Employer Ref.: ALB/D/ENF/INV/160624

The SFC’s enforcement program results in challenging and high profile civil and criminal litigation aimed at better protecting investors and keeping Hong Kong’s markets honest and competitive. Sitting at the intersection of securities, corporate, civil and criminal law, the SFC’s litigation is among the most interesting and varied in Hong Kong. We are seeking a senior litigator with excellent civil and ideally criminal litigation experience in Hong Kong or a comparable common law jurisdiction. Exposure to securities and corporate law is highly desirable. An understanding of the issues that arise in white collar crime investigations is an advantage. You should not only have excellent technical skills but understand and be able to communicate the critical strategic issues in litigation. You must understand the SFC’s enforcement priorities and how its litigation contributes to the SFC’s strategic goals. You will report to the SFC Enforcement Division’s senior management and cooperate with the SFC’s Legal Services Division and our investigators on supervising the SFC’s enforcement litigation, assist with instructing counsel and ensuring the quality of the SFC’s legal submissions to courts and tribunals.

Please quote the reference and apply by 8 July 2016 with details of qualifications, previous experience, current and expected salary to:

Recruitment Manager
Securities & Futures Commission
35/F, Cheung Kong Center
2 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
(E-mail address : enf_recruit@sfc.hk)

All applications will be handled in strict confidence by authorised personnel and will only be used for recruitment related purposes. Applicants who do not hear from us within six months from the application deadline may consider their applications as unsuccessful. All information on unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed after six months.