Legal Counsel - Singapore - Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald

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2 weeks ago

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Description

Legal Counsel

Country:

Singapore
Position Location:Singapore, Singapore
Contract Type:Permanent
Work Pattern:Full Time
Sector:Corporate services
Discipline:Legal
Job Ref:1526
Recruiter Contact:Shing Ying Low- Mott MacDonald is one of the world's largest employee-owned companies with nearly 20,000 staff globally.

This diversity is evident in the Singapore office and you will be able to benefit from the richness of experience that variety of cultures can bring to the table.

We are currently recruiting for a
Legal Counsel to be based in Singapore.

This role require daily interaction with project teams as well as regional senior management. This will be a great opportunity to understand the commercial aspects of a business and how it interacts with, and is supported by, the legal team. You will be working alongside the Senior Legal Counsel based in Singapore, but you will be reporting to the Regional General Counsel based in Melbourne.
You will be responsible for providing practical and commercial legal advice and support to project teams bidding for a wide range of construction industry related projects. The projects range from small to very large multibillion dollar infrastructure projects. The role will require daily interaction with project teams as well as regional senior management. The workload is busy, but you will be working with a team of lawyers located in the Asia Pacific region.
Your duties will include:
Contract reviewing and drafting and advice on risk mitigation
Negotiations with clients
Providing general construction industry, commercial and corporate legal advice
Advising on and managing litigation
Corporate governance, ethics and compliance advice
Providing some legal training to staff on relevant legal issues

Key requirements

Legal degree with 37 years' PQE (postqualified experience)
A construction industry technical qualification preferred but not essential
Construction lawyer with experience in the legal function of a building related company or in a construction and engineering division of a private law firm.
Fluent in English and preferably good working knowledge of Cantonese and/or Mandarin to work on and with Chinese & Hong Kong clients and projects.
Team player

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.
Agile working
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.