Litigation Paralegal
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island
- Salary
- £30000 - £45000 per annum
- Closing date
- 12 Apr 2019
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- Vacancy Type
- Barristers, Private Practice
- Experience Level
- Junior Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Litigation/Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Commercial Litigation
- PQE
- Trainee, Newly Qualified
Job Details
My international law firm client handle all aspects, as well as the before and after - from pre-arbitration litigation to post-award proceedings to appeals before the highest courts around the world.
They are looking for a full-time paralegal to join theirLitigation department. The role is based in Hong Kong and the successful candidate's primary role will work under the direct supervision of partners to support the team.
Key responsibilities
- Providing paralegal support to fee-earners in handling a wide range of cases.
- Undertaking legal research.
- Reviewing and drafting legal documents such as correspondence and agreements.
- Preparing bundles and attending court hearings.
- Translating documents in English and Chinese.
Essential skills and experience:
- Previous legal exposure during education, or as a paralegal.
- Tertiary education in law/ legal studies (LLB/JD)
- Experience in litigation or dispute resolution work ideal but not required.
- Strong command of English and Mandarin (written and spoken) required.
- Self-motivated and well organised
- Demonstrate prioritisation skills and have the ability to multi-task.
- Positive mentality with a "can do" attitude.
Company
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers
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