Banking Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago


Singapore RGE Full time $120,000 - $240,000 per year

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You are on a journey to join an exciting Company and be part of our success story to improve lives by developing resources sustainably. Here we offer you an exciting and dynamic work environment and will equip you with the know-how that will stretch and enhance your career journey.

Responsibilities:

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Banking & Finance Legal Counsel (8–12 years PQE) to provide hands-on legal support for the Group's diverse financing activities. The role will focus on advising, drafting, and negotiating a wide range of financing documentation (including syndicated and bilateral loans, trade finance, and sustainability-linked facilities), supporting Treasury and Finance teams on funding strategies, and managing cross-border transactions with external counsel and lenders.

Key responsibilities:

Advise, draft, review and negotiate:

  • On all legal aspects of banking and financing transactions, including syndicated and bilateral loans, revolving credit facilities, receivables/trade finance, guarantees/letters of credit, intra-group financing, intercompany loans as well as green and sustainability linked loans. Experience in reviewing project financing agreements would be a bonus; and
  • APLMA/LMA and bespoke financing documentation, including term sheets, loan agreements, inter-creditor agreements, security documentation, and waivers/amendments.

Play a key role in the group's diverse financing activities by:

  • Supporting internal stakeholders (e.g., Banking, Treasury and Finance teams) on financing structures, corporate funding strategies, refinancing and debt structuring mechanisms;
  • Ensuring alignment with internal risk, compliance, and corporate governance frameworks; 
  • Managing external counsel and coordinating internal legal support for cross-border transactions;
  • Providing pragmatic, solutions-focused advice on dynamic issues in complex, cross-border financing; and
  • Supporting negotiation and liaising with lenders and financial institutions as needed.

Monitor developments in banking and finance laws and regulations that could impact the group and proactively advise relevant functions.

Requirements:

Qualifications

  • Law degree from a reputable university and qualified to practise in a common law jurisdiction
  • 8–12 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in banking and finance law
  • Proven track record with complex financing documentation and structures, with exposure to both lender-side and borrower-side issues
  • Proficient in English (verbal and written); working knowledge of Mandarin and/or Bahasa Indonesia is an advantage

Skills

  • Legal drafting, negotiation and review of syndicated loans, bilateral loans, trade finance, sustainability-linked facilities, security agreements and project financing agreements
  • Strong stakeholder management across Treasury, Finance, Banking teams, lenders, and external counsel
  • Alignment with compliance and corporate governance frameworks
  • Legal research and regulatory monitoring in banking and finance law
  • Problem solving and commercial acumen
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and related tools

Personal Characteristics

  • High integrity with ability to maintain strict confidentiality
  • Collaborative team player with ability to work independently and take ownership
  • Detail-oriented, well-organised, and reliable under pressure
  • Commercially minded, adaptable, and solutions-focused

Disclaimer:

When you send us your resume and personal details, it is deemed you have provided your consent to us retaining your information in our talent recruitment database. All information provided will only be used for the recruitment process. RGE will only collect, use, process or disclose personal information where and when allowed to under applicable laws.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. We endeavour to respond to every applicant. However, if you do not receive a response from us within 60 days, please consider your application for this position unsuccessful. We may contact you in the future for any opportunities that match your qualifications and experience.

Thank you for considering a career with RGE.

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