What Jobs are available for Financial Law in Hong Kong?

Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the team in all matters related to business compliance, investment compliance, and AML regarding the business. Your role will involve close collaboration with the investment team, providing them with valuable compliance advice. Additionally, you will conduct regular compliance reviews to ensure adherence to the latest regulations. Your ability to liaise effectively with external parties will be key in this role.

The Role:

• Aid and advice on all-rounded compliance issues, including registering/licensing new investment advisers and licensing individuals.
• Support the in all compliance matters, including business compliance, investment compliance, and AML regarding Asset management and Private Equities Business
• Work Closely with the investment team, providing compliance advice to business units and performing compliance monitoring on post-trade/pre-trade.
• Conduct compliance reviews, maintaining and updating policies and procedures to ensure adherence with latest regulations and internal policies.
• Liaise with external parties regarding compliance matters, including external compliance consultant, auditors, law enforcement, and regulators.
• Assist in ad-hoc compliance tasks as required.
• Provide advice, guidance, and assistance to the business as necessary and appropriate, on how to achieve and maximize business objective under applicable laws, regulations, ordinances, governmental decrees and company policies with efficiency and legal protection.
• Provide Legal advice for all daily operations and new business initiatives.
• Identity, assess, and effectively manage legal risk from time to time; assist with the development of corporate policies and procedures.
• Draft, review, and manage contracts, NDAs, service agreements, and other legal documents
• Support corporate governance, including entity setup, board resolutions, and internal approvals
• Oversee basic compliance requirements, including KYC/AML checks, licensing, and regulatory filings
• Liaise with external legal advisors when needed
• Help build internal workflows and maintain documentation
• Stay on top of changing legal and compliance obligations across our operating regions
• Assist with internal training and communication on legal/compliance risks

What experience is required?

• Min 8 years of relevant experience in a compliance discipline is required Finance, Fund-Administration or FinTech sectors are highly regarded.
• Sound knowledge of authorized funds and fund manager code of conduct is necessary.
• Ability to work well with various business units and internal teammates is crucial.
• Fluency in verbal and written English
• Strong training and audit skills
• Demonstrate ability to work hands-on and operate independently as a sole contributor,
• Able to work under pressure and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with people at all levels and work in multi – cultural work environment.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and problem – solving skills working within a matrix structure.

Responsibilities:

• Provide full secretarial and administrative support to senior executive
• Review, draft and negotiate commercial and property-related contracts and documentation, to ensure legal compliance and protect the company's interests
• Ability to advise on alternative legal solutions based on expertise and understanding of the business
• Assist and support in legal research work
• Coordinate meetings and prepare business correspondence
• Coordinate with different offices and/or external and internal parties as per request
• Maintain systematic filing system
• Handle ad hoc assignments as required

Requirements:

• Degree holder in legal or related subjects
• Minimum 5 years' relevant experience in legal and preferably with property developers
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, positive and a team player
• Ability to work independently under pressure
• Neat and tidy work
• Be energetic
• Excellent command of written and spoken English, Cantonese and Putonghua
• Proficient in Microsoft applications
• Willing to travel
• Immediate available

A top tier investment bank is looking for a Legal Advisor to join the team

Financial Legal Advisor | Top Investment Bank | 60k

Your new company

Your new company is a top investment bank with businesses across the globe.

Your new role

• Assists in structuring new financial products by advising on legal frameworks and documentation.
• Provide legal and regulatory guidance for sales and trading, coordinate with legal and compliance teams on emerging issues, and facilitate specialized product authorizations.
• Reviews and drafts complex financial contracts to ensure legal compliance and protect the bank's interests.
• Supports deal teams by identifying legal risks and offering solutions during transactions and negotiations.
• Collaborates with compliance and risk teams to address emerging legal challenges and regulatory changes.

What you'll need to succeed

• 1+ year of post qualification experience (PQE)
• Excellent command of Chinese and English
• Experience in banking and knowledge of financial products will be a plus.

What you'll get in return

• Excellent branding
• Stepping into the financial industry

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to , or call Haidy Kay at now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Shun Yuen Construction Co Ltd

Legal Advisor / Legal Counsel

Job Description

About Our Company

A dynamic and energetic company engaging in the local construction as a main contractor for major Civil Engineering and Building Maintenance works.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND DUTIES

• Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate diverse construction contracts, including HKSAR government standard forms, consultancy agreements, subcontracts, and tender documents.
• Project Legal Support: Advise project teams on claims, disputes, extensions of time, variations, and other execution-phase issues.
• Dispute Resolution: Manage litigation, arbitration (under HK Arbitration Ordinance), and mediation; collaborate with external counsel on resolution strategies.
• Compliance & Risk: Monitor changes in HK construction laws (e.g., Buildings Ordinance); provide compliance guidance and risk alerts to business units.
• Corporate Commercial: Handle daily operational legal matters, including company secretarial work (HK Companies Ordinance), trademarks, employment, procurement, and leasing.
• Legal Training: Conduct training for non-legal staff to improve risk awareness and contract management skills.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE OR SKILLS

• Qualified solicitor in HK (LLB & PCLL) with 8-10+ years' post-qualification experience.
• Extensive experience in complex construction/engineering contracts within the industry is preferred.
• In-depth expertise in HK construction law, contract law, and government standard contracts is essential.
• Requires exceptional drafting, negotiation, and bilingual (English, Cantonese, Mandarin) communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to work independently under pressure.
• Experience with disputes (arbitration/mediation) and prior in-house counsel role are preferred.
• Must be proactive, detail-oriented, resilient, and a strong team player.

All personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.

Applicants who are not invited for an interview within 8 weeks may consider their applications unsuccessful.

Interested parties please send full resume by clicking Apply Now.

Industry:

Building / Construction

Job Category / Function:

Professional Services (Legal & Compliance)

Job Position Level:

General

Employment Term:

Full Time

Min. Edu. Level Req:

-

Minimum QF Level attained:

-

Total Working Exp:

-

Salary(HKD):

-

Location:

Kwun Tong District / Ngau Tau Kok

Benefits:

-

This part-time role requires the selected candidate to dedicate three to four full days per week to carry out the designated duties.

Job Purpose

• Assist Legal Director with regulatory and compliance work under the Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance and other applicable laws and regulations
• Manage contentious and non-contentious intellectual property rights
• Independently conduct commercial contract review and marketing materials review

Responsibilities

• Ability to advise and review legal matters and documentation
• Ability to understand a broad spectrum of commercial and organizational issues and to evaluate legal and operational risks.
• Accountable for all advice, legal affairs and legal risk management within the Company's legal risk management framework.
• Support, manage, administer and oversee document and contract management system.
• Ensure high standard of corporate governance to meet executive and statutory obligations, including reporting obligations to Corporate Centre.
• Provide secretarial/administrative services and assistance, where required

Qualifications, Training and Experience

• Common law jurisdiction qualified lawyer with at least 2-4 years' post-qualification experience
• Experience of making risk-based decisions in a complex operating environment with multiple competing demands
• Tenacious with attention to details, strong planning and organizational skills
• Mature, sensible, reliable with strong sense of integrity and responsibility
• Excellent inter-personal skills, able to work independently as well as in a team
• Organized, pro-active and disciplined
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Cantonese
• Strong commercial acumen
• A global mindset and customer-oriented approach.

Bupa offers comprehensive remuneration packages including base salary, study assistance plan, company pension plan, life and medical benefit, dental benefit, annual leave, examination leave, etc.

Bupa is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from qualified candidates. Information provided will be treated in strict confidence and only be used for consideration of application with Bupa. Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only. Bupa will be in touch for any opportunities that matches your profile. All personal data of unsuccessful application will be destroyed 24 months from the date of receiving the application. Full version of Data Privacy Notice available upon request.

A leading international law firm is seeking a
Corporate Paralegal
to join its high-performing team in Hong Kong. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated legal professional to gain hands-on experience across a wide range of corporate transactions and capital markets work.

Key Responsibilities:

You'll support lawyers on matters including:

• Hong Kong listings (IPOs and secondary offerings such as placements, rights issues, public offerings, and block trades)
• Pre-listing restructuring and financing
• Post-listing compliance
• Mergers & acquisitions

What We're Looking For:

• Prior experience in corporate or capital markets work preferred
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team
• Fluent in English and Chinese
• A proactive mindset and eagerness to learn

To apply for the above position, please submit your resume in Word file by clicking "APPLY NOW" below or contact Joanne Goh on for further information.

Our client is a reputable and stable international law firm with a friendly and dynamic working environment. An interesting position has been created to support a senior and professional Partner in Corporate team.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Partner in both legal and admin support work
• Taking phone messages and arranging meetings/conferences
• Opening matters and updating clients' information on system
• Conducting various legal research for the legal matters
• Drafting and editing the general legal documents
• Arranging business trips and preparing related documents
• Closely working with BD and marketing team to prepare the pitching materials
• Time entry and preparing month end bills
• Ad hoc administrative support to the team

Requirements:

• Tertiary educated with excellent communication ability in Chinese and English
• Highly welcome candidates with LLB Degree and on-the-job training in professional legal support will be provided
• Around 1-2 years legal administrative / secretarial support experience from legal industry
• Good team player with can-do attitude and time management skill
• Welcome candidates with any practice work experience

To Apply:

Interested parties please send us your updated resume with your latest and expected salaries to or please call for a confidential discussion.

This is a great opportunity to join a tier-one law firm with a strong global presence. They are seeking a Paralegal to support on a wide spectrum of corporate transactions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the review, drafting, and preparation of legal documents for Hong Kong IPO, US IPO, listing compliance, and general corporate transactions.
• Conduct comprehensive company and legal research to support various deals.
• Prepare due diligence memoranda and verification notes, providing critical support throughout IPO transactions.
• Liaise effectively with external clients, auditors, and other stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• 0.5 to 3+ years of corporate experience as a paralegal.
• Proficiency in both written and spoken Chinese and English is essential.

What We Offer:

• Promotion to trainee or legal manager for top performers
• Exposure to high-profile transactions and the opportunity to work with blue-chip clients.
• Competitive salary package - $20k-45k budget depending on years of experinece

• Leading international law firm
• Partner-serving Role
• 5+ years of Legal Secretary experiences preferred

Client Details:Our client, a leading international law firm, is seeking a Legal Secretary to join their Capital Markets team, this role will support a team of fee earners including a Partner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing comprehensive administrative support to legal professionals on IPO-related matters.
• Preparing and formatting legal documents with accuracy and efficiency.
• Coordinating schedules, meetings, and travel arrangements for the legal team.
• Manage and coordinate with respective teams on billing, matter openings, and AML matters
• Managing filing systems and maintaining confidentiality of legal documents.
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate smooth communication.
• Ensuring deadlines are met by monitoring and prioritizing tasks effectively.
• Assisting in proofreading and reviewing documents for compliance and accuracy.
• Supporting ad hoc projects and tasks as required by the department.
• Other ad hoc projects as assigned

Requirements:

• 5-10 years' legal secretary experience from law firms, ideally with solid exposure to Capital Markets or IPO transactions
• Experience in serving firm partner would be an advantage
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)
• Good team player with strong sense of responsibility and excellent organizational skills
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese (including Mandarin) for internal & external communications and engagement
• Chinese typing skills is essential; knowledge in Simplified Chinese required due to the need to communicate with stakeholders based in China

Job offers:

• Competitive salary and benefits
• 18 days of annual leave
• Competitive medical coverage
• Office located in premium Central area

BeathChapman Pte Ltd

Licence no. 16S8112

To apply, please click the "Apply" button below. For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact Ariel Chan