We are looking for a Swiss-qualified mid-level to senior Lawyer to further expand our Singapore team in the field of:

Corporate & Commercial Law
Mergers & Acquisitions

Our Mergers & Acquisitions group assists corporates, private equity firms, family offices and entrepreneurs on takeovers, buy-outs, divestitures, carve-out transactions, restructurings and other complex cross-border and domestic transactions, as well as institutional investors and founders in venture capital financing rounds. Our group functions as one team, currently across our Geneva and Zurich offices and is supported by market-leading specialists in all critical areas of corporate and M&A transactions. We operate in a wide range of industry sectors, on the buy-side and the sell-side in both private and public M&A.

This position is based in our Singapore office and involves working with our Swiss-based Corporate M&A teams.

If you are keen to relocate to Singapore and evolve in an environment where team work is essential and within a dynamic, collegial and innovative group, we encourage you to apply!

We are looking for candidates who meet the following requirements and who have the following skills:

• You are a Swiss-qualified lawyer;
• You have at least 4 years of professional experience in the corporate law sector and have experience helping manage and structure complex M&A transactions;
• You are interested in developing the advisory Corporate M&A practice in our Singapore office;
• You are fluent in English and in French or in German; and
• You have excellent academic credentials;
• You have strong drafting and oral presentation skills.

On a personal level:

• You have a pragmatic approach and are result-oriented;
• You enjoy the deal-making environment and have a keen interest in developing your professional network;
• You want to be in direct contact with clients and prospects;
• You strive for excellence and aim to consistently deliver work of the highest quality; and
• You demonstrate a positive attitude, are reliable, responsible and a team-player.

Our hiring partner in Geneva, Jean-Frédéric Maraia, looks forward to receiving your application (CV, cover letter, university and bar exam grades) by e-mail (jean-frederic.maraia@swlegal.ch).

SW is committed to maintaining an inclusive workplace and as we also support an adaptable working environment, we are happy to discuss flexible working pattern.

Your application will be handled with great consideration and the utmost confidentiality.

Please feel free to contact directly Julie Raneda (julie.raneda@swlegal.sg), Managing Director of Schellenberg Wittmer Pte Ltd in Singapore, for further information (see details on the right).