Assistant General Counsel, Asia Pacific

Point72 • Full Time • Hong Kong, China • 17h ago

A Career with Point72's Legal Team

Assistant General Counsel, APAC

Our Legal team’s mission is to deliver exceptional legal services in a manner that promotes the firm’s performance with the utmost integrity. Our Legal department supports all Point72 groups globally with practical advice on a variety of complex legal and regulatory matters in an ever-changing, dynamic environment.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Support the Head of Legal, APAC, in all matters pertaining to the APAC region
Advise on matters of general corporate law, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts as well as managing corporate governance matters, including local filings and board meetings
Assist the HR team and wider employment Legal team on local employment and immigration matters, including reviewing and updating employment contracts for the APAC offices
Assist and keep up to date on ongoing regulatory matters which affect Point72’s APAC offices (including licensing matters) and advise on the application of all relevant existing and new laws and regulations applicable to SFC, MAS and FSA regulated entities
Review placement letters, confidentiality agreements and investor representation letters for the firm’s ECM desk and other business lines
Provide ad-hoc advice on other legal matters (including matters relating to data protection laws) with respect to Point72’s APAC offices, including liaising with and arranging for external legal advice as appropriate
Escalate any local issues promptly, provide regular reporting and updates of new laws, regulations, and guidelines in the APAC region and assist on projects responding to the implementation of such new laws, regulations and guidelines
You will also interact regularly with external counterparts (particularly Point72’s external counsel and company secretaries for our APAC offices) on a variety of corporate, commercial, real estate, employment, and regulatory matters. You will work closely with colleagues in the firm’s internal legal and compliance teams, as well as other business functions across APAC and elsewhere in Point72’s network of offices, to ensure that the APAC offices’ employment, tax, corporate and regulatory advisory needs are appropriately met.

WHAT'S REQUIRED

Proven academic and work achievement
Qualified lawyer (preferably in a common law jurisdiction) with minimum of 2 years of post-qualification experience
Experience at an international law firm and/or multi-strategy investment manager, ideally with an understanding of the funds industry and the Hong Kong legal and regulatory regime as it applies to fund managers (including the Securities and Futures Ordinance, Employment Ordinance and Companies Ordinance)
Experience reviewing and negotiating contracts, with strong attention to detail and the tenacity to produce meticulous work product
Demonstrable experience of quantitative, macro and equity long/short trading strategies, and any regulatory issues pertaining to them, will be helpful in this role
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to succinctly summarize complex issues for internal clients
Strong interpersonal skills, being relationship-oriented and able to work as part of a team with both local and international stakeholders and the global legal function
Self-motivated and highly organized, with the ability to juggle and prioritize many tasks under pressure and see each through to completion
Adaptable and willing to accept varied assignments, and adept at seeking appropriate resources to resolve open items or obtain additional information as required
Fluency in Mandarin and Cantonese preferred; demonstrable project management skills an advantage
Commitment to the highest ethical standards

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:

Health care benefits
Generous parental and family leave policies
Mental and physical wellness programs
Volunteer opportunities
Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBT+ community
Tuition assistance

ABOUT POINT72

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry's brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people's long-term growth. For more information, visit https://point72.com/.

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