Paralegal

Responsibilities

The duties are to assist the General Counsel with

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts and agreements;
• Ensuring legal & regulatory compliance;
• Assisting in creating agendas for meetings and distributing relevant materials;
• Attending meetings, taking accurate notes and prepare meeting summaries
• Defining and developing internal legal governance policies;
• Identifying key risks facing the Group and providing management with advice on emerging risks and/or exposures;
• Overseeing commercial transactions from an early stage on live projects to avoid/minimize the impact of subsequent disputes;
• Developing legal solutions from concept through to implementation stage;
• Other ad hoc duties as assigned by management

Requirements

• A law degree from a common law jurisdiction; working experience from established law firms will be an advantage but not a must;
• Proficient in both spoken and written Chinese and English;
• Good interpersonal and communication skills

We offer a competitive package to the right candidate. Qualified and interested parties please send application quoting the above reference number, your current and expected salary to HR Department via email to hr@wahkwong.com.hk. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. All information collected will be treated with strict confidential and will be used for recruitment purpose only.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. The information provided will be treated in strict confidentiality and used for consideration of application for relevant/similar roles only. Applicants not being invited for interview in 6 weeks after job application may consider their application unsuccessful and your personal data will be destroyed after a period of 6 months.