Legal Advisor - Property

Mass Transit Railway; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass Transit Railway seeks a Legal Advisor - Property in Hong Kong to provide comprehensive legal guidance on its property development, investment and management activities. The role involves drafting and reviewing property documents and ensuring compliance with relevant ordinances.

You will liaise with external professionals and manage DMCs, pre-sale consents and assignments, with responsibilities spanning Mainland China and other jurisdictions as required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Law or post-graduate legal qualification.
• Be a qualified lawyer in Hong Kong with a minimum of 6 years’ post‑qualification experience in property development, leasing and management.
• Experience with property-related statutes and conveyancing procedures is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on property development, investment property and property management portfolios.
• Draft and scrutinise property-related transaction documents with tenderers, developers, contractors, service providers, purchasers, tenants and licensees.
• Handle Deed of Mutual Covenants (DMCs), pre-sale consent applications and consent to assign applications; conduct legal researches.

Skills

Property law

Contract drafting

Regulatory compliance

Education

Law degree or equivalent

Hong Kong legal qualification

Job description

Job Description - Legal Advisor - Property (Ref: 26000102) (26000102)

Legal Advisor - Property (Ref: 26000102)

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on all matters relating to the Corporation’s property development, investment property and property management portfolios
• Draft and scrutinise property related transaction documents to be entered with tenderers, developers, contractors, service providers, purchasers, tenants and licensees, etc.
• Handle the drafting and approval of Deed of Mutual Covenants (DMCs), pre-sale consent applications and consent to assign applications and conduct legal researches
• Liaise with external professionals, residents and Owners’ Committees of the Corporation’s managed properties
• Handle property related legal work in the Chinese Mainland and outside Hong Kong, as required

Requirements

• Degree in Law or post-graduate legal qualification
• Be a qualified lawyer in Hong Kong with a minimum of 6 years’ post‑qualification experience in handling legal matters relating to property development, leasing and management
• Conversant with the Conveyancing and Property Ordinance, Residential Properties (First‑hand Sales) Ordinance, Building Management Ordinance, Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance, the procedures to obtain approvals of DMCs, pre‑sale consent, consent to assign, negotiation, execution, stamping and registration of agreements, leases and licenses and acceptability of title deeds and documents, etc.
• Experience in handling cooperation agreements or joint ventures of property development projects is an advantage
• Good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese (including Putonghua)
• Able to work independently and with attention to details

All information provided by applicants will be treated in strict confidence and used for recruitment purpose only. All personal data of unsuccessful applicants will be retained for 12 months for future recruitment purpose and will then be destroyed.