Legal Counsel

RELX (Greater China) Limited Company; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis is seeking a Legal Counsel to support the Hong Kong and Taiwan businesses, reporting directly to the Head of Legal - Asia. You will provide timely, practical legal advice and services with autonomy, protecting the interests of the business in a fast-moving environment.

You will collaborate with APAC, US and Europe teams on contractual, technology, IP, content and procurement matters, while developing AI fluency and delivering risk-based guidance to stakeholders across the region.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer in Hong Kong or recognised common law jurisdiction.
• 6+ years post-qualification experience (PQE).
• Experience in a law firm or in-house legal department.
• Experience in commercial, corporate, litigation or IT/IP law.
• Strong drafting & negotiating skills.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Team player with willingness to develop new skills.
• Interest in AI fluency and leveraging technology to enhance legal service delivery.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Collaborates to meet customer needs and challenges the status quo.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice which is timely, accurate, concise, useful and protects the interests of the business.
• Understand policies, compliance obligations and risk appetite, applying that knowledge in advising.
• Monitor and advise on relevant legal, regulatory and policy developments, identify risks, and recommend practical solutions.
• Participate in Legal Department planning and help achieve strategic objectives including compliance goals.
• Deliver training to business and conduct legal clinics.
• Foster sound decision-making and promote compliance, integrity, and commercial best practice with stakeholders.

Skills

Legal drafting

Contract negotiation

Autonomy

Stakeholder management

Education

Qualified lawyer in Hong Kong or common law jurisdiction

Job description

About our Team At LexisNexis, we’re more than a legal and professional services company — we’re a team of thinkers, doers, and problem solvers. With 11,800 colleagues in over 150 countries, we’re using cutting-edge technology, including AI, to power real change in the legal and compliance industries.

About the role Reporting directly to the Head of Legal - Asia, the Legal Counsel supports the Hong Kong and Taiwan businesses on legal matters with the objective of protecting the interests of the business. The role works closely with business clients to provide high-quality, practical, commercially focused and independent legal advice and services in accordance with company policies and applicable ethical and professional standards. The Legal Counsel is expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, managing legal matters and stakeholder relationships while exercising sound judgment in proactively escalating significant matters and keeping the Head of Legal – Asia appropriately informed of material legal issues, considerations and developments affecting the business. The role will also collaborate with and assist other legal personnel across APAC, the US and Europe, as well as across other group entities.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice which is timely, accurate, concise, useful and protects the interests of the business
• Understand the business’ policies, compliance obligations and risk appetite, and apply that knowledge in providing advice
• Monitor and advise on relevant legal, regulatory and policy developments, proactively identify legal and regulatory risks, and recommend practical, risk-based solutions
• Legal Department Contribution - Participate in Legal Department planning sessions and work diligently, as part of the team, to achieve the Legal Department's strategic objectives including compliance goals.
• Education & Training - Deliver training to business and conduct legal clinics
• Leadership & Stakeholder Management - Individual contributor role with leadership through influence. Provides trusted legal guidance to business stakeholders, fostering sound decision-making and promoting compliance, integrity, and commercial best practice.
• Managing business expectations and multiple high priorities with short lead times.
• Working with other business units and departments who have different priorities and needs.
• Working with outsourced partners to resolve issues.
• Balancing legal risk management with commercial objectives in a fast-moving business environment.
• Advising on a broad range of matters, including contractual, technology, intellectual property, content, regulatory and dispute-related issues.
• Advising on complex government and public sector tenders and procurement processes, often within short timeframes and with significant legal, commercial, and compliance considerations.
• Escalating material legal, regulatory financial or reputational risks to the Head of Legal – Asia where appropriate.

Experience & Requirements

• Qualified lawyer in Hong Kong or another recognised common law jurisdiction; Mainland China-qualified candidates with significant Hong Kong experience will also be considered
• 6 years + PQE
• Previous experience in a law firm or an in-house legal department
• Experience in commercial, corporate, litigation or IT/IP law
• Sound legal and commercial acumen
• Strong drafting & negotiating skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Team player/ willingness to develop new skills
• Interest in and openness to developing AI fluency and leveraging technology to enhance legal service delivery
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Collaborates and partners to meet customer needs.
• Challenges the status quo.
• Drives to deliver.
• Communicates openly, honestly and transparently.
• Shares knowledge and expertise.

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. We help lawyers win cases, manage their work more efficiently, serve their clients better and grow their practices. We assist corporations in better understanding their markets and preventing bribery and corruption within their supply chains. We partner with leading global associations and customers to help collect evidence against war criminals and provide tools to combat human trafficking. We endeavour to advance the rule of law across the world.My teams are combining unparalleled legal and business information with analytics and technology to advance what’s possible for the way our customers work and to advance what’s possible in the world by strengthening the rule of law.