Senior Legal Counsel - Mandarin Speaking

ELP Consult Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent law firm in Greater London is seeking an experienced solicitor to provide legal support on investment matters, manage transactions, and ensure compliance. The ideal candidate will be an English law qualified solicitor with over five years of experience and proficient in legal drafting and research. Strong communication skills in English and Mandarin are advantageous. This is a full-time, permanent position offering competitive remuneration.

Qualifications

• English law qualified solicitor with solid City training.
• 5 years plus post qualification experience as a corporate or funds solicitor.
• Ability to independently manage projects and transactions.

Responsibilities

• Support on investment related legal matters with the investment team.
• Assist compliance team with KYC and other regulatory tasks.
• Review and negotiate third-party service contracts.
• Maintain legal know-how and conduct legal research.

Skills

Project management

Legal drafting

Presentation skills

Verbal communication in English

Written communication in English

Legal research

Multi-tasking ability

Fluent in Mandarin Chinese

Education

Qualified English law solicitor

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• 1. Support on investment related legal matters
  • Working alongside the investment team, on potential investment opportunities, through assessing and analysing issues regarding deal structuring, legal due diligence, deal related regulatory analysis and preparing transaction documents.
  • Project managing transactions, including management of external legal advisors to ensure company's commercial views are correctly reflected in documentation e.g. SPA, JVA, AMA etc.
  • Participating in meetings (when requested) related to potential investments, providing legal advice in terms of identifying any potential legal risks and providing risk mitigating solutions to the investment team.
• 2. Support company's topside SPV management related legal matters
  • Work with/without external legal advisors regarding overall SPV management related legal matters.
  • Assist compliance team with KYC or other compliance related exercises.
• 3. Support on day-to-day operations
  • Reviewing and negotiating third-party service contracts and other documentation relating to company's daily operations.
• 4. Other
  • Maintaining legal know-how relevant to legal and regulatory issues associated with the management structure of the group and corporate governance, and keeping up-to-date on legal developments affecting all aspects of the group’s business.
  • Keeping abreast of forthcoming developments in the law and legislation potentially affecting group’s investments and / or projects.
  • Carrying out legal research and produce legal memos / reports. Conduct legal training.
  • Legal document filing.

Requirements

• English law qualified solicitor with solid City (or City equivalent) training.
• 5 years plus post qualification experience as a corporate or funds solicitor gained from a reputable law firm in the UK.
• Ability to project manage transactions.
• Good legal research skills and sound legal drafting capabilities.
• Good presentation skills.
• Ability to adapt and multi-task.
• Experience with computer software such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Mandarin Chinese.

Qualifications

• Qualified English law solicitor or barrister.

Job Types

Full-time, Permanent

Additional Requirements

Experience in the responsibilities described above Ability to work independently and reliably, potentially as the sole contact point for the listed tasks Strong English communication skills; Chinese is a plus but not required Excellent attention to detail and ability to deliver accurate work in a timely manner Capable of digesting information, taking instructions, asking relevant questions, and communicating effectively with all stakeholders An inquisitive mindset and solid problem-solving skills Key qualities include : accuracy, trustworthiness, reliability, tenacity, resilience, and thoroughness