Job Description

This is an unusual opportunity for a talented lawyer to join one of the leading Wall Street law firms with offices pan Asia.  Given the growth of the office the client  requires a US bar qualified lawyer (NY, California etc) that speaks Korean. 

You will be heavily involved with strategic growth of the office infrastructure and client base coupled with transactional work.  Ideally the firm is looking at a lawyer that is 5 years post qualfied  with at least 3 years being spent in the US as a practising attorney.

Requirements

  • US bar essential (NY, California or equivalent)
  • At least 3 years spent working as an attorney inside the US
  • Finance background essential but non niche experience.
  • Korean speaker and business level English
  • The ideal candidate will have tier 1 firm expreiencd and training and will have had exposure to some (but not necessarily all of the following areas)
    • general banking
    • leveraged acquistions
    • project finance
    • structured finance 

If you think you meet the above requirements and would like to apply please send:

  1. your CV;
  2. transcripts; and
  3. a short cover note to kiantong.tan@horizon-recruit.com or mark.deery@horizon-recruit.com for us to determine your suitability for this role.

If you’d like to arrange a confidential discussion prior to applying please call our Singapore office on +65 6808 6635 or Hong Kong office on +852 3978 1369.

Please share this opportunity with any colleagues that you think would be interested. 

Singapore EA Licence No. 12S6213

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