Legal Counsel (Family Office)
Salary Negotiable
Location Hong Kong
FULL_TIMEConsultant Johnny Hui
JobRef 1242940/001
Date posted 28 April 2023
hong-kong legal/private-client-tax 2023-04-28 2023-06-27 legal Hong Kong HK Robert Walters https://www.robertwalters.com.hk https://www.robertwalters.com.hk/content/dam/robert-walters/global/images/logos/web-logos/square-logo.png trueHappy Friday! I am representing a family office with a global business footprint in looking for an in-house counsel. This counsel will work closely with C-suite and family members on their trust and investments.
Job Description:
Reporting to Chief Executive Officer, this role (with the support of an assistant) will be in charge of all legal matters including:
- Provide legal support and professional advice on a wide spectrum of business issues to our family office, trustee office, senior management and subsidiaries;
- Enhance in-house policies and practices to ensure a strong corporate governance structure;
- Keep abreast of regulatory updates, analyze and provide legal advice with regard to the updates, safeguard compliance with relevant regulatory requirements;
- Coordinate with external legal advisers, business associates and third-party professionals on various matters;
- In charge of company secretarial matters for the Company and other group entities;
- Advise on any ad-hoc legal and compliance assignments as requested by senior management.
Requirements:
- Qualified Solicitor with 5-10 years post qualifications experience;
- Strong legal and analytical mind with good business sense;
- Working experience in trust administration and/ family office a plus;
- Proficient in trust law, corporate law and/ tax law in Hong Kong and in other jurisdictions a plus;
- Strong initiative, mature, independent, attentive to details with a problem solving mindset
- A team player who can communicate well at all levels with good interpersonal skills;
- Excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese;
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