Why explore
- A challenging position working in our World Class Commercial Operations organization
- An opportunity to develop your career within a global organization
- Great exposure to global operations, processes and stakeholders
- Based in Singapore, a global commercial hub for Rio Tinto
About the role
Rio Tinto's Commercial Legal team is responsible for providing the highest standard of legal services in respect of Rio Tinto's Sales & Marketing and Marine & Logistics activities across all levels of the business. The Commercial Legal team is looking for a self-motivated and organized Paralegal to support the Commercial Legal function.
Reporting to the Chief Counsel - Sales & Marketing and Marine & Logistics, you will, as required:
- Run the Singapore corporate secretarial function, including scheduling and running board meetings, attending to and putting in effect changes to the composition of the board, working with internal stakeholders and external service providers to complete statutory filing matters and lodgment of annual return within prescribed deadlines. Prepare, review, and manage legal documents (e.g., contracts, presentations, filings, precedents), and support the drafting of agreements and legal documents.
- Assist in the preparation of training and presentation materials.
- Organize and manage documents, including precedents and templates, and establish a system to maintain and retrieve such documents.
- Liaise with external counsel, service providers, and internal teams, facilitating timely communications, instructions, and the effective management of legal spending (e.g. purchase order management and matter level budgeting).
- Assist in maintaining calendars, arranging meetings and conferences.
- General administration duties as required.
About you
To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
- At least 3 years experience as a paralegal/legal assistant in a law firm or in an in-house setting. Proficiency in technology skills required for the role, including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and its interfaces.
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage time-critical, sensitive work.
- Attention to detail and ability to follow direction and procedures.
- Strong interpersonal as well as written and oral communication skills in English.
