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**OVERVIEW**

The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.

Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. We hire smart and sharpen smarter, arming talent with best-in-class resources and skills. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion. Our side-by-side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth.

**Who We Seek**
- Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

**About the Role**
- The Funds Paralegal reports to all Funds Partners and supports the Funds Team in the Singapore office. Primary responsibilities include:

- Responding to client enquiries to explain the process of forming companies and partnerships, as well as the striking off or liquidation of such entities
- Explaining to clients the costs involved in setting up entities and the requirements for maintaining them in good standing, as well as explaining the annual return process
- Preparing formation documents for companies and partnerships and attend to post-formation and filing procedures
- Drafting agreements, minutes and documents based on firm precedents as well as preparing documents for legalization and apostille and liaising with our foreign offices and clients to ensure such instructions are supervised and completed on time
- Preparing a variety of documents for submission to the Cayman Registrar, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, the BVI Companies Registry and the BVI Financial Services Commission
- Liaising with the corporate administration team for all necessary filings/registration with the Cayman and BVI authorities
- Attending to internal administrative work
- Preparing legal opinions (including related director certificates, board and shareholder resolutions)
- Preparing registers of mortgages and charges for both Cayman and BVI companies
- Preparing fee breakdowns and cover letters to clients
- Drafting some letters/agreements (for example, directors' resignation letters, consent to act as a director)

**EXPERIENCE**

**What You Bring**
- Minimum 4 years relevant corporate paralegal experience with international law firms
- Ability to work under pressure, handling high volume of instructions from lawyers
- Flexible and willing to learn, good team player and self-motivated with a strong sense of responsibility
- Fluent in spoken and written form of English

**BENEFITS & REWARDS**

The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:

- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
- Competitive vacation packages
- Educational assistance and professional development programmes
- Savings or pension plan
- Life insurance
- Travel insurance
- Global mental wellness programme
- Sports clubs and social events

**ABOUT MAPLES GROUP**

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.