Legal Counsel, Derivatives (Chinese Financial institution)
Responsibilities
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Support head of legal on all legal matters relating to the business unit of FICC/Asset Management
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Assist in the preparation of documents to launch a hedge fund or a private equity fund which invests in the global markets
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Responsible for the execution of investments and coordinating with external counsel, banks and various other parties to ensure legal agreement are in proper order
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Manage the implementation and enforcement of internal company policies and external laws and regulations (ie SFC /HKEX requirements)
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Perform ad hoc duties as and when necessary delegated by the Head of legal
Requirements
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University degree holder in LLB/LLM with a recognized university in common law jurisdictions
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Qualified lawyer with 5 years post qualified experiences in private practice or in-house financial institutions in any common law jurisdictions (i.e. Hong Kong or Singapore or Australia) or experienced paralegal with substantial hands-on experience gained in major international law firms focusing in derivatives/securities laws/fund management/set up
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Thorough understanding in all types of Master Agreement (i.e. ISDA, CSA, GMRA, Prime brokerage Agreement etc.)
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Solid experience in handling structured note program and offshore SPC for structuring derivatives and structured products
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Familiar with relevant securities laws in relation to sale and distribution of derivatives /structured products in Hong Kong, and other jurisdictions in Asia;
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Excellent command of spoken and written English and Chinese (both Cantonese and Mandarin)
Interested candidates, please kindly send your detailed resume including:
1) Current and expected salary
2) Availability
3) Reason for leaving current and past employments
directly to: justin.wan@jac-recruitment.com and jac.hk@jac-recruitment.com
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