Associate Lawyer (Investment Funds)
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- Hong Kong
- Salary
- £70000.00 - £125000 per annum
- Closing date
- 27 Aug 2018
- Reference
- BBBH19700
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- Practice area
- Financial and investment services
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 2 years
- Position
- Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
My client is internationally recognised as having one of the premier offshore funds and corporate practices. It is looking to further expand its Funds & Corporate Team in Hong Kong by recruiting a dedicated funds associate with 2-6 years post qualification experience to assist on an a mix of British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands funds law related issues.
The ideal candidate will be ambitious, hard-working and a good team player. You will have 2 - 6 years post qualification experience in funds related work from a well regarded onshore or offshore firm.
Ideally you will be an English, Hong Kong or Australian qualified / admitted lawyer with experience gained in an international law firm. You will be confident in business development with good interpersonal skills, and excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
Experience of working in Hong Kong or other Asian jurisdictions preferred however candidates looking to relocate are strongly encourage to apply.
Company
QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers
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