Are you a financial regulatory lawyer and looking for a change - this is a great opportunity to joing a collegiate team that works on marquee transaction and ground breaking areas of finance law.

This Global firm is looking for an associate to be a part of their Financial Regulation Group in their Hong Kong office.  Exciting opportunity for a skilled associte to work with a client base of government bodies, investment banks, securities houses, exchanges, trading and settlements systems and other players in the financial services industry

You will be at least 4-6 years post qualification experience and have a broad range of exposure to non-contentious and/or contentious regulatory matters. Star candidates outside of this PQE are welcomed to apply that have strong experience in fin reg.

Candidate requirements

• Broad range of experience in the following areas:
  • Flow advisory work, regulatory advise
    • HK Financial Services; SFD; AM; HKMA; Insurance; Fintech; money lenders; remittance;  market makers; business code of conduct; client facilitation
  • Transactional team support on regulatory matters; corporate M&A deals; dealing issues in banking; Shareholder disclosure; Part 15 Regime
    • Market misconduct; survey work; licensing work; crypto currency
  • Advisory on contentious regulations; team up with Dispute Resolution team
• Knowledge in buy/sell side from different angles
• Mandarin skillset is good to have but not essential
• Preference for HK qualified but not mandatory

If you think you meet the above requirements and need more detailed information on the role or are simply looking for a new legal role in Asia not listed on our site, please send your CV in word format together with a cover note on reasons for your move to:

mark.deery@horizon-recruit.com OR kiantong.tan@horizon-recruit.com  

Or call our office line if you’d like to arrange a confidential discussion on:
Hong Kong office +852 3978 1369 OR Singapore office +65 6808 6635  

Or apply via our website.
Visit our website www.horizon-recruit.com for a comprehensive list of private practice, in house and compliance opportunities in Asia Pacific.

About Us
Horizon Recruitment is an Asian based legal recruitment agency specializing in the placement of partners, associates and team moves for leading international law firms in Asia. 

Owned & managed by former Magic Circle lawyers with experience working at top-ranking U.S. and Australian firms in Asia. 

We are not, and do not endeavour to be, the largest recruitment firm.  Our goal is to be the agency of choice for clients and for exceptional lawyers looking for opportunities in Asia for elite international law firms and in house roles. Particular expertise and track record in moving candidates from leading firms in London and the US into Asia (EW, ANZ, HK, SG, US lawyers). 

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