Assistant Manager/Manager, Academy

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP is one of Singapore’s largest full service law practices. Dentons Rodyk enjoys the distinction of being Singapore’s oldest law practice. Trusted since 1861, Dentons Rodyk has been a part of Singapore's entrepreneurial history, having acted for the earliest local corporates and institutions, and having advised leading multinational corporations on their investments in Singapore.

We pride ourselves in being a responsible member of our community, contributing whenever possible, as an organisation and as individuals, to the less fortunate and needy. We will build on our longevity and success by continuing to provide strategic advice suited to our clients’ commercial and professional goals.

We will continue to provide effective global representation to support our clients’ growth and needs internationally. Above all, we value relationships. We will continue to build enduring relations with the people we work with and the people we work for.

The successful candidate plays a key supporting role to raise the Firm’s profile by organising thought leadership events, publishing quality and informative articles, coordinating the Firm’s training and development programmes and conducting outreach and engagement activities with clients, alumni and universities.

Responsibilities:

•    Manage internal and external training matters and budget for lawyers and non-lawyers 
•    Organise in-house training activities, including talks and webinars, for lawyers and non-lawyers 
•    Organise client events
•    Manage alumni outreach and engagement activities, including using social media platforms
•    Collaborate with universities to organise joint activities such as conference, moot competition and other networking events 
•    Consolidate monthly/yearly activity reports 
•    Manage regular department budget statements, expenses and forecasts
•    Manage the online publishing arm of the Firm, including publication of articles and newsletters 
•    Supervise team members to handle the department’s day-to-day operations 

Requirements:
•    Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources management or related field 
•    5 years or more proven experiences in event management, training and development or related fields, preferably from a legal or other professional services firms
•    Familiar with using external tools such as Zoom, Eventbrite, Google apps, Canva, social media
•    Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong organisational and time management skills and ensure accuracy and quality control
•    Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
•    Good command of written and verbal English
•    Resourceful, independent, strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills and a team player

Interested applicants please apply with updated resume and expected salary.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

At Dentons, we believe that inclusion and diversity are essential to the success and strength of our firm and the leading services we offer our clients. For more information, kindly visit:https://www.dentons.com/en/about-dentons/inclusion-and-diversity/global-inclusion-and-diversity-statement

As a progressive and a forward-looking firm, and in line with current preferences, Dentons Rodyk has implemented firm-wide hybrid working arrangements for its employees.

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