Legal Manager

FundPark; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

FundPark in Hong Kong is seeking a Junior Legal Counsel to join its Legal Team. This hands-on role offers exposure to commercial contracts, funder and investor support, and corporate administration within a cross-border FinTech business.

You will handle day-to-day contracting under the Legal Team Leader, contribute across multiple legal areas, and collaborate with external counsel. This is an excellent opportunity for a junior lawyer to build breadth of in‑house experience and grow into a more

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with HK solicitor or equivalent
• 0–3 years PQE, in-house or law firm exposure to cross-border/FinTech
• Experience with cross-border financial services or trade finance is a plus

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate day-to-day commercial contracts under guidance
• Maintain contract templates, playbooks, and workflows
• Provide first-line legal support to internal stakeholders on routine queries
• Support funding rounds, investor deliverables, and coordination with external counsel

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Communication

Detail-oriented

English

Cantonese

Mandarin

Education

Hong Kong solicitor (or equivalent)

Job description

FundPark is a cross-border FinTech company providing working capital and supply chain finance solutions and other AI products to e-commerce merchants and SMEs across multiple markets. The Legal Team supports the group's funding operations, investor relations, contract management, and corporate structure across a growing group of entities, working closely with retained external counsel on more technical and specialist matters.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Junior Legal Counsel to join FundPark's legal function, reporting to the Legal Team Leader. This is a hands-on individual contributor role, well suited to a junior in-house lawyer looking to build broad experience across commercial contracts, funder and investor support, and corporate administration within a cross-border FinTech business.

You will take on a significant share of the team's day-to-day contract and administrative legal work, freeing the Legal Team Leader to focus on higher-level funder, investor, and external counsel management. This is a strong opportunity to develop quickly across multiple areas of in-house practice while working within a small, collaborative team.

Key Responsibilities

Contracts & Commercial Legal Support

• Draft, review, and negotiate day-to-day commercial contracts, including vendor/supplier contracts, NDAs, and standard service agreements, under the guidance of the Legal Team Leader
• Maintain and help improve contract templates, playbooks, and approval workflows
• Provide first-line legal support to internal stakeholders on routine commercial and contractual queries

Funder & Investor Support

• Support the Legal Team Leader in tracking funder and investor deliverables, including reporting requirements, conditions precedent, and documentation timelines
• Help prepare, organize, and check documentation for funding rounds, facility negotiations, amendments, and waivers
• Assist in coordinating information flow between the business, funders/investors, and external counsel

Corporate Support

• Support corporate housekeeping across the group's entities, including board resolutions, statutory filings, and registers
• Help maintain accurate records of the group's corporate structure
• Assist with administrative aspects of entity setup, restructuring, or cross-border arrangements, working alongside external counsel where technical input is needed

External Counsel Support

• Help prepare briefing materials and instructions for retained external counsel
• Track deliverables, timelines, and follow-up actions arising from external counsel advice
• Support the Legal Team Leader in reviewing external counsel's work product for completeness and internal

Candidate Profile

Experience & Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer Hong Kong solicitor or equivalent common law qualification
• Approximately 0–3 years PQE, ideally with some in-house exposure or law firm experience advising cross-border or FinTech-related clients
• Some exposure to cross-border companies, financial services, or trade finance is an advantage but not essential
• No prior people management experience required - this is an individual contributor role

Skills & Attributes

• Solid contract drafting and review skills, with a willingness to learn commercial negotiation
• Organized and detail-oriented, comfortable tracking multiple workstreams and deadlines
• Proactive and resourceful, comfortable operating in a smaller organization with less structured support than a larger firm or corporate legal department
• Good communication skills, able to work effectively with both internal stakeholders and external counsel
• Excellent written and spoken English; Cantonese and/or Mandarin required given the regional scope of FundPark's business
• Eager to develop broad in-house experience and grow into a more senior legal role over time

What FundPark Offers

• Broad, hands-on exposure to contracts, funder/investor work, and corporate matters early in your in-house career
• Direct mentorship from the Legal Team Leader and exposure to retained external counsel across jurisdictions
• A collaborative, fast-paced environment with genuine scope for growth and increasing responsibility
• Competitive compensation package, commensurate with experience