TRAINEE: Paralegal

What We Offer

Your life doesn’t revolve around your job. So, find the job that revolves around your life.

The Trainee role is a full time 24-month contract with Societe Generale where you will have access to a diverse range of training materials to help you succeed, covering various aspects of businesses, including but not limited to technical skills, leadership development, communication skills, client service and relationship management. To be eligible, please ensure you have completed your qualification and will be available to work full time for the duration of Trainee contract.

• Assist the Lawyers in the Legal team in respect of structured debt issues on all underlying's including equities, commodities, fixed income and credit (for
• Asia Pacific - Ex Japan) for SG group and client issuers.
• Review and draft documentation and arranging execution of the above transactions and matters.
• Assist with related processes and reporting.
• Contact relevant internal stakeholders as appropriate.
   

• Relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree holder in Law or Finance is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate findings clearly and effectively to various stakeholders.
• Previous experience in financial services sector/ derivatives/ structured products is an advantage.
• Interested in derivatives/ structured products.
• Attention to details and conscientious.
• English language skills are essential. Chinese language skills are an advantage.

Behavioral Skills

• Responsibility - Performance: I strive for high performance
• Responsibility - Risk awareness: I am constantly on the lookout for risks
• Client - Client focus: I put long term relationship with our clients at the center of my actions, whatever my position
• Team Spirit - Synergies: I make cooperation with colleagues in and outside my team a priority
• Commitment - Exemplarity: I embody the Group’s values
• Innovation - Technology: I adopt new technologies in the solutions and projects I work on

This is a fixed term 24-month Trainee contract with Societe Generale. You will form part of the team on a full-time basis. In order to apply for the Trainee position please ensure you have completed your qualification and will be available to work full time for the duration of the Trainee contract.

Our Culture:

At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. Please visit our APAC career website: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/building-your-career-with/ for more information.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I):

Our mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.

Our vision: 

• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents 
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

Check out our DE&I initiatives: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/diversity-equity-inclusion-dei/

Societe Generale is committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any reasonable accommodations of assistance during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let our HR staff know.

Department Description

The Legal Division serves a risk mitigation function within the Group and defines the norms, standards, procedures and controls associated with the legal risk framework, regardless of the line of defense in which such legal risk issues arise. The Legal Division provides independent legal advice within the Group, and, among its roles, it identifies, assesses, analyses and mitigates legal risk issues within the Group.