Senior Legal Counsel (Trade Finance)

Our client is looking for a practical and commercial Senior Legal Counsel to join their internal team. The position focuses on investment, private credit, trade finance, and regional deals, with a primary geographic focus on Singapore and Indonesia.

The successful candidate will work closely with management in a fast-paced environment to handle transaction execution, legal due diligence, document drafting, and external counsel management.

Key Responsibilities

Transaction Support: Review, draft, and negotiate loan agreements, facility documents, security packages, guarantees, pledges, shareholder agreements, joint venture contracts, and NDAs. Ensure all legal papers align with commercial terms and credit risk policies.

Legal Due Diligence: Manage due diligence for investments, financing projects, and counterparties. Review corporate records, permits, and security arrangements to produce concise risk summaries for the management and investment committee.

External Counsel Management: Coordinate external law firms across Singapore, Indonesia, and other jurisdictions. Set clear instructions, manage timelines, translate legal advice into practical steps, and monitor project costs.

Governance and Compliance: Assist with corporate governance, board and shareholder approvals, compliance calendars, regulatory filings, KYC checks, counterparty onboarding, and contract register maintenance.

Candidate Profile

Qualifications:  Qualified lawyer in Singapore or another commonwealth jurisdiction.

Experience: 8 to 12 years of legal experience gained through law firm practice, in-house roles, or both.

Sector Background: Strong background in banking and finance, secured lending, trade finance, private credit, M&A, joint ventures, commodities, or mining transactions.

Technical Skills: Strong drafting and negotiation skills, with familiarity handling cross-border security arrangements and enforcement risks.

Key Competencies

Strong commercial judgment and business awareness.

Practical, solutions-oriented advice with sharp attention to detail.

High responsiveness and the ability to meet tight transaction deadlines.

Confidence in managing both external law firms and internal management stakeholders.

To apply online please use the 'apply' function, alternatively you may send an email to j.ong@alsrecruit.com

(EA: 16S8075/ R2090612)