Background
We are looking to recruit a talented finance lawyer to join the Firm's Asia Pacific Finance & Projects team, in Singapore. The candidate should be qualified in a common law jurisdiction and ideally between 3 to 5 years’ PQE.
The team which you would be joining advises on a wide range of debt finance transactions including project finance, prepayment facilities, acquisition finance and general corporate finance. You would work on financings across a variety of sectors including energy, infrastructure, digital infrastructure, transport, renewable power, conventional power and gas-to-power.
Whilst the role is based in Singapore, the transactions you would be working will be international cross-border deals, with a focus in Asia Pacific and beyond.
The clients consist primarily of international and domestic banks, multilaterals private capital clients, major developers/sponsors and host governments.
This is a transactional role, with a large amount of client contact, and travel within Asia. The role includes undertaking business development and marketing activities with enthusiasm.
The Opportunity
The very best international debt finance work, for a top international law firm.
- Hands on career guidance and supportive mentoring by some of the region’s most experienced partners and senior lawyers.
- One of the most-liked working environments amongst top international law firms.
- Responsibility and opportunities to develop oneself.
- Genuine long-term career prospects supported through our "best in class" training and our Academy of personal development programmes.
About the Firm
Pinsent Masons is a global 100 law firm, with over 4,000 employees operating out of 29 locations across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. We have a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in a deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which our clients operate. Our global reach ensures that we are well-placed to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional matters across a full range of legal disciplines.
The firm has significant multinational credentials in the financial services, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and advanced manufacturing and technology sectors. Services provided across these sectors include asset management and investment funds, corporate and M&A, commercial, competition, litigation and arbitration, banking, restructuring, insurance, regulatory, construction, projects, pensions, property, planning and environmental, procurement, outsourcing, employment, share plans and incentives, technology and tax advice.
We champion change and promote progress to make business work better for people. Pinsent Masons has embedded a range of diversity and inclusion initiatives to create an environment in which its people can flourish. We operate an agile working scheme, which offers our employees flexibility in terms of where, and how, they work.
We stand out for our innovative approach to service delivery. For example, the firm has developed a number of in-house legal technology and project management solutions, operates a hub of freelance lawyers, called Vario, and a global Diversity and Inclusion consultancy, Brook Graham. Put simply, we offer a range of professional disciplines to our clients, enabled by our people, process and technology.
Skills Required
- Qualified in a common law jurisdiction
- 3 to 5 years PQE
What We Do
Pinsent Masons is a multinational law firm with a reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in its deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which our clients operate. Our expertise is recognised globally. In recent years we have achieved more tier 1 rankings in The Legal 500 UK guide than any other firm, and been counted among the most innovative law firms in Europe and Asia Pacific by the Financial Times. With over 1,500 lawyers operating from 27 locations throughout Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, we are well-placed to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional matters across a full range of legal disciplines. The firm has significant international credentials in the global energy, infrastructure, financial services, real estate and technology, science and industry sectors. Pinsent Masons looks at your business needs differently. This means we don't just apply lawyers to solve clients' problems; we deploy a wider range of professional disciplines, enabled by people, process and technology, to deliver a global professional service with law at its core.
