Paralegal

Maples Group - Legal Services; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 220,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Vacation packages

Education & development

Pension plan

Life insurance

Travel insurance

Mental wellness program

Sports & social events

Job summary

The Maples Group, a leading financial and legal services firm, seeks a Hong Kong-based Paralegal to support the Corporate Team. You will handle formation, maintenance, strike-off and filing procedures for companies and partnerships, draft documents, and liaise with overseas offices to ensure timely delivery of instructions.

Minimum 2–3 years of corporate paralegal experience, strong English and Chinese skills, and an ability to manage high volumes under pressure are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years of relevant corporate paralegal experience.
• Ability to work under pressure, managing high volume of instructions while meeting deadlines.
• Flexible, proactive and willing to learn, good team player and self-motivated with a strong sense of responsibility.
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Responding to client enquiries regarding formation, maintenance, strike-off/liquidation of companies and partnerships and related corporate transactions.
• Explain costs involved in the above enquiries to clients.
• Prepare formation documents for companies and partnerships and handle post-formation filings.
• Draft agreements, resolutions, minutes and documents using firm precedents; prepare notarisation, legalization and apostille documents; liaise with overseas offices and clients to ensure timely completion.
• Prepare documents for submission to Cayman Registrar, Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, BVI Companies Registry and/or BVI Financial Services Commission.
• Coordinate with corporate administration team for filings/registrations with Cayman and BVI authorities.
• Attend to internal administrative work and prepare director certificates, board/shareholder resolutions/minutes.
• Prepare and maintain registers of directors, officers, members, mortgages and charges for Cayman and BVI entities.
• Draft fee breakdowns and respond to client invoices.

Skills

Corporate paralegal

Bilingual English/Chinese

Deadline-driven

Team player

Job description

OVERVIEW

The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.

Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion. Our side‑by‑side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth.

The Maples Group looks to add a Hong Kong based Paralegal to our team and invites eager and qualified candidates to apply. We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity as we attract, retain and develop world‑class talent.

Who We Seek

Our merit‑based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

About the Role

The Paralegal reports to all Corporate Partners and supports the Corporate Team in the Hong Kong office. Primary responsibilities include:

• Responding to client enquiries regarding the formation, ongoing maintenance, strike‑off / liquidation of companies and partnerships, as well as a board range of corporate transactions, including but not limited to changes to the companies and partnerships names and updates to their statutory corporate registers
• Explaining to clients the costs involved in attending to the above‑mentioned enquiries
• Preparing formation documents for companies and partnerships and attending to post‑formation and filing procedures
• Drafting agreements, resolutions, minutes and documents based on firm precedents as well as preparing documents for notarisation, legalisation and apostille and liaising with our overseas offices and clients to ensure such instructions are supervised and completed on time
• Preparing a variety of documents for submission to the Cayman Registrar, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, the BVI Companies Registry and/or the BVI Financial Services Commission
• Liaising with the corporate administration team for all necessary filings/registration to be made with the Cayman and BVI authorities
• Attending to internal administrative work
• Preparing legal opinions (including related director certificates, board and shareholder resolutions/minutes)
• Preparing and maintaining registers of directors and officers, register of members and registers of mortgages and charges for both Cayman and BVI companies
• Preparing fee breakdowns and reverting to client queries on invoices as and when required
• Drafting corporate documents on various matters including, but not limited to, documents relating to the changes to the board of directors and officers and changes in the shareholding of both Cayman and BVI companies

EXPERIENCE

What You Bring

In addition to indisputably high ethical standards and autonomy, the ideal candidate possesses the following:

• Minimum 2-3 years' relevant corporate paralegal experience
• Ability to work under pressure, managing high volume of instructions while meeting deadlines
• Flexible, proactive and willing to learn, good team player and self‑motivated with a strong sense of responsibility
• Fluent in spoken and written form of English and Chinese

BENEFITS & REWARDS

The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:

• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
• Competitive vacation packages
• Educational assistance and professional development programmes
• Savings or pension plan
• Life insurance
• Travel insurance
• Global mental wellness programme
• Sports clubs and social events

ABOUT MAPLES GROUP

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.

Please note that it is the Maples Group standard policy to undertake various background screening checks on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made. Except for roles based in the Republic of Ireland, the background checks will include criminal records checks when a conditional job offer is made. If you have a criminal record, it does not mean that your job offer will be automatically withdrawn. The Maples Group will make all job offer decisions on a case‑by‑case basis and will take a number of factors into account, such as the role that you are applying for and the nature and circumstances of the past offence. You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before a decision is made. Further details will be provided at the time any conditional job offer is made.

Disclaimer: All personal information collected during the application process will be used for recruitment‑related purposes only. Please refer to our Job Applicant Privacy Notice at maples.com/privacy for details on how we handle personal information relating to job applicants.