Associate

The role

Walkers is seeking an Associate with 5-8 years of PQE to join its Litigation, Restructuring & Insolvency team in Singapore. The role involves advising on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious financial services, insolvency, and commercial litigation matters for a varied client base.

What you'll do

• Advise on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious financial services related matters, including trust, funds, corporate and extensive multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes and dispute resolution matters
• Advise on a variety of contentious insolvency mandates and restructuring advice
• Advise on liquidations, receiverships and schemes of arrangement
• Assist with the recovery of debts
• Advise directors on their obligations
• Advise insolvency practitioners, banks and other financial institutions, large corporations, directors, shareholders and limited partners on contentious and non-contentious corporate recovery and insolvency matters and company and partnership disputes
• Advise commercial clients, intermediaries and high net-worth individuals on all aspects of commercial litigation, from pre-emptive injunction and disclosure applications through substantive matters to enforcement and asset recovery
• Advise banks, lenders and PE funds on security and enforcement of security
• Provide technically sound advice and a highly responsive service to clients in all areas of practice
• Manage files in accordance with the Firm's requirements, expectations and practices
• Proactively assist in developing and expanding client relationships important to the Firm’s success
• Maintain a sustained record of revenue generation and profitability, following recommended billing rates, managing costs appropriately and ensuring personal utilization meets expectations
• Adhere to the Firm's values and professional ethics

What we're looking for