Legal Assistant, Corporate

Professional Services • Full Time • Hong Kong, Hong Kong, HK • 4d ago

About Herbert Smith Freehills

As one of the world’s leading law firms, we advise many of the largest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. With over 5,000 people, including 3,100 lawyers and over 2,000 business services professionals, operating from our global network of offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is at the heart of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice.

We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. Our environment is one in which high performance is expected, in return, we will provide you with rewards and opportunities tailored to your personal and professional goals.

The Opportunity

The Opportunity:

On high-profile and cross-border initial public offerings and listings, our Corporate practice provide our clients with multijurisdictional advice and proven technical expertise to ensure compliance with evolving regulatory practices. We are at the forefront of regulation and practice and in constant dialogue with regulatory bodies.

We are looking for legal assistants to join our Greater China Corporate team. You will be supporting the Corporate partners and associates on the implementation of transaction, tasks will include transaction, process and document management; business development support; and document drafting.

Skills, experience and qualifications:

To be successful in this role, you will be/have:

An excellent academic record, strong communication skills and a high level of attention to detail are also required to be effective in this role;
Previous internship/work experience in verification, due diligence interviews in IPOs/ an interest in initial public offerings and listings and public company M&A;
An ability to deliver excellent client service that includes excellent administrative skills, ability to communicate well in oral and written form, driven to deliver work promptly, sets themselves challenging goals and resilient in achieving them;
Fluency in English and Mandarin required (spoken and written);
Flexible approach to working hours.

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.

The firm's representative offices in China remain registered as Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Beijing Representative Office (UK) and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Shanghai Representative Office (UK) with the PRC Ministry of Justice. We are in the process of updating our name in China which is pending regulatory approval.

Team

Corporate

Working Pattern

Full time

Location

Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai

Contract type

Rolling Fixed Term Contract

Diversity & Inclusion

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