Associate, Disputes (CC&I)

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer in Hong Kong seeks a Corporate Crime and Investigations Associate to join the team as a core member alongside leading white-collar and regulatory lawyers.

You will handle multi-jurisdictional corruption, money laundering, regulatory and sanctions matters for multinational and regional corporates while developing expertise in investigations and compliance in a dynamic, global practice.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years post qualification experience within a Disputes Practice.
• An excellent academic record.
• Keen interest in investigations and compliance projects.
• Exceptional communication and time management skills.
• Self-motivation, willingness to learn and enthusiasm to challenge yourself.
• Chinese language skills will be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Work on multi-jurisdictional corruption, money laundering, regulatory, fraud and accounting investigations.
• Contribute to corporate governance and sanctions issues involving multinational and major regional corporates.
• Operate as a core member alongside one of the Asian market’s leading white-collar and regulatory lawyers.

Skills

Disputes experience

Excellent academic record

Investigations & compliance

Communication skills

Time management

Self-motivation

Willingness to learn

Enthusiasm to challenge yourself

Chinese language skills (advantage)

Job description

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.

Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years.

As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.

At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas.

We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.

All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition

The Opportunity

With one of the largest and most skilled global corporate crime and investigations practices, our world class team spans over 25 countries, bringing outstanding results for clients drawing on market leading legal skills, commercial savvy, local knowledge and insights into the relevant regulators and law enforcement bodies.

We are looking for Corporate Crime and Investigations Associates to be based in our Hong Kong office. You will work as a core member alongside one of the Asian market’s leading white collar and regulatory lawyers.

The successful candidate will be involved in work on multi-jurisdictional corruption, money laundering, regulatory, fraud and accounting investigations, as well as corporate governance and sanctions issues involving multinational and major regional corporates.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• 2-3 years’ post qualification experience within a Disputes Practice.
• An excellent academic record
• Keen interest in focusing on investigations and compliance projects
• Exceptional communication and time management skills
• Self-motivation, willingness to learn and enthusiasm to challenge yourself
• Chinese language skills will be an advantage

Team

Disputes

Working Pattern

Full time

Location

Hong Kong

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.