Assistant General Counsel EMEA & APAC

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.

Who are we?

We are Ankura, a global multi-disciplinary consultancy firm built on a culture of collaboration, providing expert and advisory services to clients on their challenges or needs.

The Ankura approach is designed to apply expertise, provide clarity, and go beyond the obvious. Bringing our team of experts and advisors together in a collaborative model is how we quickly adapt, innovate, create new models, shift paradigms, develop game-changing ideas, and deliver results. Integrating seamlessly across our firm, we bring every applicable resource to each challenge – supercharging our ability to protect, create, and recover value for our clients.

At Ankura, we live by our core values. We put others first. We leverage the collective. We learn every day. We make it happen. We do the right thing.

Due to our exceptional growth and success, Ankura is seeking an Assistant General Counsel in Singapore to join our legal team with a focus on supporting Ankura’s business in APAC.

Why would you join us?

Ankura’s EMEA & APAC business is undergoing significant expansion, backed by leading private equity investors. Ankura has a strong and established presence in the APAC region with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, India, China, and Australia. And we don’t plan to stop there.

This is an opportunity to join Ankura at an exciting time. You will have a varied caseload, covering different jurisdictions and across a wide range of regulatory, corporate, commercial, data protection, intellectual property, company secretarial and compliance matters. No two days will be the same.

Ankura is a firm which looks after its employees. We take pride in providing a platform for every voice to be heard and appreciated. At Ankura, each professional is encouraged to be themselves, and we’re proud to provide inclusive benefits, commit to supplier diversity, and foster an environment where individual differences are valued and respected.

Here is what we offer:

• A competitive salary and bonus package

• Hybrid approach of in-office and remote working

• Medical insurance, life insurance

• Opportunities to grow your skills and shape your career

• International team of highly motivated individual

What will you do in this role?

You will report to the Deputy General Counsel for EMEA & APAC and work with functions across Ankura to ensure compliance with the law and internal policies. You will actively manage your own workload of matters.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing the negotiation, drafting, review, execution, and archiving of a wide variety of agreements, including engagement letters, confidentiality agreements and supplier agreements

• Providing advice and counsel in various areas of the law, including general corporate, commercial, data protection and intellectual property 

• Contributing to global legal team projects and strategic objectives

• Engaging in issue spotting, risk assessment, and problem-solving on a daily basis

• Establishing and promoting a collaborative partnership with internal clients

• Supporting in the development and automation of processes to scale efficiencies within the business

• Being a positive ambassador for the legal department, showing a true desire to partner with the business to achieve its aims

Who are you?

If you are a motivated, collaborative team member with a strong desire to partner with different constituencies to ensure excellence and consistency in legal advice and counsel across Ankura then we would love to hear from you. The following list is given as a guide, but we're also keen to hear about different experiences which would make you a strong addition to our team:

• Admitted to practice law in Singapore and in good standing.

• International experience in other jurisdictions where Ankura has a presence in APAC

• Minimum 3-4+ years’ post qualified experience in a reputable law firm and/or in-house position

• Fluency in English is essential. Fluency in other languages is a plus

• Ability to work on multiple projects, and prioritize/organize workload

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, along with strong presentation skills

• Ability to assess and manage risk

• Comfortable in highly collaborative environment

• Ability to easily network and build relationship with colleagues and external clients

• Strong client service orientation, with high emotional intelligence and the ability to perform well under pressure

• Strong analytic and interpersonal skills

• Strong leadership ability

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