- Location
- Hong Kong
- Type
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Entry
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- CareersPage
Description
WHO
An international law firm with a market-leading private wealth practice is seeking an associate for its Asia-Pacific non-contentious private wealth team, based in Hong Kong and working hand in hand with colleagues across the region, including Singapore. The practice serves high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients on their most significant personal and family matters.
WHAT
You will manage international tax, cross-border estate and succession planning and trust establishment and restructuring matters, delivering in-region tax advice covering residence, remittance regimes, trust taxation, reorganisations and tax disclosures. You will advise on and implement family offices, private trust companies and governance frameworks, establish philanthropic vehicles and handle related regulatory and compliance issues. Acting as day-to-day client lead, you will set matter strategy with partners, coordinate multi-jurisdictional advice, liaise with trustees, private banks and family offices, and draft everything from tax memoranda and trust deeds to wills, letters of wishes and probate applications. You will also supervise and mentor junior lawyers, trainees and paralegals.
YOU
You will bring high-quality non-contentious private wealth experience with a strong trusts focus and an international, Asia-facing practice, plus robust technical knowledge of international client tax and trust law and an awareness of Hong Kong and China private wealth considerations. You will be client-centric, commercially pragmatic and discreet, with exceptional drafting and analytical skills, proven ability to lead complex multi-jurisdictional matters, and enthusiasm for contributing to the team's profile-raising over time. Excellent written and spoken English is essential; Cantonese or Mandarin is an advantage.