Legal Assistant/Paralegal recruitment
JOB TITLE: Legal Assistant/Paralegal
DEPARTMENT: Legal
LOCATION: Hong Kong
Role Summary
Reporting to the Head of Legal APAC, the job holder will assist the Legal Department with all administrative and corporate secretarial functions such as maintaining and updating database; prepare minutes of board/shareholder meetings and corporate records; and prepare and coordinate reports for internal use.
Responsibilities:
- Drafting, revising and negotiating correspondence and legal documentations under supervision
- Assist with maintenance of online database
- Communicate and coordinate with external counsel and internal staffs/departments and other Newedge offices as necessary
- Coordinate meetings and manage Legal calendars
- Make travel arrangements for the Legal and Compliance Department as required
- Support members of the Legal Department and maintain reasonable knowledge of their duties and tasks
- Assist with legal research including assisting in the collection of relevant information
Requirements:
- 4 to 6 years prior experience, in a legal administrative support and/or executive role; experience with law firm or corporate legal department as a paralegal or in a similar role preferred
- Ability to read and understand regulatory and legal correspondence and documents
- Analytical strength – ability to understand priorities of the Legal Department, and ability to analyse issues and develop the appropriate response together with the ability to alert members of the Legal Department of potential problem areas
- Legal training or equivalent a plus
- Ability to read and write Chinese; Mandarin speaking preferable
- Knowledge of financial or brokerage industry a plus
- Proficiency with PC applications including Word, Excel, Lotus Notes, PowerPoint and Chinese Word processing
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with an ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
- Team player, self-motivated and proactive with a “can-do” approach
- Excellent communication skills
- High level of accuracy in work product
Company Information
Newedge is a leading force in global multi-asset brokerage with a world-leading position in the execution and clearing of listed derivative products. Newedge offers access to more than 85 markets and has a presence in 23 locations across 17 countries.
Newedge offers a full range of execution and clearing services covering options and futures contracts for financial products and commodities, as well as for money market instruments, bonds, FX, equities and commodities on OTC markets. Newedge also provides a range of value added services including prime brokerage, asset financing, electronic trading and order routing, cross margining, and the centralized reporting of client portfolios.
Supported by two top tier rated shareholders, Société Générale and Crédit Agricole CIB, Newedge is independently run and regulated.
Newedge is an equal opportunity employer. For more information about Newedge, visit www.newedge.com.