Associate

A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with nearly 50 offices in 29 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world's most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.

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Our Office

A&O Shearman in Singapore is a hub for the firm's work across Southeast Asia, with our Singapore office being an intrinsic part of the firm's Asia Pacific network. Our history in Singapore spans 30 years. We were among the first batch of international firms to be granted a Singapore Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) license in 2008. In providing clients with the highest quality Singapore, U.S., and English legal advice, we are able to leverage our strength in local law capability to manage the more complex deals with Singapore law elements. We are, in every sense, one global team : supportive and collaborative, but also ambitious and driven. Our capacity to combine these qualities and provide a setting in which our people can thrive is what makes us different.

Job Description

We are looking to recruit an ambitious, bright and enthusiastic mid level associate to join our team in the Singapore office. The candidate should have at least 2 to 4 years post-qualification experience in private investment funds.

Role and responsibilities

The group's range of work is very diverse and is focused on private investment funds work. You will regularly draft, review and negotiate key fund documentation such as PPMs, LP Agreements and fund constitutional documents. You will also be exposed to secondaries work including GP-led and LP-led secondary transactions. As the asset management industry enters into an exciting new phase, we think there is no better place to be to develop a cutting-edge, diverse and interesting practice combining core advisory skills with the buzz of transactional work for a variety of major local and regional clients.

Key requirements

• Ideally between 2 to 4 PQE on the E&W scale (4 to 6 PQE on the SG scale).
• Strong technical knowledge of the ins and outs of the typical fund documentation for private investment funds.
• In depth knowledge of private funds and experience in negotiations with investors as well as good market knowledge of negotiating points on fund investments and co-investments.
• Comfortable dealing with international structures and jurisdictions.