Legal Counsel, Legal

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee litigation, arbitration, and other dispute resolution matters, including strategy formulation, case management, and engagement with external counsel.
• Handle contentious regulatory issues and internal/external investigations, preparing responses and liaising with authorities to safeguard the Firm’s interests.
• Provide legal advice on employment-related matters, including employee relations, disciplinary actions, terminations, and compliance with labour laws and internal policies.
• Advise on a broad range of operational legal matters such as corporate communications, marketing content, real estate transactions, vendor contracts, and general commercial agreements.
• Draft, review, and maintain Group policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with legal, regulatory, and operational best practices.
• Participate in regulatory initiatives, policy development, and industry consultations to address emerging legal and market developments.
• Collaborate with compliance, risk, HR, and other internal stakeholders to identify and mitigate operational, legal, and reputational risks.
• Provide legal input on ad hoc projects and strategic initiatives, including crisis management and enterprise-wide operational changes.

Requirements:

• Lawyer from a reputable international law firm, or in-house counsel at a leading financial institution, with 4-6 years of post-qualification experience
• Preferably qualified in a common law jurisdiction in addition to Hong Kong
• Experience in handling litigation, regulatory, general commercial and employment matters
• Knowledge of brokerage, investment banking, funds, equity or FICC business will be advantageous
• Excellent drafting, communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure
• Excellent command of English and Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese)
• Team player, proactive, willing to learn and detail-oriented