Based in Singapore, this role requires the managing and mentoring of a small dedicated team supporting business streams across the South East Asia and South Asia.

Primarily, team supports the following products:

Project & Export Finance, Corporate Advisory, Structured trade and finance, loan and sydications but will alsoassist with support of great product coverage to include cash managment, lending and securities services.

The team ensures that correction documentation is in place, 3rd party and counter party agreements are negotiated and successfully put in place and working to ensure that legal risk is identified and reduced .

The encumbant will also be required to attend and add value to a variety of committees and project steering committtees on behalf of the bank.

EXPERIENCE

Successful candidate will have a background in either corporate advisory, structured finance, structured trade finance or project financing. A minimum of 9 years post qualification experience is sought to give depth to the team and role. Individuals must be qualified in either English, Singaporean, US or Australian law only. No other legal jurisdictions will be accepted.

THE FIRM

Our client is a sucessful investment bank with specific coverage of emerging markets, where they are the leader in several fields across the wholesale markets. Due to their market coverage and savvy , they have dodged the credit crunch afflicting so many of their rivals and as such, make their platform that much more desirable. Managment enjoy a very down to earth approach, very different to the corporate mentality of many US investment banking houses.

OPPORTUNITY

The role will provide the opportunity for someone to truly show their worth and make the role their own and develop it as they see fit. The firm are a true believer in the worth of legal knowledge and as such, in-house lawyers are expected to be included in the process from inception, through to closure of trades. This business focused approach ensures that the succcessful individual will have a varied and valued role. Being based in Singapore, the role takes advantage of their low tax laws and temporate climate ideal for easy living.