Mourant律师事务所招聘Paralegal

Location: Hong Kong  



Job title: Paralegal

Full time/part time: Full Time 

Reports to: Partners and Fee Earners in the Corporate & Funds team in Hong Kong  



About the role 

In this role, you will: 

· Obtain clear instructions from the client/intermediary in relation to the preparation of documents and other work to be undertaken on a matter.  

· Prepare draft documents for review by a more senior fee earner. To assist more senior fee earners in reviewing and providing comments on documents provided by third parties. 

· Fulfil a supporting role and client contact point on any matter allocated; to perform such duties cost effectively.  To review progress and any issues of concern regularly with the supervising fee earner. 

· Assist fee earners in the team with matter management and to manage own matters when required. 

· Act as Matter Manager to be responsible for a matter from set up on receiving instructions to the closure of the matter after payment of the final bill.  The Matter Manager's responsibilities include: 

  § ensuring correct and full information for matter opening and during the course of the matter. 

  § ensuring an engagement letter and Terms of Business have been sent to the relevant entity. 

  § ensuring compliance procedures are adhered to for the matter (conflict searches, verification of the linked  entity, Acceptance of Business procedures completed) 

  § meeting clients' needs. 

  § quality assurance of the work carried out and timely delivery of service. 

  § work/time recording to the matter on a daily basis. 

  § ensuring all relevant disbursements are charged to the matter. 

  § value pricing - determining the amounts to be billed. 

  § prompt billing in the appropriate format. 

  § where appropriate, ensuring that a bible for the transaction is prepared by us or a third party.  

  § pursuing payment of bills, in conjunction with the Credit Control team 

  § extracting and recording Know How from the matter into the Know How database. 

  § undertaking active client relationship management in relation to the matter liaising with the Relationship Manager as appropriate. 

  § ensuring that all those involved in a matter are kept well-informed. 

· Actively share know-how within the firm including contributing to the in-house know-how database. 

· participate actively in departmental and team meetings. 

· contribute actively to the in-house library of standard documents. 

· Undertake business development when required including identifying potential business opportunities with new and existing clients/intermediaries. 

· Sign documents and otherwise communicate with third parties in a manner which is in accordance with the individual’s personal employee authorisation. 



About you – essential requirements  

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

· Ability to work well within a team and independently.

· High attention to details and accuracy. 

· Demonstrate initiative and being proactive in your work.  

· Being Organised and ability to manage and prioritise tasks and time to meet deadlines.  

· Dependable and have a consistent approach. 

· Proficiency in MS office applications.  



Application

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. If you would like to discuss the recruitment process with our recruitment team, please email Freya.xu@mourat.com