Paralegal

Department: Corporate

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Hong Kong

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Undertaking work in support of a team of fee earners, meeting an agreed target chargeable hours 
• Undertaking various due diligence work and searches at the request of fee-earner
• Drafting, amending and translating legal documents at the request of fee-earners 
• Primary line of communication between fee-earners and clients
• Ensuring that all new client matters are accurately set up in the client accounting and database system
• Maintaining and amending client records and contact names where appropriate
• Ensuring files are kept up to date (including filing of documents, emails and correspondence) when active and that files are closed/archived once the matter is concluded following instruction from the relevant fee-earner
• Delegating certain administration tasks received from the fee-earners as per the specific team workflow model 
• Providing complete assistance to all fee-earners and clients regarding various legal issues
• Leading the way with innovation, technology and tools by supporting and trialling new initiatives
• Primary contact for team-specific legal and business services queries as the embedded team support
• Screen incoming telephone calls, taking and relaying accurate messages where necessary. Where appropriate, arrange and set up conference and outgoing calls for the team
• Identifying and retrieving information necessary to support legal decision-making
• Being a team player and assist others within the team / firm whenever possible
• Taking up any urgent or ad-hoc tasks as may be allocated by the fee earners as well as working through various deadlines
• Such other duties as the firm may reasonably require from time to time

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Previous legal experience or relevant legal studies completed (LLB/GDL/LPC/PCLL or equivalent)
• Prior experience in offshore sector and/or assisting with US IPOs and other corporate transactions will be highly regarded
• Ability to pay attention to details and produce works with a good degree of accuracy
• Have a great sense of responsibility and have the ability to work independently and proactively
• Proficient in Word/Outlook and a working knowledge of Excel
• Administrative and document management experience will be a plus
• Have excellent organisation, administration and communication skills to undertake work at a high-level and of a confidential nature 
• Ability to efficiently manage own time and prioritise workflow with reference to key deadlines
• Ability to adapt to the continual roll-out of innovative tools and processes 
• Supportive of and able to demonstrate agile and flexible working
• Excellent communication skills in English, Cantonese and Mandarin (written and spoken)