Mishcon Singapore

As the fastest growing economic region in the world, Asia has never been a more important market, offering significant opportunities for family businesses, entrepreneurs and global companies alike.

Culturally and operationally, our Singapore branch office is an extension of our London office. It brings the Firm's tenacious advocacy and entrepreneurial spirit to South East Asia. Our focus is simple: to deliver the highest quality legal services and fiercely guard our clients' interests. Wherever our clients are in the world we appreciate the privilege of sitting alongside them as a trusted advisor.

The Singapore team brings together deep-rooted experience and understanding of the region. It includes English and New York qualified lawyers, with a proven track record and strong reputation for debt restructuring, corporate lending, international M&A and JVs, as well as international tax and succession planning. Through our London based expertise we also offer services including insolvency, corporate advisory, international tax and international arbitration.

Duties and Responsibilities

The role will include:

• Drafting emails to the client
• Keeping track of status of the different workstreams and report it to the team and the client.
• Managing a data base with details of all overseas legal counsel involved in the workstreams and keeping it up to date.
• Attending meetings with the client and taking notes.
• Managing conditions precedent and subsequent.
• Managing delivery and closing processes.
• Preparing documentation bibles.
• Preparing execution documents and compiling signature pages.

Skills/Experience

• Previous paralegal experience in Aviation Finance.
• An interest or experience in Shipping Finance.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to effectively manage own workload and prioritise deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Resilient and calm under pressure.
• Experience with Document Management Systems is an advantage.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

About The Mishcon de Reya Group

The Mishcon de Reya Group is an independent, international professional services business with law at its heart, employing over 1450 people with over 650 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services.

Mishcon de Reya LLP is based in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore and Hong Kong (through its association with Karas So LLP). The firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. Its work is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning seven core practice areas: Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Impact; Innovation; Private; and Real Estate.

The Mishcon de Reya Group includes consultancy businesses MDR Discover, MDR Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai), MDR ONE, MDRi (in Hong Kong) and MDRx. The Group also includes MDR Lab, which invests in the most promising early stage legaltech companies as well as the Mishcon Academy, its in-house place of learning and platform for thought leadership.

Earlier this year, the Group announced its first strategic acquisition in the alternative legal services market, flexible legal resourcing business Flex Legal. It also acquired a majority stake in Somos, a global group actions management business.

We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk about flexible working.

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