Legal Counsel – Corporate Investment Banking (Hong Kong)

About the role

Our corporate investment banking client is seeking an experienced legal professional to join their Hong Kong team. The Legal Counsel will act as a trusted advisor to the Hong Kong office, supporting a broad range of banking transactions and business initiatives while managing legal and documentation risk.

Key responsibilities

• Advise on transactions, documentation, and day‑to‑day business matters as a key legal resource.
• Draft, negotiate and review a wide variety of legal documents, including lending facilities, securities, collateral, trade finance, cash management, asset‑based lending, acquisition finance, derivatives, debt capital markets products and service agreements.
• Engage, oversee and coordinate external counsel, reviewing their work product and involvement in transactions and projects.
• Help design and implement policies and procedures that strengthen the branch’s management of legal and documentation risk and guide new business initiatives.
• Deliver internal training on legal topics and coordinate external lawyers where appropriate.
• Support the Head Office and other branches on matters involving Hong Kong law and escalate complex or non‑standard legal issues as needed.

Required profile

• Qualified Hong Kong solicitor with at least 5 years post‑qualification experience, preferably in banking or finance practice of a leading international law firm.
• Prior in‑house experience at a major financial institution is a strong plus.
• Solid understanding of the regulatory landscape relevant to a Hong Kong banking branch.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Chinese.
• Strong communicator and relationship‑builder with a genuine appetite for learning and taking on new challenges.
• Self‑motivated, dependable, team‑focused and pragmatic, with resilience to thrive in a fast‑paced environment.