Job Description
Contract Term: Part time, Permanent
Location: Singapore
Closing date: 14th June 2023
Salary: Commensurate with experience
About the role:
We are looking for a passionate Legal Counsel to join us in an exciting new role to support a growing organization in Singapore. The Singapore office was established in 2019 and covers consultancy and advisory work for multilateral institutions, governments, corporates and financial institutions. The Legal Team is made up of a General Counsel & Company Secretary and four lawyers based in London. We are looking for a Singapore law qualified lawyer to support the Singapore office’s growth, supporting on local and potentially Southeast Asia regional law requirements in English language contracts.
About us
The Carbon Trust is a global climate consultancy driven by the mission to accelerate the move to a decarbonised future. We have been pioneering decarbonisation for more than 20 years for businesses, governments, and organisations around the world.
We put impact before profit – and reinvest any surplus into achieving our mission. That means we are impartial, objective and true to our vision - where environmental sustainability and economic realities go hand in hand.
Drawing on a network of over 400 experts internationally, the Carbon Trust guides organisations through their journey to Net Zero. From strategic planning and target setting to delivery, activation, and communication - we provide smarter ways to turn intent into impact.
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Provide timely and commercial legal advice and support on contracts with clients and partners, including in respect of consultancy, marketing, software, IP, confidentiality agreements, negotiation of standard terms and conditions, bids and procurement primarily in English.
- Support and advise in relation to compliance matters including with data protection, anti-bribery and money-laundering laws and other legal changes in the regional business environment.
- Assist the General Counsel with training and compliance with particular focus on Southeast Asia.
Key skills we are looking for:
- Exceptional organisational skills and an ability to prioritise
- Commercially minded, good drafting and analytical skills
- Practical and common-sense approach
- Self-starter and capable of managing varied tasks and activities
- Ability to manage multiple relationships with competing priorities and to work well within a team and across a multi-cultural organisation
- Clear and accurate communication skills
- Good attention to detail
- Comfortable approaching and speaking with colleagues and customers engaging both face-to-face, by email and on the phone
- Friendly and enthusiastic with a passion for Carbon Trust’s mission
Qualifications and experience:
- English-speaking lawyer qualified in Singapore with post qualification experience, ideally with private practice and in-house experience.
- Commercial experience, with experience in drafting and negotiating both business and grant contracts.
- Familiarity with English law is beneficial.
- Fluency in another language used in Southeast Asia is beneficial.
Salary & Benefits:
We offer a competitive salary and a performance-based bonus. Our hours are 37.5 per week with 17 days paid annual leave rising to 18 after 1 full years’ service plus bank holidays and a generous pension scheme.
At the Carbon Trust we offer flexibility around working from home and our employees are able to work from home for half of their weekly working hours. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.
Joining the Carbon Trust provides an opportunity to work alongside some of the leading practitioners in the low carbon arena so if you are excited by this opportunity and would like to join us please follow the link to our application page and submit your CV and a cover letter.
We are an equal opportunities employer, value diversity in our workforce and make our decisions based on your skills and experience. We can only accept applications from those who can prove their eligibility to work in the Singapore. No agencies or publications.
Please be aware that due to our hybrid working model the interviewing and onboarding processes may take place via video conferencing.