Legal Counsel

Janestreet; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Janestreet is looking for a Legal Counsel in Hong Kong to join its Legal and Compliance team focusing on business development in China. The successful candidate will advise on and negotiate trading-related contracts, including derivatives and purchase agreements while collaborating with external counsel.

Requirements include 3-8 years of PQE, strong negotiation skills, and fluency in both Mandarin and English. The role offers the opportunity to work on complex legal issues across global offices.

Qualifications

• 3-8 years of PQE in corporate finance or law.
• Experience in drafting and negotiating contracts.
• Fluent in Mandarin and English, both spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice for trading-related contracts.
• Negotiate with counterparties in China.
• Respond to inquiries about contracts.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Mandarin fluency

Attention to detail

Fast-paced organization

Education

3-8 years of PQE

Law degree

Job description

About the Position

We are looking for an energetic and driven Legal Counsel to join our Legal and Compliance team in Hong Kong, focusing on our China business development. In this role, you’ll provide clear and practical advice to teams across the firm and help draft, review and negotiate trading-related contracts for our Asia business, with a particular focus on China.

The types of agreements that you will help draft and negotiate include derivatives documents, commodities purchase agreements, broker agreements, terms of business, NDAs and financing agreements. We will also rely on you to:

• Respond to inquiries regarding existing and new contracts
• Provide direct legal support to the desk on new business initiatives
• Liaise with external counsel and other external advisers
• Negotiate with counterparties in China and other jurisdictions

While your daily work will focus on Hong Kong and China, you may also advise colleagues more broadly across our office locations worldwide.

About You

• Have 3-8 years of PQE on a corporate and/or finance team (e.g., derivatives, credit, M&A) within leading law firms or financial institutions
• Experienced with drafting and negotiating contracts
• Able to stay organised with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, and able to handle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent writer and speaker; strong negotiator
• Self-motivated and flexible team player
• Positive, responsible and professional in attitude and presence
• Collaborative and able to clearly articulate your approach, analysis and conclusions
• Comfortable working on problems that rarely have clean, definitive answers
• Native in Mandarin and fluent in English, both in speaking and writing