Associate (Private Client and Tax)

**About Withers KhattarWong LLP**

Withers KhattarWong LLP is amongst the largest international law firm in Singapore. We are a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located across five continents in 18 offices.

Our broad global platform allows us to guide clients through the legal challenges inherent in the ever-changing international landscape. As our client, you will receive quality advice on diverse legal and tax issues through the services of one law firm with a single communication.

Internationally, we have made a reputation for ourselves as the leading law firm for private capital; our clients include public and private companies founded by successful families, MNCs, financial institutions, international brands, family offices and HNWIs, charities and not-for-profit organisations, amongst others. We pride ourselves for our role in helping our clients achieve success.

**The department**

This practice provides sophisticated tax and legal advice to the world’s most successful people, from aristocracy to first, second and third generation entrepreneurs, industrialists, senior executives, celebrities, artists, philanthropists and other prominent figures. With more wealth planning lawyers worldwide the firm has one of the, if not the, largest and most comprehensive private client practices in the world.

Our team is an integral part of our large wealth planning practice. Many of our US and UK tax lawyers are qualified in other parts of the world and can bring valuable cross-border experience and knowledge to complex scenarios for clients with multi-jurisdictional interests. We help our clients plan to attain optimal tax results in all aspects of their lives. Our role often involves structuring their business affairs and family investments, investing in financial products, using trusts and other vehicles to structure investments, dealing with tax issues arising on divorce, and reducing taxes on death.

**The role**

The role is focused on the provision of tax advice to an exceptional client base of Ultra and High Net Worth Individuals, Entrepreneurs and their families, family offices, Trusts, Landed Estates, and includes Non-Domiciliaries and Non-Residents. The role will involve:

- Tax structuring of cross boarder investments
- Fund tax structuring
- Private client services
- Advising on international tax matters
- Assisting on client files
- Estate Planning

This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for the performance of this job, and as such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Our approach adds significant value to our clients’ personal and business interests. As a result, you will get to work with a variety of clients, across a wide range of industry sectors, from large multinational companies to entrepreneurs and other high net worth individuals. This variety of work means you will gain broad and in-depth knowledge of business. As well as providing coaching in key financial, business, consulting and legal skills. We will also give you all the support you need to gain valuable professional qualifications.

**Key skills and experience**
- Mid-level associate
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Be able to work as part of a team and independently
- Good interpersonal skills
- Strong commercial awareness and financial aptitude
- Analytical, organised and able to exercise initiative

**About Withersworldwide**

Withersworldwide has been acting for successful individuals, families and institutions for over 100 years. We advise clients on the full range of their business, personal and philanthropic legal needs, both at home and abroad. With offices in the key financial centres of Europe, Asia-Pacific, the United States and the Caribbean, we provide coverage and services that other law firms focused on the needs of the individual cannot. We have represented 51% of the Top 100 in The Sunday Times Rich List, 25% of the US Top 100 Forbes Rich List, 30% of the Top 20 Hong Kong billionaires in the Forbes World's Billionaires list and over 20% of the Forbes Asia's Richest Families list.

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**Equal Opportunities Employment Statement**

It is the policy of Withers KhattarWong LLP to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment, training and promotion. Decisions in these areas will be made only by reference to the requirements of the job and shall not be influenced by any consideration of ethnic origin, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation or disability.