, and at times spearhead, various committees. These span both regional and global compliance forums as well as strategic roundtables pertinent to the Corporate Business Area.

• Project Stewardship: Instigate and monitor project management blueprints that amplify the efficiency of the aforementioned roles, ensuring seamless execution and alignment with VF's corporate objectives.

Work scope: LEGAL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE BUSINESS AREA, CORPORATE

1. People & Labour Relations: (60%)

• Transactions:
  • Employment Agreements
  • Human Resources Policies & Procedures
  • Sales Agency Agreements for the Region
• Advisory:
  • Organizational Re-structures
  • Employee Disciplinary Actions
  • Legal Support for HR-related Matters
  • Labour Union Negotiations and Support
• Compliance:
  • Maintaining Positive Labour Organization Relationships
  • Reports on Labour-related Litigation
  • Legal Assessments for Employee Compensation and Benefits
  • Wage, Hour, and Overtime Compliance
  • Labour & Employment Regulatory Training

2. Corporate & Finance: (25%)

• Transactions:
  • Corporate Resolutions
  • Corporate & Financing Agreements
  • Infragroup (ICO) agreements
  • Service Providers Agreements (Indirect Procurement)
  • Transfer Pricing (TP) documentation
• Advisory:
  • Corporate & Tax Restructuring Projects
  • Legal Entity Rationalization
  • Legal Risk Assessment
  • Support for regional Board of Directors
• Compliance:
  • Support to Corporate Governance and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Disclosure
  • Regional SOX Compliance
  • Support for Tax Compliance

3. Acquisitions & Divestitures: (10%)

• Transactions:
  • Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
  • Business Divesture
• Advisory:
  • M&A Strategy and Structure
  • Business and Brands integration projects
  • Tax Implications
• Compliance:
  • Transition Service Agreement (TSA) Compliance

4. Property & Real Estate: (5%)

• Transactions:
  • Lease Agreements
  • Property Sale Deeds
  • Construction Contracts
• Advisory:
  • Property Portfolio Management
  • Litigation related to Property Issues
• Compliance:
  • Contract Management and Review
  • SOX Compliance for Real Estate Transactions
  • Securing Public Authorizations and Licenses

Competency Requirements :

Professional Expertise:

• Commercial Insight: Profound knowledge of legal aspects related to corporate business operations, ranging from contracts, stakeholder relations, to regulatory adherence.
• Technical Insight: Comprehensive understanding of the corporate legal landscape, including, regulatory matters, compliance, litigation, and risk management, as well as overall corporate governance.

Leadership & Management:

• Team Leadership: Proven capability to mentor, direct, and motivate a diverse team comprising various expertise levels and specialties.
• Growth Mindset:

o Can establish systems and scalable processes, including internal policies and procedures

o Eagerness to learn new things including across an ever-changing regulatory and legal landscape

o Drive to improve and innovate

o Able to embrace change and lead effectively through ambiguity

• Financial Oversight: Demonstrable experience in budget formulation, allocation, and fiscal management.

Communication & Collaboration:

• Communications Excellence: Outstanding ability to convey intricate legal topics clearly and persuasively to a range of stakeholders, both within and outside the organization. Proficient in English and Chinese Mandarin.
• Cultural Adaptability: Proven track record of thriving in an inclusive, diverse, and multicultural workspace.

Personal Attributes:

• Attention to Detail: Acute focus on details, paired with utmost discretion in handling sensitive information.
• Linguistic Proficiency: English and Chinese Mandarin fluency is mandatory. Proficiency in additional regional languages will be a distinct advantage.
• Critical Thinking: Exceptional legal research, analytical reasoning, and drafting prowess.
• Complex Problem Solver

Experience

• Track Record: A minimum of 10-12 years of dedicated experience in corporate legal responsibilities, with a preference for those accustomed to multicultural environments. A combination of law firm and corporate in-house experience with a deep understanding and solid experience in PRC law and practice is highly desirable.

Academic Qualifications

• Legal Mastery: Possession of a Juris Doctor or Master's degree in Law.

Language Proficiency:

- Fluent in both English and Chinese Mandarin

Job Purpose

To support the Club in contract and agreement administration, work with General Manager on preparing disciplinary proceedings, review and assisting with drafting changes to Club Constitution and By-Laws. You will be expected to cover a range of administrative, secretarial and paralegal duties to support the various departments in the club.

Role and Responsibilities

1. Assist the Club / Membership Manager in drafting documents pertaining to disciplinary Proceedings, contract / agreement matters
2. Review and draft changes to Club Constitution and By-laws
3. Handle and provide advice on legal and regulatory affairs
4. Review, draft, negotiate and advise to Management and the various departments within the Company
5. Work with external lawyers with respect to litigation as and when required
6. Conduct relevant legal and regulatory searches and staying abreast of updates relevant to the Club
7. Ensure legal documents are compiled and maintained accordingly.
8. Participate in ad-hoc projects and perform such other tasks as may be assigned from time to time
9. Any other duties/projects as assigned by Supervisor and/or Management
10. Others:

• Follow the workplace safety and health system, safe work procedures or safety rules implemented at the workplace
• Not engage in any unsafe or negligent act that may endanger yourself or others working around you
• Use personal protective equipment provided to you to ensure your safety while working. You must not tamper with or misuse the equipment

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Law diploma or law degree for Paralegal/Legal Executive or equivalent.
• 1-2 years of paralegal or contract management experiences

Required Skills

• Good command of written and spoken English
• Attention to Details and Precision
• Ability to multitask and have good time management skills
• Dependable and good team player
• Professional Ethics, Discretion and able to maintain confidentiality
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficient with MS Office applications & Excel

About Us: Silvester Legal LLC is a dynamic and fast-growing Singapore law firm specialising in corporate law and commercial litigation, with a particular focus on shareholder disputes. We are committed to delivering exceptional legal services to our clients while fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment. As part of our growth, we are seeking a motivated Marketing & Administrative Executive to join our team.

About the Position: The Marketing & Administrative Executive will play a vital role in supporting the firm’s marketing initiatives and administrative operations. This position involves managing social media, coordinating content, maintaining records, and assisting with various internal processes. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented, proactive, and adaptable, with a solid understanding of marketing principles and excellent organisational skills.

Key Responsibilities

Marketing Support:

• Assist in executing the firm’s marketing strategies, including digital campaigns, social media, and content creation.
• Coordinate content for the firm’s website, newsletters, and other online channels.
• Manage the publication schedule for articles, newsletters, and email campaigns to ensure timely and effective communication with clients and audiences.
• Maintain and analyse engagement metrics across digital platforms to inform strategy adjustments.

Event Coordination:

• Support in planning and organising firm events, client seminars, and other business development activities.
• Coordinate with vendors and venues, manage invitations, and handle event logistics.
• Monitor event budgets and provide post-event analysis and feedback.

Administrative Support:

• Maintain accurate business records, including client lists, contacts, and mailing lists.
• Oversee administrative tasks such as preparing reports, managing schedules, and organising files.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, and document minutes where necessary.
• Support general office management, including maintaining inventory of marketing materials and office supplies.

Client Relationship Management:

• Provide assistance with client touchpoints and follow-ups, ensuring timely responses to client inquiries.
• Support the business development team in identifying opportunities to enhance client engagement and satisfaction.

Preferred Experience & Skills:

• Education: Diploma or Professional Certification in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience: Prior experience in a marketing or administrative role, preferably within a legal or professional services environment.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in MS Office, social media platforms, and marketing tools (e.g., HubSpot, Canva, and basic Adobe Creative Suite knowledge).
• Familiarity with CRM systems and website management is a plus.

Organisational Skills:

• Strong multitasking, time-management, and organisational abilities.
• High attention to detail and accuracy in all deliverables.

Communication Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities to interact professionally with clients, vendors, and team members.

Personal Attributes:

• Self-motivated, proactive, and adaptable.
• Collaborative and able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Application Process:

By submitting your application, it has been deemed that you acknowledge and agree that Silvester Legal LLC may collect, use and disclose your data as provided in this submission for verification, evaluation and other recruitment-related purposes in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act.

Thank you for your interest in joining us. We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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