Associate - Transactional Services/Corporate

Background

Pinsent Masons has an international Corporate group comprising approximately 465 lawyers, including more than 110 partners globally.

We are looking for an individual to join our ambitious, dynamic and highly ranked team in Singapore, working on a mix of conventional and renewable energy transactions and other energy and infrastructure related matters for international and regional clients, as well as assisting with equity and debt capital market transactions, private equity, venture capital fund raisings as well as merger and acquisition transactions in other sectors such as technology, science and industry as well as financial services.

The role will include advising on acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, specialist energy / infrastructure sector contracts, fund raisings and capital markets work in the relevant sectors outlined above.

Candidate Qualifications / Prior Experience

• English law or Singapore law qualified (or qualified in another common law jurisdiction having had extensive experience of common law principles)
• between 2 and 4 years post qualification experience
• technically excellent and diligent, as well as being commercially astute
• ideally with strong experience in the energy and/or infrastructure sector and with strong interest in the energy industry, including both conventional energy and energy transition
• solid corporate experience in acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and other energy / infrastructure sector contracts
• a collaborative team player with enthusiasm and dynamism
• a strong client focussed / client service approach, with excellent communication and organisational skills.

The candidate will be expected to work closely with the partners and others on both client matters and business development.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an ambitious and energetic practice with market leading work and an excellent client list. There is also an opportunity to be involved in Pinsent Masons innovative best in class adoption / use of legal technology and client innovation solutions.

What do we offer you

• High-quality, high-profile work as part of a market leading, dynamic and growing team who work together very collaboratively, including with our lawyers outside Singapore, to deliver excellent client service and produce outstanding results for our clients.
• One of the most-liked working environments amongst top international law firms, with a supportive and highly collaborative environment.
• Opportunities to work directly with our partners and in a firm regularly recognised in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards.
• Career guidance and learning opportunities with some of the region's most experienced partners and other lawyers.
• Responsibility, lots of client contact and opportunities to grow and develop both legal and business development skills and knowledge.
• Genuine long-term career prospects, including supported through our training and personal development programmes.

About the Firm

Pinsent Masons is a major global law firm, with over 500 partners and approximately 3,400 lawyers and other employees operating out of 28 locations across Asia-Pacific, the UK, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Energy and infrastructure are two of our core sectors and we have a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in a deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which our clients operate.

Our global reach means we regularly advise on complex multi-jurisdictional matters across a full range of legal disciplines.

Services provided by the firm include corporate and M&A, asset management and investment funds, commercial, competition, litigation and arbitration, banking, restructuring, insurance, regulatory, construction, projects, pensions, property, planning and environmental, procurement, outsourcing, employment, share plans and incentives, technology and tax advice.

We are a purpose-led business, championing change and promoting progress to make business work better for our people and our clients. Pinsent Masons has embedded a range of diversity and inclusion initiatives to create an environment in which team members can flourish.

We stand out for our innovative approach to legal technology and service delivery, we have won a number of Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards. The firm has developed a number of in-house legal technology and project management solutions (including using a dedicated Legal Project Management team), operates a hub of freelance lawyers (called Vario), and we have a global ESG, Diversity and Inclusion consultancy, Brook Graham. Put simply, we offer a range of professional disciplines to our clients, enabled by our people, process and technology.

Find out about this exciting opportunity by contacting us.