Paralegal

Job Duties

• Drafting, finalizing and issuing leasing contracts, advertising agreements and other agreements for shopping malls
• Drafting correspondence, lease clauses and negotiation responses for legal counsel’s review and issuing them once approved
• Working with leasing team to actively follow up retailers to progress matters and handle execution of contract and payment of deposits under the lease agreement
• Liaising with various teams within the Company to ensure proper administration of leasing contracts
• Preparing breach and termination notices and litigation briefs on matters where retailers defaulted
• Maintaining a comprehensive record of all correspondence and documentation sent and received and ensuring files and reports are current and well maintained
• Providing general administrative assistance to legal counsels
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Degree or diploma graduate in Legal discipline
• Have at least 4 years of relevant experience
• Experienced in preparation, review, drafting, negotiation and execution of any type of agreement. Exposure to tenancy agreements/retail leases is an advantage
• Preferably with good knowledge of retail leasing matters, gained whilst acting on large portfolios of retail properties for both landlords and tenants
• Be working on retail leasing matters reporting to the team’s legal counsel and working autonomously whenever appropriate
• Be able to demonstrate experience in lease negotiations as well as general legal drafting are desirable
• Be able to handle high volume leasing work
• Team player and ability to work independently
• Excellent command of both spoken and written English and Chinese
• Time-line conscious and self-motivated with ability to work under pressure

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