Key Responsibilities
- Review, draft, and negotiate a wide spectrum of operational and commercial agreements, vendor contracts, NDAs, and service-level arrangements for the Hong Kong branch.
- Act as a direct legal partner to front-line business units (including Corporate Banking, Financial Markets, and Operations), providing pragmatic, solution-oriented guidance on daily business matters, general legal enquiries, and commercial risk analysis.
- Structure, draft, review, and negotiate legal documentation across corporate lending, syndicated facilities, credit agreements, trade financing, and general commercial banking products.
- Instruct and manage external legal counsel on dispute resolution and commercial litigation matters, ensuring strategic and cost-effective legal advice for management.
- Update internal legal policies, templates, and operational procedures to ensure full regulatory alignment, while organising legal training sessions to enhance risk awareness among internal staff.
Key Requirements
- 2-5 PQE candidates qualified in Hong Kong
- Strong banking/finance experiences within a reputable law firm or an in-house legal department within a bank or financial institution. Commercial litigation experience will be an add-on.
- Excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese (both Cantonese and Mandarin).
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate legal concepts clearly to business heads and cross-functional teams.
