Job Description

We are partnering with a regional digital infrastructure and data centre platform in a search for a Legal Counsel to join the legal team on a seven-month contract, providing broad-based support across financing, governance, compliance and day-to-day commercial and project matters. Based in Singapore.

Responsibilities

Operate as the team's primary point of legal contact, providing broad-based support across financing, governance, compliance and commercial matters.
Support financing-related work by reviewing and negotiating financing, facility and security documentation tied to the group's funding activities.
Advise on corporate governance matters and monitor regulatory compliance obligations across the jurisdictions in which the group operates.
Manage corporate secretarial matters for group entities, including statutory registers, incorporations and related corporate housekeeping requirements.
Provide legal support across active infrastructure and project workstreams, partnering with project, engineering and operations teams on contractual and risk matters.
Draft, review and negotiate day-to-day commercial documentation, including service agreements, non-disclosure agreements and vendor contracts.
Identify legal and commercial risk in proposed transactions and recommend practical, business-appropriate solutions.
Support regulatory filings, licensing matters and other statutory submissions as they arise.
Liaise with and manage external legal counsel across multiple jurisdictions where specialist advice is required.
Advise internal stakeholders across finance, operations and project teams on day-to-day legal queries.
Maintain and update legal templates, playbooks and standard documentation used across the business.
Undertake legal and regulatory research to support new and ongoing matters as they develop.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) or equivalent called to the Bar in Singapore or another common law jurisdiction preferred.
Approximately 7 to 8 years of post-qualification experience (PQE), combining corporate law training in private practice with in-house legal experience.
Proven in-house legal experience, with the ability to operate independently and take ownership of matters from day one.
Working knowledge of financing and facility documentation, corporate governance and corporate secretarial practice.
Comfortable drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, including service agreements and non-disclosure agreements.
Exposure to infrastructure, project or data centre-related legal work is an advantage.
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to advise legal and non-legal teams clearly and pragmatically.
Able to manage a broad and varied caseload with minimal supervision in a fast-moving, multi-jurisdictional environment.
Available to commence the engagement in early November 2026, through to end June 2027.

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Interested candidates may email your resume to Alycia Lim ([Confidential Information])

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Alycia Lim Hui Choo

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