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Mid-level Project Lawyer supporting large-scale internal restructuring in Singapore.
Join Simmons Adaptive for flexible, high-quality roles with support from top-tier law firm.
About Us
Simmons & Simmons Adaptive:
In today's dynamic market, our clients require versatile resourcing and talent solutions to adapt to their shifting demands and talent shortages. To address this challenge, we introduced Simmons Adaptive ("Adaptive") in London in 2014, followed by expansions to Hong Kong in 2022 and Singapore in 2024.
Adaptive serves as our flexible interim resourcing model, aimed at enhancing client relationships by offering a people solution that caters to both the Simmons & Simmons and our clients' requirements. Through Adaptive, we enrich our client service by leveraging a reputable network of external lawyers who are carefully selected, guided, and supported by our team.
As an Adaptive consultant, you will receive comprehensive support from the Simmons & Simmons team, including a sponsoring Partner and a dedicated client team. We encourage regular interaction with your team to foster a collaborative environment. Additionally, you will have access to the firm’s resources and expertise, along with opportunities for professional training and development within the Firm.
For additional information on the firm, please visit www.simmons-simmons.com
Main purpose of the role:
- Support a large-scale internal restructuring transaction, including asset and liability transfers across multiple business units
- Work closely with project leads on key legal workstreams (due diligence, repapering, and coordination of advice)
- Conduct and coordinate due diligence across divisions, including preparing trackers, analysing findings, and supporting reporting
- Assist with contract repapering, including reviewing, updating, and coordinating execution of client and vendor agreements
- Help manage multi-jurisdictional input, including coordinating with external counsel and tracking foreign law advice
- Provide general legal and project support, working with internal stakeholders across legal, compliance, finance, and business teams
Person specification:
- 2–7 PQE qualified lawyer with strong transactional experience
- Experience in multi-jurisdictional deals and coordinating external counsel
- Highly organised with strong project management skills
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Able to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure
- Proactive, collaborative, and solutions-oriented
- Financial services background preferred; AI tools exposure a plus
Why you should join Simmons Adaptive:
- You will have access to high-quality roles and work within Simmons & Simmons’ market-leading clients.
- You’ll have support from a Simmons & Simmons ‘sponsor Partner’ whilst on external assignment.
- You will be given access to the Firms’ resources and Know-how when on assignment.
- We will invite you to our in-person and virtual networking events exclusively for Adaptive consultants, along with firmwide webinars and events.
- You’ll be given flexibility to work where and when you want.
- You will have the backing of a leading international law firm.
Equal opportunities:
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to equal opportunities in employment.
We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.
At Simmons & Simmons we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us, should this be something you are interested in.
Background screening:
All recruits of Simmons & Simmons will be required to go through our background screening process. Depending on the position you apply for this may include a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) certificate. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a DBS certificate on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed. The firm's policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.