Our client is a foreign bank. They are now looking for an Assistant/ Legal Counsel to join their team.
Responsibilities:
- Provide professional legal advice on banking activities including loans, capital markets and transactions.
- Support legal documentation review and deal transactions related advisory
- Manage the relationships with external counsels
- Review and negotiate contracts in both English and Chinese languages
- Liaise with regulators on queries from a legal perspective
- Ensure strict compliance with law and regulatory requirements
- Lead ad hoc projects with the business
Requirements:
- 3 plus years PQE experience as a HK qualified lawyer in private practice or in-house financial institutions.
- Good understanding on regulatory requirements (Company Ordinance and SFC Ordinance)
- Knowledge of overseas regulations (US and PRC)
- Excellent command of spoken and written English and Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin)
All information collected will be kept in strict confidence and will only be used for recruitment purposes. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.