Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago

Singapore Coastal Contracts Bhd Full time

**Job Highlights**:
Growing and dynamic team of professionals
Medical and dental insurance covered

**General Description**:
This role is responsible for assisting in all legal related tasks of the Company’s Group

**Scope and Responsibilities**:

- Report to General Counsel.
- Handle all legal related tasks of the Company’s Group (including the company’s holding company(ies), subsidiaries, related companies, associated entities, etc.).
- Draft and negotiate all forms of agreements, memorandum of agreements, purchase agreements, shipbuilding contracts, memorandum of understanding, deeds, undertakings, merger & acquisition agreements, EPCIC etc. concerning different and various transactions of the Group.
- Identify, manage and mitigate legal risk issues across the Group.
- Ensure that the Group complies with legislation, regulation and the requirements of professional bodies and other organizations, including interpreting the effect on the Group of any proposed changes to legislation.
- Provide preventative legal guidance and risk training to the Group.
- Make recommendations/draft formal legal responses to issues.
- Keep abreast of commercial law changes and draft best practice notes on topical issues for use across the Group.
- Keep abreast of maritime law changes and make the appropriate adjustments to relevant policies and standards accordingly, including guidelines on acceptable and unacceptable terms and conditions of an agreement or a contract the Group shall enter into with a third party.
- Assist with the development of the team and Group-wide legal and risk strategy, as appropriate.
- Provide various legal advice for the Group’s corporate secretarial portfolio and review policies.
- Handle day-to-day Group-wide corporate legal affairs.
- Manage and oversee litigation, arbitration and certain legal matters handled by external counsels and liaise with external counsels (been admitted to Singapore bar for at least 2 years’ experience).
- Stay up-to-date and applicable legal issues, trends and developments.
- Able to travel on short notice.
- Carry out other duties and responsibilities assigned by the Company from time to time.

**Requirements**:

- At least 3-4 years of relevant PQE in a corporate legal department, law firm or as an in-house legal counsel.
- Been admitted to Singapore bar for at least 2 years’ experience.
- Degree in Law or equivalent or higher qualification.
- Resourceful, disciplined, proactive team player with effective interpersonal skills.
- Meticulous, organized and committed to delivering high-quality work.
- Excellent communication skills - verbal and written.
- Initiative and great listening skills.
- Problem analysis and problem-solving & attention to detail and accuracy.
- High stress tolerance and team co-operator.
- High degree of professional ethics, and integrity.

**Employee Benefits**:

- Training & Development Programme.
- Staff Insurances.
- Outpatient Benefits.
- Dental Benefits.
- Annual Leave.
- Medical Leave.
- 5 minutes walk from MRT.

**Work Location**:
Singapore

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