Paralegal

Practice Group / Department:

Banking Team - Singapore

Job Description

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm with more than 3,000 lawyers advising clients across locations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. We provide a full scope of legal services to the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions.

Our vision is to be a world class business, profitable, ambitious, cooperative and considerate, supporting our clients and people through our global business principles of Quality, Unity and Integrity.

With over 7,000 employees worldwide, our culture is the thread that connects us. Our strategy and culture are closed connected – defined by shared ambition, global collaboration and a one-team mindset. We believe pioneering work happens when people are empowered to think beyond boundaries, explore new opportunities and grow through diverse experiences. Alongside the right skills and experience, we are looking for people who are innovative, commercially minded, and motivated by the impact of the work they do – ready to share in our ambition and help shape what comes next.

Because while individuals can do well, together we achieve something extraordinary.

We are seeking a Paralegal to join our Asset Finance (Shipping) practice in Singapore. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the team on a broad range of ship finance and offshore transactions, working closely with fee earners across the practice.

The Role

• Drafting and preparing finance documents, corporate authorisations, legal opinions and other ancillary financing documents

• Registering and deregistering charges with the relevant registries

• Liaising with clients, foreign counsels, flag state registries and other relevant stakeholders

• Proof-reading, formatting and cross-checking documents for accuracy and consistency

• Checking and preparing conditions precedent reports and closing checklists

• Compiling and organising transaction bibles

• Assisting with the consolidation and updating of know-how materials, precedent databases and legal research

Skills and Experience Required

• Prior experience as a paralegal or legal executive in an asset finance, shipping or banking and finance practice within a law firm is required

• Excellent written and spoken English

• Proficiency in Mandarin is preferred, to facilitate communication with Mandarin-speaking clients and counterparties

• Strong command of the Microsoft Office suite and competence in legal research tools

• Good academic record

• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage a demanding workload with competing deadlines

• A proactive, solutions-oriented approach with the initiative to take ownership of tasks

• Willingness to work flexibly and adapt to a wide variety of assignments

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. 
Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know here.