Legal Counsel, IBD Legal

About the role

Citic CLSA is looking for a Legal Counsel within its Investment Banking (IBD) Legal team. The role provides day-to-day legal support to investment banking bankers, primarily based in Hong Kong and countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Key responsibilities

• Support bankers on all types of equity capital markets transactions, including IPOs (HK, US and elsewhere), blocks and placements, equity-linked products and M&A advisory work (public and private).
• Review and negotiate transaction documents such as sponsor-OC mandates, third-party engagements, underwriting agreements, comfort packages, legal opinions and regulatory submissions.
• Advise deal teams on legal, regulatory, structural and reputational issues.
• Prepare and draft engagement letters, confidentiality agreements and other documents, and build the firm's templates and know-how.
• Maintain and enhance template agreements, standard forms and internal legal know-how.
• Work with the Investment Banking Compliance team on securities laws, listing rules and cross-border requirements.
• Monitor and advise on emerging legal and regulatory developments in APAC capital markets.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or above in Law.
• At least 2 years of post-qualification experience as a capital markets lawyer qualified in Hong Kong, the US or another major jurisdiction.
• Solid experience executing HK IPOs.
• Comfortable advising bankers of all levels; a partnerable team player.

Required skills

• Good knowledge of Hong Kong regulations (SFO, HKEx listing rules, Takeovers Code, SFC Code of Conduct).
• Good knowledge of the Hong Kong regulatory framework for investment banks, especially the SFC sponsor regime and OC-CMI regime.
• Excellent command of English and Chinese; able to review and draft documents in Chinese, with conversational Mandarin required.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal organisational skills.