Legal Counsel, Legal

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Draft/review legal documentation for Equities and Enterprise Legal matters;
• Provide legal advice on Institutional Equities and Enterprise Legal matters;
• Prepare or update policies and procedures for the Firm;
• Work with the Group Legal/Compliance on the regulatory matters and other ad hoc projects as needed;
• Liaise with other internal departments and affiliates regarding the above matters and any other matters as required;
• Liaise with external counsel and other service providers, as needed; and
• Provide legal training to the Firm

Requirements

• Degree holder in legal degree (Bachelor’s degree or above)
• Qualified in a common law jurisdiction
• Approximately 9 years of legal experience
• Legal experience with leading financial institutions or prominent law firms is required
• In-depth understanding of equities, brokerage or other financial business;
• Proactive, solution driven and result oriented, willing to learn and to make judgement call, strong analytical, problem-solving and multi-tasking skills
• Aptitude to review other types of legal documents when required
• Good team player who can work independently and also as part of a large legal team
• Excellent command of spoken and written English; other Asian language skills can be a big plus but not mandatory.

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