Legal & Technical – Vice President/ Assistant Vice President

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to senior management, you will play a part in the following:

• Provide pro-active or timely technical advice or opinion on legal and company secretarial matters internally and externally;
• Resolve technical company secretarial issues for listed and private companies by giving technical support/advice to professional service lines on legal and regulatory risks associated with engagements;
• Legal and technical research;
• Draft, negotiate and review engagement documentation with clients and other kind of agreements
• Prepare publication of regulatory updates and newsletters;
• Serve as a member of internal Technical Working Group backing professional service teams;
• Prepare, review and streamline internal control processes and professional services practices by assisting to develop, review and update standard templates, procedures and company secretarial practices, checklists and technical bulletins;
• Provide and conduct technical regulatory briefing and training for internal staff and external parties;
• Prepare written submissions or replies to Stock Exchange, SFC or other regulatory bodies on relevant consultations and proposals in particular on those affecting the company’s professional services; and
• Ad hoc projects as assigned by CEO and senior management.

REQUIREMENTS

•  A Hong Kong qualified solicitor with some post-qualification legal experience in a law or professional firm or in-house environment. Newly qualified with relevant experience will also be considered;
• Possess experience in corporate secretarial or legal and compliance practices in regulatory bodies is a plus and interest in corporate governance, Listing Rules, CO, SFO and AML/CFT compliance;
• Possess problem-solving ability in complicated situations involving legal and compliance issues and develop workable solutions for different scenarios;
• Strong project management skills with the ability to complete legal projects and to execute multiple projects with precision;
• Strong legal skills (drafting, research and analytical) and well-versed and deep understanding and practice in new Hong Kong Companies Ordinance, Listing Rules and Securities and Futures Ordinance;
• Strong communication, interpersonal skills and presentation skills;
• Good command of spoken English, Putonghua and Cantonese and written English and Chinese;
• High ethical standard, pleasant, detail-orientated, well-organised and strong sense of responsibility; and
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint and Chinese Words input.

Candidates with relevant experience will be considered for a position commensurate with experience.