Corporate Counsel

**Career Area**:Legal**:
For nearly 90 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent. Customers turn to Caterpillar to help them develop infrastructure, energy and natural resource assets. Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. We don’t just build great products, we pair them with the newest digital technologies and analytics to solve problems and anticipate customers needs. A legacy of talented and committed employees give Caterpillar its competitive edge. There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.

Caterpillar seeks a highly motivated and experienced team player to serve as Attorney in Singapore. The position is part of the Legal - Sales and Services team and assigned to support the Caterpillar Oil & Gas and Marine Division, as well as the broader Caterpillar Law, Security & Public Policy Division and will report to a senior level attorney in Texas, U.S.A. The attorney may be assigned a combination of responsibilities in various areas. This is an outstanding opportunity for a talented individual to join a world-class legal team and work on sophisticated, international issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment.

**Responsibilities**:

- Draft, review, revise, negotiate, and provide counsel to the business on commercial contracts;
- Advise management on legal issues arising from Caterpillar's relationship with third parties, including specific commercial, disputes, regulatory, compliance, investigation, and other issues that may arise from time to time;
- Provide counselling on legal matters and related risks and opportunities based on an accurate interpretation of the law as it applies to various situations;
- Have and/or develop a deep understanding of the business, to consult with management on matters involving significant risk to the enterprise and requiring a high degree of confidentiality.
- Work independently but with support and collaboration of other attorneys and senior leadership within the Law, Security & Public Policy Division;
- Participate in day-to day tactical legal practice, identifying and resolving issues in a variety of practice areas; and
- Coordinate with outside counsel in the region to obtain local advice.

**Basic Qualifications**:

- The ability to work in English, as well as the ability to maintain confidentiality, along with excellent interpersonal skills, personal accountability and the ability to understand how business works and to provide pragmatic legal counselling.
- Minimum requirements of the position include all of the following: a) a degree in law (at least bachelor or equivalent); b) at least 3-5 or more years of post-qualification legal experience, ideally with experience in the fields of commercial and contract law, corporate law, and/or compliance; and c) be an attorney of good standing, called to the bar in at least one Commonwealth jurisdiction and legally permitted to practice law in Singapore.
- Experience with trade compliance, anticorruption and/or competition laws and regulators
- Experience supporting an international business
- Flexibility and eagerness to work on broad range of legal matters
- Excellent interpersonal skills with an absolute commitment to professionalism and collegiality
- Strong presentation skills and a calm, confident and practical, solutions-oriented approach

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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