About the role
Provide legal support and advice in respect of corporate, commercial and insurance matters, with a particular focus on investment matters. Lead major projects assigned independently, including without limitation, investment, transaction and M&A projects / initiatives.
What the role is?
- Rendering effective legal assistance in the preparation of legal opinions, studies, reports and correspondence, as required from time to time by various departments
- Providing legal advisory services to, and, if necessary, through liaising, instructing, managing and monitoring external counsels, to provide practical and cost-effective legal advice to Investment Team on projects and initiatives, including but not limited to, (i) investment into private equity funds; (ii) investment into hedge funds; (iii) investment into debt instruments; (iv) real estate investments; (iv) electing most favoured nation provisions to take the benefit of preferential terms offered by private equity funds mangers; (v) providing legal support on post private equity funds investment activities; (vi) negotiating over-the-counter derivative contracts and compliance with their associated rules imposed by overseas and Hong Kong regulators; and (vii) rebate agreements for investments into exchange traded funds
- Ensuring the provision of appropriate legal advice on a diverse range of substantive and procedural questions of law arising in the Company’s operations, firmly securing the interest of the Company, as required by the operational departments
- Performing legal review and conducting negotiations of contractual materials (such as tenancy agreements, consultancy agreements, sponsorship agreements, non-disclosure agreements, advisory agreements, employment agreements, HR-related policies and documentations, distribution agreements, agency contracts) to ensure their legal compliance and to protect the interests of the Company and its stakeholders
- Providing legal support for the development of new or existing insurance products, ILAS products and group policies
- Advising on responses to customer complaints and litigations initiated by customers and company’s business partners
- Assisting in development of agency workforce by reviewing agreements for recruitment of agents
- Assisting in other ad-hoc projects as assigned by supervisor from time to time
What are we looking for?
- A qualified Hong Kong lawyer
- 15 years post qualification experience with experience in handling investment related transactions
- Familiar with compliance works and relevant laws and regulations
- Good drafting, analytical and communication skills
- Excellent command of spoken and written English and Chinese (Mandarin would be an advantage)
- Good project management, time management and stress management skills
- Independent, able to work under pressure, resilient with good interpersonal skills and a good team player
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