MTO Paralegal (Hong Kong)

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We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout.

You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.

You can expect:

• A competitive salary and a host of family friendly policies
• Life assurance, private health and dental care for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including gym discount and retail vouchers
• The opportunity to support the firm's charity through volunteering leave
• A wellbeing strategy that focuses on preventative measures to maintain overall health, and tools and support for when our people experience physical or mental difficulties. The strategy focuses on four pillars: physical, emotional, financial and social aspects.
• Most of our roles are hybrid, meaning that colleagues benefit from working in our office and remotely. We are happy to discuss this and other flexible working arrangements with you as part of the application and interview process.

• Primarily working with the Maritime, Trade and Offshore team to offer support as needed.
• Working with other sub-teams within the Hong Kong and other SH finance teams if needed.
• Performing legal and factual research tasks.
• Completing company searches and other basic due diligence tasks.
• Drafting corporate authorities, legal opinions and conditions precedent documentation as well as managing/assisting with managing condition precedent documentation and closing procedures.
• Drafting simple loan and security documents for bilateral/commoditised transactions.
• Undertaking searches and filing security interests at the Hong Kong Companies Registry – completion of forms and filing process.
• Monitoring receipt of and indexing, collating and preparing hardcopy original documents and transaction bibles as required.
• Preparing reports and basic notes of advice (including company search reports).
• Transaction Management – including corresponding with other teams working on the transaction, the client, counterparties and third parties to progress transaction.
• Working with other transactional teams on an ad-hoc basis as part of paralegal services.

• Fluent in English and Putonghua – both spoken and written.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications – Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• First degree in law from a common law jurisdiction.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in finance work would be an advantage.

This job description is indicative only and does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The firm reserves the right to alter or change the responsibilities at any time, in line with the firm's strategy and business needs.

Stephenson Harwood is an international law firm, and we're committed to creating 'positive partnerships' with our clients. We represent listed and private companies, institutions and individuals, building lasting relationships to help them succeed in a complex andever-changing world.

Our focus is on five core sectors: Energy Transition, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Private Capital and Funds, Technology, and Transportation and Trade.

With more than 1,400 people, including 210+ partners, across eight offices in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we combine deep legal capabilities and broad commercial expertise. We have also forged close ties with high quality law firms around the world, blending local knowledge with global savvy for clients in over 100 countries.

We understand the power of diversity in delivering that high calibre advice to our clients. We want to attract diverse talent and we particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics.

Our brand strengths:

• GO FAR, GO TOGETHER
• EXPERTS IN MORE THAN LAW
• CAN DO PERSONALITIES
• ALWAYS READY