Simmons Adaptive - Interim DCM Lawyer

Simmons & Simmons; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sponsor Partner

Access to Know-how

Networking events

Flexible working

Global firm backing

Job summary

Simmons & Simmons seeks an experienced capital markets lawyer to provide legal support on DCM transactions across North Asia. You will independently manage issuances, programmes, and related documentation from inception to completion.

The role requires a qualified lawyer with 8+ years' Asia DCM experience, strong drafting and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced financial services environment. Flexible on location and working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with 8+ years' Asia DCM experience gained in-house or in private practice.
• Experience advising on debt capital markets transactions, standalone issuances and programmes.
• Able to manage transactions independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support on DCM transactions across North Asia.
• Independently manage debt issuances, programme establishments and updates.

Skills

DCM experience

Asia market knowledge

Independent work

Drafting & negotiation

Stakeholder management

Education

Law degree / qualified lawyer

Job description

About Us

In today's dynamic market, our clients require versatile resourcing and talent solutions to adapt to their shifting demands and talent shortages. To address this challenge, we introduced Simmons Adaptive ("Adaptive") in London in 2014, followed by expansions to Hong Kong in 2022 and Singapore in 2024.

Adaptive serves as our flexible interim resourcing model, aimed at enhancing client relationships by offering a people solution that caters to both the Simmons & Simmons and our clients' requirements. Through Adaptive, we enrich our client service by leveraging a reputable network of external lawyers who are carefully selected, guided, and supported by our team.

As an Adaptive consultant, you will receive comprehensive support from the Simmons & Simmons team, including a sponsoring Partner and a dedicated client team. We encourage regular interaction with your team to foster a collaborative environment. Additionally, you will have access to the firm’s resources and expertise, along with opportunities for professional training and development within the Firm.

For additional information on the firm, please visit www.simmons-simmons.com

Main purpose of the role

• Provide legal support on a wide range of Debt Capital Markets (DCM) transactions across North Asia.
• Independently manage debt issuances, programme establishments and updates, and transaction execution from inception to completion.
• Review, draft, negotiate, and advise on transaction documentation and related legal matters.
• Advise on regulatory, legal, and documentation issues relating to capital markets activities.
• Partner closely with business teams, external counsel, issuers, underwriters, trustees, and other transaction participants.
• Support the Capital Markets & Advisory business on broader transactional and advisory matters as required.

Person specification

• Qualified lawyer with 8+ years' Asia DCM experience gained in-house or in private practice.
• Strong experience advising on a broad range of debt capital markets transactions, including standalone issuances and programme work.
• Able to manage transactions independently with minimal supervision.
• Familiarity with North Asia markets and cross-border transactions.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, stakeholder management, and project management skills.
• Commercially minded and comfortable working in a fast-paced financial services environment.
• Immediate availability or short notice period preferred.

Why you should join Simmons Adaptive

• You will have access to high-quality roles and work within Simmons & Simmons’ market-leading clients.
• You’ll have support from a Simmons & Simmons ‘sponsor Partner’ whilst on external assignment.
• You will be given access to the Firms’ resources and Know-how when on assignment.
• We will invite you to our in-person and virtual networking events exclusively for Adaptive consultants, along with firmwide webinars and events.
• You’ll be given flexibility to work where and when you want.
• You will have the backing of a leading international law firm.

Equal opportunities

• We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to equal opportunities in employment.
• We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.
• At Simmons & Simmons we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us, should this be something you are interested in.

Background screening

All recruits of Simmons & Simmons will be required to go through our background screening process. Depending on the position you apply for this may include a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) certificate. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a DBS certificate on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed. The firm's policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.