Job Description

Candidate with at least a diploma to assist with transactions and document management and other legal work.

Job responsibilities:

• To support fee earners in the drafting, amending, finalising of transaction documents.
• To assist with the drafting of corporate authorization documents and legal opinions.
• To provide transaction closing support to fee earners, including preparation of transaction closing checklists, coordinating the signing of documents, managing the collation of condition precedent documents and condition subsequent documents for drawdown.
• To liaise with various transaction parties.
• To manage timeline for each transaction and ensure smooth operation of the transaction.
• To provide post-closing support, including preparation of document bibles, distribution of transaction documents and other document management tasks.
• To assist with ship sale and purchase and leasing transactions.
• To assist with the registration of vessels and mortgages.

• The ideal candidate should have at least a diploma preferably in law and management.
• Have excellent writing, editing and presentation skills.
• Excellent knowledge of Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Clear and professional in both written and verbal communication.
• Highly organised and accurate with a high level of attention to detail.
• Professional and articulate.
• Enthusiastic, can-do, positive approach to tasks and situations, as well as requests for action outside normal scope of duties.
• Skilled in prioritising multiple tasks and able to remain calm and focussed under pressure.
• Ability to take personal responsibility, ownership and behave responsibly.
• Friendly, co-operative and approachable at all times.
• A team player who works in a flexible manner.
• Pro-active, using initiative and flexible attitude for any other ad-hoc tasks.
• Ability to maintain tact and diplomacy, trust and confidentiality.
• Willingness to broaden skills to meet evolving requirements.