Legal & Compliance Associate - Wealth & Custody
Singapore
Listed on 2026-08-25
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Business
Financial Analyst
Currently, we’re hiring an early-career / junior professional to join our Fortune 500 financial services client on a temp-to-perm basis, providing legal, compliance and related support across their wealth and custody products.
This is a strong entry point for junior talent to break into HNW wealth, insurance and asset-management work, with a clear path to permanent hire and high exposure to custody, product and regulatory matters.
Key Responsibilities- Support legal, compliance and related work across custodian arrangements and asset-management structures for HNW client assets.
- Assist with commercial and product documentation for life insurance, investment and wealth products (including HNW insurance / VUL where applicable).
- Help coordinate new product launches, tracking approvals, conditions and documentation with internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Conduct targeted regulatory and market research, turning findings into clear, practical summaries for the business.
- Liaise with operations, front office and external service providers to resolve day-to-day custody and documentation issues.
- Contribute to process improvements around documentation, checks and record-keeping to enhance control and efficiency.
- Junior or early-career professional with internship or work experience (legal/compliance or operational) in a trustee company, securities firm, custodian bank or corporate-service provider dealing with client assets or investment products.
- Exposure to custody, asset‑management, or wealth/insurance products (HNW insurance / VUL experience is a plus but not mandatory).
- Strong critical thinking, attention to detail and documentation skills; comfortable reading and working with commercial and product agreements.
- High-attitude hire: meticulous, resourceful, culturally aware and keen to learn, with a proactive, "no-task-too-small" mindset and interest in building a career in wealth / legal / compliance.
- health benefits, CPF/MPF contributions and more.
- Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs.
- Axiom provides the opportunity to work remotely, onsite or hybrid, depending on client requirements.
Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.
Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.
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