Legal Manager (Funds)

Randstad Hong Kong; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Hong Kong Limited seeks a Legal Manager (NQ–5 PQE) for its premier funds practice in Hong Kong. You will advise on SFC-compliant private equity, hedge funds, and alternative investments across the APAC region.

Qualified in HK, UK, US, or other common law jurisdictions, you will draft LPAs, PPMs, and subscription agreements, while coordinating cross-border workflows and client engagements with partner mentorship.

Qualifications

• Qualified legal professional with an active licence (HK Solicitor / PCLL, England & Wales / SQE, US Bar, or equivalent).
• NQ to 5 PQE in an international law firm or asset management in-house team.
• Strong exposure to private equity fund structuring, LPA drafting, and secondary/continuation fund transactions.
• Fluent Mandarin and English required for cross-border documentation and dealings with Mainland sponsors and institutional clients.
• Excellent drafting, commercial judgement, and ability to manage multi-jurisdictional transactions.
• Mandarin fluency is essential for liaising with Mainland Chinese sponsors and counterparties.

Responsibilities

• Advise on SFC-compliant private equity, hedge funds, and alternative investments across the APAC region.
• Counsel sponsors on complex fund transactions and cross-border operations.
• Coordinate with international offices, offshore counsel, fund administrators, and placement agents.

Skills

Funds

Corporate Law

Legal Manager

Education

Bachelor Degree

Job description

about the company.

Our client is a tier-one international business law firm with an expansive global footprint across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Renowned for excellence in cross-border financial and corporate advisory, the firm counsels leading institutional asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, and private equity sponsors. In Hong Kong, the practice provides an inclusive, collaborative, and merit-based environment with access to market-defining transactions.

about the team.

The Hong Kong Investment Management & Funds practice is widely recognized for handling complex, high-value alternative investment mandates across Greater China and the wider APAC region. Led by celebrated industry practitioners, the team acts for blue-chip private equity sponsors, growth funds, and global institutional investors on landmark fund launches, secondary liquidity solutions, and co-investment structures. Associates and managers work in an agile, leanly staffed environment that offers direct partner mentorship and immediate client contact.

about the job.

• Advise regional and global fund managers on the structuring, formation, and closing of private equity, venture capital, growth capital, and credit funds.
• Draft, review, and negotiate fund documentation, including Limited Partnership Agreements (LPAs), Private Placement Memorandums (PPMs), subscription agreements, side letters, and advisory agreements.
• Counsel sponsors on complex secondary transactions, including GP-led liquidity solutions, recapitalisations, and RMB-to-USD continuation fund structures.
• Represent sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, family offices, and institutional allocators in connection with their alternative investments, separately managed accounts (SMAs), and co-investment programmes.
• Coordinate cross-border advisory workflows with international offices, offshore counsel, fund administrators, and local placement agents.
• Deliver commercially astute legal advice on Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) regulations, licensing regimes, cross-border marketing restrictions, and compliance obligations in Hong Kong.

skills & experience required.

• A recognised legal qualification with an active professional licence (Hong Kong Solicitor / PCLL, England & Wales / SQE, US Bar, or another common law jurisdiction).
• Newly Qualified (NQ) up to 5 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) gained within a recognized international law firm or a reputable asset management in-house legal team.
• Strong exposure to private equity fund structuring, LPA drafting, LP investor negotiations, or secondary/continuation fund transactions.
• Native or professional fluency in Mandarin (spoken and written) is essential to liaise seamlessly with Mainland Chinese sponsors, investors, and counterparties.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written) is required for complex cross-border documentation and global firm communications.
• Excellent drafting abilities, commercial judgement, and the agility to manage multijurisdictional transactions in a collaborative team setting.

key responsibilities

A leading international law firm is seeking a Legal Manager (NQ to 5 PQE) for its premier funds practice in Hong Kong. Qualified in Hong Kong, England & Wales, the US, or other common law jurisdictions, you will advise on SFC-compliant private equity, hedge funds, and alternative investments across the APAC region.

experience

2 years

skills

Funds, Corporate Law, Legal Manager

qualifications

• Bar eligibility (HK PCLL, SQE England & Wales, US Bar, or other recognized jurisdictions.
• Open to Hong Kong, UK, US, Australian qualified candidates

education

Bachelor Degree