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Legal Counsel, Family Office

Singapore Permanent Work from Home or Hybrid View Job Description
An exciting opportunity for an early-career lawyer to build expertise across private wealth, investments, and family office advisory within a highly sophisticated environment.This role offers broad exposure to cross-border structures, fund investments, governance matters, and strategic legal advisory work while partnering closely with investment and client-facing teams.
  • Join a leading private wealth and investment platform.
  • Broad exposure to complex cross-border wealth structures.

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established and highly respected investment and wealth advisory organisation serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, and investment structures across multiple jurisdictions. With a multidisciplinary team comprising legal, investment, governance, operational and fiduciary specialists, the firm delivers bespoke solutions spanning wealth preservation, succession planning, investment management, and family governance.Known for its collaborative and entrepreneurial culture, the organisation provides employees with exceptional exposure to sophisticated legal and commercial matters while maintaining a strong commitment to professional development and client excellence.

Job Description

Reporting to the senior legal leadership team, you will support a broad spectrum of legal and structuring activities across private wealth and investment matters, including:

  • Assist with wealth preservation and succession planning structures involving trusts, foundations, holding companies, and related entities
  • Review and prepare legal documentation relating to estate planning, governance, and wealth transfer arrangements
  • Conduct legal reviews of private market and fund investment documentation, identifying key commercial and structural risks
  • Support selected direct investment transactions, including due diligence, documentation review, restructurings and corporate exercises
  • Liaise with external law firms, tax advisers, trustees, and specialist consultants across multiple jurisdictions
  • Draft internal policies, legal templates, governance documents, and advisory memoranda
  • Contribute to regulatory, compliance, corporate governance, and risk management initiatives across the business

The Successful Applicant

A successful Legal Counsel should have:

  • Qualified lawyer with minimum 2 years of post-qualification experience gained within private practice or an in-house environment
  • Strong academic credentials and a solid legal training foundation
  • Exposure to one or more areas including private wealth, trusts and estates, investment funds, corporate law, or private investments
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct legal research and prepare high-quality legal documentation
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with sound commercial judgement
  • Ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams
  • High level of integrity, professionalism, discretion, and attention to detail

What's on Offer

This role offers a unique platform for ambitious legal professionals seeking exposure beyond traditional legal practice. You will gain direct involvement in sophisticated cross-border wealth and investment matters, work alongside experienced legal and investment professionals, and receive structured mentorship from senior legal leaders. The organisation promotes a highly collaborative environment, offers significant learning opportunities across multiple legal disciplines, and provides strong career development prospects within a growing private wealth platform.

Contact
Celeste Goh (Lic No: R1104095 / EA no:18S9099)
Quote job ref
JN-082026-7092351
Phone number
+65 6416 9872

Job summary

Function
Legal
Specialisation
Junior Legal Counsel
What is your area of specialisation?
Financial Services
Location
Singapore
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Celeste Goh (Lic No: R1104095 / EA no:18S9099)
Consultant contact
+65 6416 9872
Job Reference
JN-082026-7092351
Work from Home
Work from Home or Hybrid

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.