Legal Associate / Junior Legal Counsel (Corporate & Commercial)

Summary

The company is a subsidiary of South Korea’s top 10 conglomerates, with financial services spanning insurance, asset management, and securities.

Having obtained its CMS license in 2020, the company is now expanding into the digital asset space as part of its regional growth strategy.

Role Overview

As a Junior Legal Counsel, you will play a pivotal role in accelerating our business growth by taking direct ownership of the day-to-day contract management pipeline. Operating within a Capital Markets Services (CMS) licensed environment, our front-office teams move fast, and this role is designed to ensure our legal workflows keep pace with market opportunities.

Reporting directly to the Head of Compliance & Legal, you will serve as the primary legal resource for foundational agreements. Your main focus will be to rapidly review, draft, and turn around Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), and specific contractual paragraphs or clauses. This is an exceptional opportunity for a driven and meticulous legal professional to optimize legal workflows, sharpen their commercial drafting skills, and safeguard the entity's regulatory boundaries in a high-velocity financial environment.

Responsibilities

• Contract Management: Review, draft, negotiate, and finalize a high volume of core legal documents, with a primary focus on NDAs, MOUs, and standard commercial agreements.
• Clause-Level Review: Execute precise reviews of specific paragraphs, provisions, and terms within complex agreements to mitigate legal risks and propose alternative drafting.
• Regulatory Support: Assist in monitoring changes in financial regulations and updating internal policies.
• Workflow Optimization: Efficiently manage the contract lifecycle to ensure agreements are processed with high accuracy and speed, aligned with the timelines required by business units.
• Legal Support: Assist the Head of Legal & Compliance with corporate secretarial matters, regulatory research, and the maintenance of internal legal templates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent law degree from a recognized university.
• 1to 3 years of relevant post-qualification legal experience. Candidates from either in-house corporate legal departments or corporate/commercial practice groups in law firms are welcome to apply.
• Basic understanding of banking operations, financial markets, or corporate commercial law.
• Strong analytical, drafting, and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to drive long-term business initiatives and manage multiple stakeholders, particularly in South Korea
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Prior exposure to a Financial Institution, Asset Management firm, or CMS licensed entity is highly advantageous.
• This role is open to Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents only.