LEGAL ASSOCIATE (Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions) - Toa Payoh
Collyer Law LLC is looking for a corporate / M&A associate (up to 3 years of PQE) with experience and interest in the practice areas of Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Venture Capital. We are an award-winning boutique Singapore law firm that is poised well for further growth.
Key responsibilities /attributes of role
You will be involved in the full spectrum of cross-border corporate M&A and transactional work for global corporations, UHNW business families and conglomerates, and household names in Singapore and internationally, with a focus on the life sciences & healthcare, consumer goods & retail and technology sectors.
You can expect to work as part of a team that frequently advises on cross-border transactions, either as lead counsel or instructed Singapore counsel. You will be involved in the full lifecycle of deals, from deal structuring and negotiation to post-acquisition integration and group restructuring.
You will be involved in the drafting and review of a broad range of corporate, transactional and commercial documents including Share Purchase Agreements, Asset Purchase Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, Share Subscription Agreements, Shareholders’ Agreements, Convertible Notes, commercial contracts and leases and other ancillary documents.
You must have an ability to operate in a fast-paced environment, think on your feet, and take a commercial view in advising clients.
Key requirements include:
- Up to 3 years’ post-qualification experience in a top-tier Singapore law firm or boutique law firm with similar level of exposure
- Singapore qualified
- Strong knowledge of law, and keen commercial judgement
- Experience in managing and executing high volumes of work, with an interest in harnessing technology to develop and implement systems that streamline workflows and enhance efficiency
- Excellent technical skills with a practical approach to problem-solving
- Ability to handle pressure and work to challenging deadlines
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural and collegiate law-firm environment, and to work both autonomously and as part of a team as and when required
About Collyer Law
Collyer Law LLC is a boutique Singapore law firm founded and staffed by experienced "Big Law" lawyers, with a particular focus on representing emerging growth companies and the innovation economy as well as longstanding industries. We are best known for our 'idea-to-exit' support for technology companies and venture investors, much like a Silicon Valley law firm, but in Asia.
Our goal is to offer legal services (and related support services) to clients in the most efficient manner possible consistent with maintaining a traditional attorney-client relationship and delivering high-quality work.
We act for clients across a range of Industry Sectors and have developed sector-focused groups which have invested in understanding the business models, opportunities and challenges specific to such sectors, especially for technology-influenced sectors such as FINTECH, LIFESCIENCES & HEALTHCARE, RETAIL, DIGITAL COMMERCE & PLATFORMS, DIGITAL MEDIA, and SHARING ECONOMY.
Our current lawyers also have extensive Practice Area specialisms from their prior roles with Big Law and in-house. The firm has significant capabilities across practice areas such as MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS, PRIVATE EQUITY, VENTURE CAPITAL, COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS, REGULATORY ADVICE, and TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS.
In a short span of time, Collyer Law has received numerous awards and accolades, including from reputable legal directories and international legal industry publications, such as Asia-Pacific Legal 500, Chambers & Partners (Asia Pacific), Asian Legal Business, Asian Business Law Journal, Indian Business Law Journal and Global Law Experts (for TMT).