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Legal Assistant

Employer
QED Legal
Location
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island
Salary
£60000 - £70000 per annum
Closing date
13 Feb 2019
Reference
BBBH22877

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Practice area
Corporate/Mergers and acquisitions
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
2 years
Position
Legal assistant
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

My law firm client has over 30 years experience in China and their Hong Kong office is the largest in the region. In addition to their Hong Kong-qualified partnership, their multicultural team is drawn from a range of jurisdictions and backgrounds, including England and Wales, the US, Mainland China, Australia and Southeast Asia.

They are currently looking to hire a New York Bar qualified Legal Assistant to join their Corporate team in Hong Kong. Ideally you will have 2-3 years' general capital market experience with DCM and ECM experience desirable.

You will have the opportunity to work directly with some of the regions most experienced Partners on cutting edge transactions. This role represents a fantastic opportunity for career development, a supportive environment and work life balance.

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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