Editorial summary

The company is seeking a Legal Counsel to support the SVP of Legal and Compliance, working closely with legal managers, compliance teams, internal auditors, and finance departments across the region. The role involves establishing legal processes, standardizing documentation, and developing legal risk assessment procedures. The position offers a monthly salary of up to $5,500 and is based in the West, with a five-day workweek. Candidates should have relevant legal experience and strong collaboration skills.

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Job description

[This job id 12155 first appeared in Job-Q.com on 02 Jun 2026]

Assisting the SVP Legal and Compliance and work closely with legal managers and officers, legal members, compliance members, internal auditors, finance teams and other teams in various legal and related areas as may be required of the Legal function.

Regional Activities

1.               Collaborate with regional teams to establish and improve legal processes to support on going activities.

2.               Support legal and related documentation standardisation and consistency across the region.

3.               Develop and implement structured legal risk assessment and escalation procedures across the region.

4.               Compile, review and assess contractual and legal risks across the region and follow-up.

5.               Inter-departmental and regional collaboration to achieve coordinated and efficient outcomes on matters of common interest.

6.               Support drafting, preparation and review of legal agreements, templates and documents.

7.               Legal support, advice, and guidance.

8.               Monitoring of regional legal and regulatory changes.

9.               Conduct related training and awareness sessions.

Singapore Activities

10.            Provide legal advice to senior management and business units.

11.            Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, ensuring that contracts align with business objectives while minimising legal and commercial risks.

12.            Develop and maintain legal documents and contract templates.

13.            Identify, assess, and mitigate legal, regulatory, and operational risks.

14.            Handle dispute matters or matters under review or investigation.

15.            Instruct and manage external counsels as may be required.

16.            Support M&A activities.

17.            Ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations and local and group policies.

18.            Assist and collaborate with Internal Audit, Finance and other teams on projects requiring legal input.

Requirements

·                 Degree in Law.

·                 Experience in legal review, contract vetting, and providing legal advisory support

·                 Able to work as a team member and willingness to self-learn and upskill

·                 Organized and detailed.

Kindly email resume in MSWORD format and send it to ec@careertrend.com.sg

(Eileen Chin, EA Personnel Registration No.: R1108737)

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