Legal Job Openings...

Interested Strategic Partners/Partner, please forward and updated CV in a Word format tojackiemak@topexecutive.com or shyle@topexecutive.com.

Interested Associates/Partners, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.



General Corporate (Beijing)
Our client, a Magic Circle firm, is looking for a General Corporate practitioner for its Beijing practice. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their career with the possibility of being considered for Partnership in the future.

The ideal candidate should have:

• 4+ years PQE general corporate lawyer,
• Experience of Hong Kong IPO's
English language skills as well as the ability to read and write in Mandarin.

• 1-9 years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Corporate/ Corporate Finance lawyer,
• Fluent written and spoken English, Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese language skills.

• 4-6 years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Corporate lawyer,
• Quality ECM (Equity Capital Markets) background
• Fluent written and spoken Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese language skills.

• 3-5 years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Corporate lawyer,
• Experience in equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions,
• Extremely bright and analytical with top academic background,
• Preferably trained with city firms,
• Excellent written & spoken English.

• 0-1 years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Corporate Finance lawyer,
• Fluent written and spoken English, Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese language skills
• Native Mandarin preferable.

• 2-4 years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Corporate Finance lawyer,
• Fluent written and spoken Cantonese,
• Experience in a top international firm,
• Graduate from a reputable university.

• 3-4 years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Corporate Finance lawyer,
• Fluent written and spoken English, Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese language skills,
• Experience in Employment a definite advantage.

• 3-5 years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Corporate Finance lawyer,
• Solid experience in HK/PRC,
• Must have experience in top notch firm (international or well respected local corporate firm),
• Stable working history.

• 1-2 years PQE as a qualified Corporate Finance lawyer,
• US qualified,
• Experience in Securities and Corporate Finance,
• Mandarin speaking skills.

• 0-3 years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Corporate Finance lawyer,
• Mandarin speaking skills.

• 3-10 years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Corporate Finance lawyer,
• Mandarin speaking skills.

• 3-4 years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Corporate Finance lawyer,
• Hong Kong Corporate Finance experience,
• Fluent written and spoken English and Mandarin Chinese language skills,
• Experience in IPOs.

• 4+ years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Corporate Finance lawyer,
• Hong Kong Corporate Finance experience,
• Fluent written and spoken English and Chinese (preferably both Mandarin and Cantonese),
• Excellent academics,
• Experience in HK Corporate Finance, Securities and M&A gained from a top tier city or international law firm or highly reputable local corporate finance law firm.

• 0-3 years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Corporate Finance lawyer,
• Excellent written and spoken English & Chinese (both Mandarin and Cantonese),
• Excellent academics
• Experience in HK Corporate Finance, Securities & M&A gained from a top tier city or international law firm or major local corporate law firm,
• Conscientious and able to work as part of a team,
• HK admitted, other admissions desirable.

• 6 years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Finance lawyer,
• Experience in advising on debt capital markets transactions.

• 1-3 years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Project Finance lawyer,
• English, preferably Chinese language capability as well,
• Good academics,
• Thorough knowledge of project finance transactions with a top US or UK project finance firm,
• US or English admission.

• 3-5+ years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Project/FDI lawyer,
• Ability to work on Projects/Foreign Direct Investment,
• Multi-utility background and superb PRC foreign direct investment experience,
• Ability to supervise others and operate on their own initiative.
• Excellent written and spoken English & Chinese (both Mandarin and Cantonese),
• Ability to draft in English and Chinese,
• A robust, go-ahead personality.

• 3-5 years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Project/FDI lawyer,
• Multi-utility background and superb PRC foreign direct investment experience,
• Ability to supervise others and operate on their own initiative,
• Thorough knowledge of project finance transactions with a top US or UK project finance firm,
• Excellent written and spoken English & Chinese (both Mandarin and Cantonese),
• Ability to draft in English and Chinese,
• A robust, go-ahead personality.

• 3-5 years PQE as a qualified Corporate - Telecoms lawyer,
• Experience in telecoms, outsourcing and IT,
• Exposure to the PRC market would be essential,
• Excellent written & spoken English and Putonghua.

• 3 years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Banking lawyer,
• Experience of syndicated loans, project finance and acquisition finance,
• Ability to speak and draft fluently in English and Mandarin,

Direct experience of advising on debt capital markets transactions. If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


Junior and Senior Capital Markets
Our client, a major international firm, is looking for Junior and Senior Capital Markets practitioners for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidates should have:

• 1-3 years, 4-6 years PQE as a qualified Capital Markets lawyer,
• English, preferably Chinese language capability as well,
• Good academics,
• Rigorous capital markets experience with a major international US or English firm,
• New York or English admission.

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


Fin-Debt Capital Markets
Our client, a major international firm, is looking for a Fin-Debt Capital Markets practitioner for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• 6 years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Project Finance lawyer,
• English, preferably Chinese language capability as well,
• Good academics,
• Experience in giving advice on debt capital markets.

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


Banking, Corporate, ICM
Our client, a Magic Circle firm, is looking for a Banking, Corporate & ICM practitioner for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• 3-4 years PQE as a qualified Banking, Corporate & ICM lawyer,
• Foreign Direct Investment and Corporate experience,
• Western legal education and exposure as a plus,
• Excellent written & spoken English and Putonghua,
• PRC / AUS / UK / US qualification.

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


International Capital Markets (Singapore)
Our client, a Magic Circle firm, is looking for an International Capital Markets practitioner for its Singapore practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• 3-5 years PQE as a qualified International Capital Markets lawyer,
• Experience in International Capital Markets/ Derivatives/Bonds,
• Excellent English, Cantonese &/or Mandarin.
• Experience in transactional & advisory derivatives incl. OTC derivatives, primary market derivatives & structured credit transactions,
• HK/UK/Aus/ Singapore qualified.

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


Securities
Our client, a major international firm, is looking for a Securities practitioner for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• 2-6 years PQE as a qualified Securities lawyer,
• Solid securities and corporate finance experience from a major firm,
• Spoken and written English and Cantonese - Mandarin a bonus.

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


Securities
Our client, a major international firm, is looking for a Securities practitioner for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• years PQE as a qualified Securities lawyer,
• Preferably with securities and corporate finance experience gained with a major firm,
• Spoken and written fluency in English and Chinese - knowledge of Mandarin will be an advantage.

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


Senior Securities
Our client, a major international firm, is looking for a Senior Securities practitioner for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• 6+ years PQE as a Hong Kong qualified Securities lawyer,
• Preferably with Hong Kong securities experience,
• Spoken and written fluency in English and Chinese - Mandarin and Cantonese.

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


U.S. Securities
Our client, a major international firm, is looking for a U.S. Securities practitioner for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• 2-5 years PQE as a qualified U.S. Securities lawyer,
• Knowledge of U.S. Securities Laws,
• Good experience in an international firm,
• Mandarin speaking,
• JD

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


U.S. Securities
Our client, a Magic Circle firm, is looking for a US Securities practitioner for its Hong Kong practice. The individual will work closely with our of Counsel (USA) supported by our U.S. Securities partner based in our London office who will be in HK from time to time.
The ideal candidate should have:

• 3-4 years PQE qualified U.S. Securities lawyer,
• Experience on large, high profile PRC IPOs as well as high yield debt deals,
• U.S. qualified with a JD or LLM degree from a reputable law school in the U.S.,
• At least a couple of years of U.S. securities law experience at top wall street law firms,
• Fluency in written and spoken Mandarin skills is a must,

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


China Practice
Our client, a major international firm, is looking for a China Practice practitioner for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• 5 years PQE U.S./ UK qualified China Practice lawyer,
• JD - a must,
• Experience with International firm,
• U.S. Qualified preferred but would consider UK qualified.

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


China Practice Litigation
Our client, a Magic Circle firm, is looking for a China Practice Litigation practitioner for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• 7 years PQE as a Common law jurisdiction qualified lawyer,
• International law firm experience,
• Very good experience dealing with PRC construction matters,
• Mandarin speaking/Chinese written (simplified and traditional).

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


China Practice Litigation
Our client, a major international firm, is looking for a China Practice Litigation practitioner for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• 4-5+ years PQE as a qualified PRC Litigation lawyer,
• Someone who can work without supervision,
• Mandarin speaking/Chinese written (simplified and traditional).

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


Corporate China Practice
Our client, a Magic Circle firm, is looking for a Corporate China Practice practitioner for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• 3-5 years PQE as a qualified PRC Corporate lawyer,
• Corporate experience in PRC related work,
• Excellent track record and substantial Western Training exposure,
• Excellent English, Cantonese &/or Mandarin,
• Aus/ UK/US qualified.

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


Senior Corporate Commercial
Our client, a Magic Circle firm, is looking for a Senior Corporate Commercial practitioner for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• 7 years PQE as a qualified Corporate Commercial lawyer,
• Experience in M&A,
• Mandarin speaking.

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


Hong Kong Corporate
Our client, a Magic Circle firm, is looking for a Hong Kong Corporate practitioner for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• Experience in the following: equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions,
• Candidate should be extremely bright and analytical with top academic background,
• Preferably trained with city / top international firms,
• Excellent spoken and written English and Mandarin is a must.
• PQE - 3 to 5 years
• Qualified in AUS / UK / HK

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


Commercial/Technology
Our client, a major international firm, is looking for a Commercial/Technology practitioner for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• 3 -4 years PQE as a qualified tech/media/telecom lawyer,
• Chinese spoken and written,
• Direct relevant experience gained overseas (Australia, Singapore or the UK).

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


Commercial/M&A
Our client, a major international firm, is looking for a Commercial/ M&A practitioner for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• 3-5 years PQE as a qualified Commercial/ M&A lawyer,
• Experience in private and public M&A,
• Experience gained overseas a plus,
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Korean.

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


PRC Practitioners (Multiple Openings)
Our client, a major international firm, is looking for several PRC practitioners for its PRC practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• 3-5 years PQE as a qualified China Practice lawyer,
• Solid and practical experience of advising on China law, gained with major international firms,
• Fluency in spoken and written Chinese (Mandarin),
• Willingness to relocate to the PRC.

Associate - China Practice Group - Focus on Tax:

• 3-5 years PQE as a qualified China Practice lawyer,
• Solid and practical experience of China tax law, gained with major international firms,
• Fluency in spoken and written Chinese (Mandarin),
• Willingness to relocate to the PRC.

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


Korean Practitioner
Our client, a major international firm, is looking for a Korean practitioner for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• Of Partner/ Senior Associate level,
• Excellent spoken and written English and Korean,
• Korean transactional experience from a top tier firm,
• US (preferably NY) or English admission.

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


Conveyancing
Our client, a local firm, is looking for a Conveyancing practitioner for its practice in the New Territories.
The ideal candidate should have:

• A newly qualified Conveyancing lawyer,
• Administrative experience,
• A Cantonese and English Speaker.

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


IP Practitioner
Our client, a major international firm, is looking for an IP practitioner for its Hong Kong practice.
The ideal candidate should have:

• Min. 2 years PQE as a qualified IP lawyer,
• Experience of handling patent filing, prosecution, and general advisory on patents,
• Ideally US JD,
• Mandarin language skills.

Will also consider: Less than 3 years' relevant experience as outlined above, if from leading universities.

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.


Senior IP Practitioner
Our client, a major international firm, is looking for a Senior IP practitioner for its Hong Kong practice. This is a senior post for a senior lawyer or a Partner post.
The ideal candidate should have:

• 4-6 years PQE as a qualified China Practice lawyer,
• IP and Patent experience,
• Clientele.

If interested in this position, please forward an updated CV in a Word document to bj@topexecutive.com or grayson@topexecutive.com.