Internal Legal Counsel | Financial Services
A well-established financial services platform is looking to appoint an experienced Internal Legal Counsel to join its Singapore office in a key standalone legal role supporting regional business operations.
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded legal professional who enjoys working closely with management and business stakeholders across a broad spectrum of legal, regulatory and commercial matters within the financial services environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, legal documentation and contracts
- Provide practical legal advice to management and business teams on corporate, employment and commercial matters
- Advise on legal and regulatory risks, while recommending commercially sound solutions and risk mitigation strategies
- Handle legal aspects of client agreements, disclosures and third-party vendor contracts
- Manage contractual relationships with service providers and external counterparties
- Support dispute resolution matters and ad-hoc legal projects where required
- Maintain proper custody and governance of executed agreements and legal documentation
Requirements:
- LLB qualification with approximately 8–10 years of relevant legal experience
- At least 5 years of experience within financial services, banking, securities or capital markets environment
- Strong knowledge of Singapore financial services regulations, including MAS and SGX frameworks
- Good understanding of the Securities and Futures Act and Singapore employment law
- Independent, meticulous and commercially pragmatic mindset
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- High level of integrity, professionalism and business partnering capability
Interested candidates may send an updated CV directly to:
- Glenn.Wong@RevUp-Consulting.com
Referrals and recommendations within your network are also most welcome should the timing not be suitable personally.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Glenn WongDirector – Financial Services
RevUp Consulting
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