Junior Legal Counsel, a Well-known PRC Financial Institution

Job Responsibilities

• Review various company transaction projects, issue legal review opinions, and identify legal risks, including but not limited to cross-border mergers, acquisitions and disposals, equity and debt transactions, and other corporate matters.
• Manage the negotiation, review, and finalization of various Chinese and English transaction documents.
• Appoint external legal counsel, establish communication mechanisms with external lawyers, optimize the lawyer resource database, and participate in regular lawyer performance assessments.
• Assist in handling company dispute resolution matters, including litigation, mediation, arbitration, takeovers, and other procedures.
• Handle other legal and compliance matters assigned by the company.

Requirements

• Full-time bachelor's degree or above.
• 3 - 5 years of experience in a law firm or as in-house corporate counsel.
• Excellent legal writing skills, with proficiency in drafting and reviewing various international contracts and legal documents.
• Proficient in Mandarin and English, with strong adaptability, communication, teamwork, and crisis management abilities.
• Preference for candidates holding a Hong Kong solicitor's practicing certificate or a practicing qualification from another common law jurisdiction.