Legal Associate

Legal Associate - Maritime, Trade and Offshore Finance (Lawyer)
Legal Associate - Maritime, Trade and Offshore Finance (Lawyer)
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My client an international law firm offers you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve.
Working within the firm’s Maritime, Trade and Offshore Finance team, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance.
Main Responsibilities
As a junior/mid-level associate within the team, the role will involve a broad range of marine asset finance, general banking and project finance transactions for its clients across the region including Korea, PRC (including Hong Kong) and Singapore.
Working alongside a team of highly experienced and commercially astute partners and colleagues, you will have the opportunity to work on market-leading, high-profile deals. You will be involved in drafting and reviewing of financing or leasing documentation, negotiating the terms of transaction documents, legal research, and supporting in the management of client files and relationships.
Candidates must be able to strive to achieve very high-quality standards and have a passion for delivering excellence to clients. This role will suit an ambitious and enthusiastic lawyer with excellent communication skills, and who brings their energy and intellectual curiosity to our dynamic, high performing team.
As well as your technical rigour, the successful applicant will thrive on a busy and successful working environment. They will want to be a part of a practice that encourages participation in business development events, and who is able to build strong working relationships with clients and colleagues alike.
This role will suit an ambitious and enthusiastic lawyer with good communication skills who would enjoy the challenge of a dynamic practice area. And in return, the successful candidate will join a mature, tier 1 ranked practice, where they can expect great work, supervision by market-leading partners, high quality learning & development opportunities, and an attractive remuneration and benefits package.
Attributes / Skills Required
Experienced qualified lawyer in either Singapore, England & Wales or any other common law jurisdiction
Proven Finance legal experience gained in private practice – i.e. asset, project and/or banking finance experience, ideally gained at a leading Singapore, UK or US firm.
Strong academic credentials are expected
Able to develop informal internal and external network of contacts
An intellectually curious, lateral thinker who can work independently, is highly organised, and resilient
Accuracy and attention to detail, with demonstrable good housekeeping and file management practices
A proven team player, exhibiting cooperation, collaboration and using one's initiative
Excellent numerical and communication skills with demonstrated commercial awareness.
This job description is indicative only and does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The firm reserves the right to alter or change the responsibilities at any time, in line with the firm's strategy and business needs.
Interested candidates are invited to submit their MS Word formatted CV and the expected salary.
Seniority level
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Employment type Full-time
Job function
Job function Legal
Industries Law Practice
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