Associate - Investigations, Enforcement and Asset Recovery

Job Description & Requirements

The successful candidate must have experience in:

· Multijurisdictional proceedings, particularly relating to asset tracing, and judgment/award enforcement

· Cross-border investigations / White collar matters, including fraud investigations and proceedings

The successful candidate must be able to:

• Coordinate local counsel teams in multijurisdictional matters
• Oversee complex document review exercises in relation to civil litigation / investigations
• Draft and execute interview processes related to internal investigations
• Prepare legal briefs and opinions
• Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents
• Examine legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit
• Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases
• Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations
• Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case
• Negotiate settlements of civil disputes
• Confer with colleagues with specialties in appropriate areas of legal issue to establish and verify bases for legal proceedings
• Prepare and execute business development strategies for civil fraud, investigations and asset recovery in the Asia Pacific region
• Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law

Requirements

• 3 – 5 years’ experience at a top tier law firm or equivalent
• English Law qualified as most disputes involve a substantial English law aspect
• Excellent academic performance and top tier legal training
• Experience in drafting submissions, conducting document review, interviewing witnesses and providing other litigation / investigations support
• International travel may be required to attend hearings / client meetings / business development initiatives in other countries