Private Wealth Associate

We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can gain early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees. 

We are an equal opportunity organisation, committed to having a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, culture, or any other protected characteristics. We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives

We are an award-winning international Private Wealth team, based in Singapore, and which sits within our Employment, Pensions & Private Wealth (“EPP”) Practice Group. Our focus is to support international high net worth individuals and their families, businesses owners and entrepreneurs to preserve, protect and grow their wealth for future generations.

Our practice covers a broad range of services including estate planning, family offices, charitable giving, immigration and relocation, regulatory, funds and UK tax. This is a great opportunity for an ambitious tax, estates and private client tax lawyer to join and help continue to grow the award-winning private wealth practice of a prestigious international law firm.

We are seeking for an experienced lawyer, who considers themselves as a team player and who is keen to learn and grow with an exciting private wealth practice. We are seeing a lawyer who will have access and opportunity to:

• Receive one-on-one mentoring and career guidance as well as participate in our excellent in-house training programmes.
• Gain broad based experience in legal practice covering both Singapore and UK law with the opportunity to work on matters involving multi-jurisdictional issues.
• Work as part of a small and agile team that is passionate about private wealth; and
• Join a market leading international law firm

• Clear, concise and unambiguous preparation and drafting of documentation
• Conducting legal research using internal and external knowledge management resources
• Assisting in the preparation of legal articles
• Liaison with clients under the supervision of a partner
• Developing own informal internal and external network of contacts
• Building excellent working relationships with clients and peers within Stephenson Harwood
• Attending business development and profile-raising events (client seminars, graduate recruitment activities)

• Experienced qualified lawyer in either Singapore, England & Wales or any other common law jurisdiction
• Ability to acquire, consolidate and apply fundamental and up-to-date knowledge of the law
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and numerical communication skills
• Organised and able to work with strict deadlines with the ability to prioritise realistically
• Good housekeeping / file management practices; manages and records time promptly and accurately
• Resilient with the ability to handle setbacks and pressure
• A self-starter, able to work alone and within a small team
• Ambitious, keen to work in a developing department
• Cooperative and collaborative in approach and is able to develop excellent working relationships at all levels
• Ability to operate professional and proactively at all times
• Active participant in self-development
• Commercial awareness
• Exhibits an understanding of the firm’s position in the market and how it distinguishes its services from its competitors
• Excellent academic and professional qualifications

This job description is indicative only and does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The firm reserves the right to alter or change the responsibilities at any time, in line with the firm’s strategy and business needs.

Stephenson Harwood is an international law firm, and we're committed to creating "Postive Partnerships" with our clients. We represent listed and private companies, institutions and individuals, building lasting relationships to help them succeed in a complex and ever-changing world. Our focus is on five core sectors: Energy Transition, Life Sciences + Healthcare, Private Capital + Funds, Technology, and Transportation + Trade. 

With more than 1,500 people, including 220+ partners, across ten offices in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we combine deep legal capabilities and broad commercial expertise. We have also foregd close ties with high quality law firms around the world, blending local knowledge with global savvy for clients in over 100 countries. 

We understand the power of diversity in delivering that high calibre advice to our clients. We want to attract diverse talent and we particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics.