Paralegal, Asia

Posting Description:
The role services Aon’s operations in Asia and includes providing best in class commercial legal support to drive Aon’s capabilities. The role sits within the Aon Asia Regional Legal team in Singapore. The team currently consists of approximately 18 lawyers spread across 5 locations.

**Aon is in the business of better decisions**

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

**What the day will look like**
- Supporting Counsels in the preliminary drafting and reviewing of contracts and transactional documentation with clients, vendors, insurers, affiliates and other third parties based on Aon standard templates.
- Providing “first review” of third-party changes proposed to Aon templates.
- Supporting Counsels in follow-up actions in contractual negotiation with clients, vendors, insurers and other third parties.
- Liaising and coordinating between business stakeholders and Counsels during the contract review process.
- Supporting project management of corporate transactions across multiple jurisdictions, including executing instructions, assisting in the vetting of responses and completion.
- Finalization of negotiated contracts /other transactional documents, and manage execution of legal documentation.
- Supporting Counsels in the management and revision of template agreements, documentation, maintaining Legal Department’s template repository, and rolling out of new and updated template agreements.
- Building a sound understanding of Aon’s policies, forms and contract procedures so as to provide support to Counsels, Business stakeholders and assure compliance with Aon’s policies.
- Conducting legal research.
- Assisting counsels in preparing trainings, quick guides and updates on key legal topics.
- Providing professional support in the running of the Asia legal team and providing support for Counsels on the team.
- Supporting ad-hoc projects and initiatives that may be allocated from time to time.
- Responsible for providing sound and timely legal advice on non-complex matters to the business units.
- Responsible for general administrative work as needed to support the respective counsels in the Legal Department _(i.e. gap analysis, contract management, maintaining local records, proofing, formatting and editing documents, etc). _

**How this opportunity is different**

You will actively contribute as a member of the Aon Asia legal team through team engagement opportunities, volunteering in pro-bono or charitable events, whilst also sharing lessons learnt to embed learnings and risk mitigation strategies within the team. In this role you will also assist the Legal Department in the review and improvement of contracting/advisory practices and procedures to improve efficiency and consistency where possible, including driving and implementing digitisation solutions.

**Skills and experience that will lead to success**
- A minimum of 3 years paralegal experience (experience in-house is beneficial, but not required)
- Proven ability to support on a variety of legal transactions, projects with a mixture of commercial/corporate work.
- Experience within the insurance/financial services industry preferred
- Able to work as an integral part of a regional team, fostering teamwork and cultivating relationships.
- Able to work independently and take the initiative where necessary
- Able to interact at all levels within a global and diverse organisation
- Excellent project and transaction management skills, able to effectively manage competing priorities, work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Able to handle confidential and sensitive issues with maturity and professionalism
- Organized, focused on attention to detail and accuracy and have strong analytic/diagnostic skills
- Flexible within the role and willing to get involved as required by the task at hand
- Self-driven and resourceful to achieve goals independently or in groups, while working with lawyers and internal stakeholders globally
- Technologically savvy - proficient in the use of Microsoft suite of products (i.e. MS Word, Powerpoint and Excel), Adobe Acrobat Reading and comfortable learning new technologies
- Self-motivated, positive attitude, proactive and adaptable - quick learner
- Curiosity to learn about Aon’s various business models
- Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
- Critical and innovative thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills
- High level of integrity and professionalism
- Preferably a Law degree or equivalent qualification in a Common Law jurisdiction or a law diploma or Paralegal Studies Certificate
- Excellent previous paralegal experience

**How we support our colleagues**

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we enc