26112

In-house legal counsel (excluding judiciary, ministries and statutory boards)

In-house legal counsel (excluding judiciary, ministries and statutory boards) provides legal advisory outside courtrooms in relation to legal affairs which depends on the nature of the client. He/she also advises on matters such as merging of multinational corporations, housing purchase, modification of contracts and its implications. He/she helps clients to abide by the regulations and avoid committing illegal acts.

SSOC hierarchy Crosswalks

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

unit-group 2611 Lawyers unit 26111 Advocate/Solicitor (practising) unit 26119 Lawyer n.e.c.

Official data

Official name	Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024)
Issuing authority	Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS)
Tax authority	Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS)
Purpose	Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting.
Active version	SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024)
Hierarchy level	Unit (final leaf, 5-digit)
Source	https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic
Prior versions	SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015

Definition & tasks

Tasks

No tasks listed.

Examples

Under this unit

• Corporate counsel • Intellectual property attorney/counsel/lawyer (in-house) • Intellectual property lawyer (in-house) • Patent attorney (excluding patent agent)/counsel/lawyer (in-house)

Elsewhere

• Intellectual property agent, see 24251 • Patent agent, see 24251 • Legal counsel (ministries and statutory boards), see 26119 • Legal service officer (appointed by Legal Service Commission), see 26119

Hierarchy context

2→26→261→2611→26112 In-house legal counsel (excluding judiciary, ministries and statutory boards)

Major group

2 PROFESSIONALS

Sub-major

26 LEGAL, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL PROFESSIONALS

Minor group

261 LEGAL PROFESSIONALS

Unit group

2611 Lawyers

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

26112 — In-house legal counsel (excluding judiciary, ministries and statutory boards)

ISCO-08

2611 — Lawyers

Alphabetical index entries

Principal Title 26112 In-house legal counsel (excluding judiciary, ministries and statutory boards) Alternative Title 26112 Chief legal adviser Alternative Title 26112 Chief legal counsel Alternative Title 26112 Corporate counsel Alternative Title 26112 General counsel Alternative Title 26112 Intellectual property attorney (in-house)

Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.

Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.

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