Inhouse Legal Senior Associate

FMFO SERVICES PTE. LTD.D01 Cecil, Marina, People’s Park, Raffles Place, SG

9 hours ago

Job description

Roles & Responsibilities

We are a leading multi-family office based in Singapore. We are looking for a Singapore or Common law trained legal professional with 3-8 years of experience. This role would have responsibility over legal and advisory for Ultra-high Net worth (UHNW) families on various aspects of their wealth and business succession planning and on asset protection. The role would in addition, advise on legal and tax issues that emanate from private wealth planning. The candidate should have a degree in law from a law school and should have a thorough understanding of the general principles of law, specifically relating to trust law and corporate law. The role will also handle the compliance and risk control matters of the company. You are expected to learn quickly, think on your feet and act independently and proactively to find solutions or give tangible solutions to clients and internally.

Scope of work :

In charge of legal matters relating to family office setup and maintenance for clients, especially liaising internally and externally to prepare required documents and submit to MAS and follow-up to tackle issues
Follow up with MAS on client status and address annual compliance requirements for clients
Advise on legal matters relating to company's fund management & investment activities
Draft and vetting of various inhouse and external legal documents
Work with external advisors (e.g. tax consultants) to provide overall advice to UHNWI clients on legal & tax structuring (e.g. setting up trust, inheritance, family business structure etc), also advise clients on their own legal matters (if applicable)
Assist in dealing with MAS on CMS licensing compliance & reporting requirements
Oversee risk compliance for client onboarding and continued monitoring (e.g. Source of Wealth / Source of Fund, AML / KYC)
Legal Due Diligence and structuring (for direct investment transactions or investment into other funds) (if applicable)

Requirements :

Bachelor of Laws from a law school

Singapore or Common law trained legal professionals with 3-8 years of experience

Admission to practice in a common law jurisdiction or in the PRC will be desirable but not necessary

High integrity, high standard, meticulous, strong commercial sense and communication skills

Thorough understanding of the general principles of law, specifically relating to trust law and corporate law

Able to communicate complex legal issues and risks in terms that non-legal colleagues can understand

Able to balance the roles of business partner and control function

Experience in dealing with investment or UHNW clients a plus

Proficient in bilingual both in Mandarin and English, especially for smooth communication with Mandarin-speaking clients

Tell employers what skills you have

Licensing

Due Diligence

Risk Control

Litigation

Succession Planning

Wealth

Tax Structuring

Corporate Law

CMS

Legal Issues

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Legal Associate • D01 Cecil, Marina, People’s Park, Raffles Place, SG