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SALARY SURVEY 2013 - Robert Walters Singapore

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KUALALUMPURKUALALUMPURLEGALKUALALUMPURLEGALOurlegaldivisionplacesmidtoseniorlevelprofessionalsacrossfinancialservicesandcommercialindustries.Werecruitforkeyrolesincludinglegaldirectors,investmentbanking/derivativesspecialists,intellectualproperty and technology lawyers, corporateand commerciallawyers,privatepracticelawyers andcontractmanagers.MarketOverviewDespiteageneralslowdowninrecruitmentactivitywithinthefinancialservicesindustry,bothlocalandinternationalbankshiredlegalprofessionalsactively.Asaresult,in-houseprofessionalswithstrongtreasurymarketsandfinancialservicesexperiencewereindemandthroughouttheyear.Pharmaceutical,telecommunicationsandoilandgasfirmsalsoactivelyhiredin-houselegalprofessionalsastheylookedtoreducecostbylimitingtheamountofworktheyoutsourced.Thesecompaniessoughtprofessionalswithrelevantindustryexperiencetohelpensurecompliancewithever-changingregulations.higherexpectationswhenhiring,andarelikelytohirecandidateswhoarewillingtoputinextraworkhoursandabletohandleanexpandedscopeofworkwithreportingdutiestodifferentregionaloffices.Hiringtrendswithinthecommercialsectorsarelikelytoremainsimilarto2012.Pharmaceutical,telecommunicationsandoilandgascompanieswillcontinuetohirein-houseprofessionalsastheyseektoreducetheirdependencyonlawfirmsandrespondtocontinuedregulatorypressure.Candidateswillremainopentomovingin-housefromprivatepracticefirmsastheyseekimprovedwork-lifebalance.Duetodemandfortalent,professionalsmovingjobsarelikelytoreceiveincreasesofaround20 - 30%whendoingso.LEGALEmployerswithinthecommercialsectorswerealsokeentoreducetheirexternallegalcostsandsoughtcandidateswithstrongdraftingexperienceandnegotiationskills,coupledwithananalyticalmind.Professionalswithinboththefinancialservicesandcommercialsectorstypicallycommandedsalaryincrementsof20 - 30%whenmovingroles.Outlookfor<strong>2013</strong>Withinthefinancialservicessector,bothlocalandinternationalbankswillcontinuetorecruitlegalprofessionalswithtreasurymarketsexperience.Thisisanareaofverynicheskillssetsinbanking,withalimitedcandidatepooltohirefrom.Therefore,wepredictintensecompetitionfortheseindividuals.ThereisalsolikelytobeincreasingdemandforcandidateswithM&Aexperienceasmorebanksandinsurancecompanieslooktoconsolidate.Internationalbanksmayhave341<strong>Robert</strong><strong>Walters</strong>GlobalSalarySurvey<strong>2013</strong>

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