Banking & Finance - Associate

King & Wood; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 520,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

King & Wood in Hong Kong is seeking a junior Banking & Finance Associate with strong analytical skills and an interest in structured product documentation, derivatives, and digital asset regulation.

You will work on banking documentation, regulatory matters, and cross-border advisory, coordinating with counsel and junior lawyers while developing client relationships. Fluency in English, Mandarin and Cantonese is required.

Qualifications

• Junior-level PQE; open to candidates with limited direct experience in the areas below.
• Strong analytical skills: research, interpret and apply new legislation, regulatory guidance and market developments.
• Willingness to multi-task and pick up new product areas quickly.
• Interest/exposure to financial services regulation covering derivatives, structured products, digital assets, banking and prudential compliance; regulatory projects; cross-border advisory.
• Ability to coordinate multiple parties, including counsel in offshore jurisdictions.
• Develop and manage client relationships, delegate and supervise junior lawyers and trainees.
• Prior experience in structured products, warrants or digital asset regulatory work an advantage, but not essential.
• Fluent English, Mandarin and Cantonese language skills

Responsibilities

• Work across structured product and investment product documentation and digital asset regulatory matters.
• Assist with financial securities regulation, payment remittance and general banking documentation.
• Coordinate with clients and counsel across offshore jurisdictions; manage multiple tasks with guidance as needed.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Regulatory research

Multitasking

Client relations

Cross-border coordination

Language skills

Job description

About the job Banking & Finance - Associate

Position Summary

We are looking for a junior level Associate with strong analytical skills and a keen interest in structured product documentation/ derivatives, digital asset regulation and wider financial regulatory work.

As a motivated Associate looking to broaden your experience, you will have the opportunity to build a successful career in an achievement orientated yet supportive environment. You will enjoy the challenge of working across a varied range of matters, taking on tasks with increasing autonomy and independence while seeking guidance when required. Prior experience in derivatives/ structured products is welcome but not essential.

This is a multi-faceted advisory role with a diverse workload, spanning structured product and investment product offering documentation, digital asset regulatory issues, financial securities regulation, payment remittance and general banking documentation matters. Prior direct experience in each of these areas is not essential. What matters most is strong analytical ability, excellent communication skills, and a genuine willingness to multi-task, pick up new product areas quickly and keep pace with new regulatory developments, so that you can produce commercially astute advice to support clients' needs.

Qualifications & Knowledge

You will have:

• Junior-level PQE; we are open to candidates with limited direct experience in the areas below
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to research, interpret and apply new legislation, regulatory guidance and market developments
• A willingness to multi-task and to pick up new product areas quickly, moving between structured product documentation and digital asset regulatory matters
• An interest in, and ideally some exposure to, financial services regulation, covering:
  • derivatives, structured products, digital assets, banking and prudential compliance;
  • regulatory projects;
  • cross border regulatory advisory.
• An ability to coordinate multiple parties, including counsel in offshore jurisdictions
• Ability to develop and manage client relationships, delegate and manage junior lawyers and trainees.
• Prior experience in structured products, warrants or digital asset regulatory work an advantage, but not essential
• Fluent English, Mandarin and Cantonese language skills

Note: we do not accept agency referral for this role.