Paralegal

2 weeks ago

Singapore MANULIFE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. Full time
Roles & Responsibilities

We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today.

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Job Description

Manulife is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Canada, Asia, and the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups, and institutions

The opportunity

Functioning as the subject matter expert and primary support to the General Counsel on corporate secretarial matters for Manulife (Singapore) Pte Ltd (MLS), Manulife Financial Advisers Pte Ltd (MFA) and Manulife Financial (Singapore) Pte Ltd (MFSL). This role will be responsible for assisting with coordinating various Board and Board-level committee meetings and related follow-up documentation, completing annual filings and ensuring minute books are up to date. In addition, this role will be functioning as the primary support in debt recovery matters and in administering the representative agreements. This role requires active and effective management of stakeholder relationships, both internal and external.

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as a primary contact for preparing and storing electronic Board papers and materials.
  • Draft various corporate resolutions, meeting minutes, agreements and legal correspondence.
  • Coordinate the various aspects of the meetings of the Board, Board-level committees and annual meeting of the shareholder(s).
  • Assist with the preparation of the directors' disclosure documents.
  • Filing of corporate disclosure, material change documents and other statutory or regulatory filings with ACRA and other regulatory filings with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
  • Maintain corporate and department records including administering and organizing the Legal & Compliance file and record keeping system.
  • Maintain Minutes Books of MLS, MFA and MFSL.
  • Maintaining the legal department's SharePoint site and updating corporate governance library.
  • Assisting in ad-hoc projects or assignments as may be determined by the General Counsel.
  • Conducting research on legal, corporate governance and regulatory matters as required.
  • Provide primary support for debt recovery matters and the administration of representative agreements.

Key Requirements:

  • Minimum 4-6 as a paralegal specialising in corporate secretarial work in leading financial institutions in Singapore.
  • Law education qualification from reputable learning institutions.
  • Working knowledge of MAS regulations and guidelines
  • Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills

Skills and Abilities:

  • Good working attitude, team player and able to work well under pressure
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with fluency in written and spoken English
  • A self-starter who is independent and able to take the initiative
  • High responsibility, diligence, integrity and professional ethics
  • Strong analytical and evaluative skills
  • Good drafting skills
  • Attentive to detail

What can we offer you?

  • A competitive salary and benefits packages.
  • A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
  • A focus on growing your career path with us.
  • Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
  • Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

  • Values-first culture
    We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
  • Boundless opportunity
    We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
  • Continuous innovation
    We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
  • Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.
  • Championing Corporate Citizenship
    We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

Join Manulife and be part of a dynamic team that is shaping the future of healthcare and insurance. Together, we can empower our customers to live healthier, more secure lives. Apply now to make a difference

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under '945' in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact .

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