Assistant Director (Legal Service)
Responsibilities
Selected candidate will be part of the Organisation Legal Division. Selected candidate will provide legal advice and support to various Organisations (GROs) in all aspects of its functions and duties including:
- Working with senior management to develop and implement policies and actions
- Drafting of regulatory instruments such as legislations and subsidiary legislations under the purview of Organisation
- Providing legal advice and interpretation with respect to various legislations administered by PA, as well as all other laws of Singapore as required by Organisation in the discharge of its duties and functions
- Drafting, reviewing and providing sound legal advice on a broad range of legal issues
- Drafting, vetting and advising on general corporate and contractual matters including, but not limited to, tender documents, Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs), tenancy agreements and other commercial documents
- Developing and setting in place internal legal processes and guidance for the various Organisation Divisions and GROs, including setting up a repository of legal advice rendered to Organisation
- Advising and managing potentially contentious matters
- Managing and liaising with external lawyers and
- Undertaking such other tasks/projects as may be assigned from time to time.
Prerequisites of the Candidate
- Possess a law degree and be called to the Singapore Bar (or other commonwealth jurisdictions).
- Have at least 4 years post-qualification experience.
- Corporate work experience (especially in contract law) would be an advantage.
- Versatile and self-motivated with strong analytical skills.
- Able and willing to multi-task and work well under pressure handling a wide range of legal work.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills the ability to write and reason clearly and compellingly is essential.
