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全职 Paralegal 工作, 薪水, DAC Beachcroft Hong Kong 公司招聘中 - Ricebowl

Paralegal

DAC Beachcroft

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Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

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  • Quarry Bay Hong Kong Hong Kong

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Description


As part of DAC Beachcroft's ongoing expansion of the firm's global offering to clients across insurance, shipping, international trade, and commodities, we are looking to recruit a Paralegal to join our recently opened Hong Kong office.
Our Hong Kong Insurance Team provides advice to global Insurers and their Insureds across a wide spectrum of classes of insurance but with a particular focus on Financial & Professional Lines and Property/Casualty business. Most of its work consists of advising on coverage and defence of high-value, complex disputes frequently with an international dimension.
The global Shipping, Trade & Commodities team is led from Hong Kong, given its pre-eminence as a maritime centre, and services the entire range of shipping and commodities trading work, on both contentious and transactional aspects. The team’s expertise ranges from ship finance, ship sale & purchase, shipbuilding, all aspects of marine casualties including collisions, fires, marine hull (and cargo) claims, charterparty disputes and all aspects of international and commodities trading, both physical and derivatives.
We are looking to recruit a Paralegal to join the team and support the firm's drive to become the go-to insurance, shipping and international trade firm in the SAR.


Key Responsibilities


  • Drafting legal documents and assisting legal work
  • Conduct legal research and prepare concise summaries
  • Assist with case preparation, discovery, and trial bundles
  • Maintain case files and document management systems
    Liaise with courts, regulators, and external counsel
  • Provide all rounded administrative and secretarial support to partners and lawyers, including manage calendars, schedule meetings, and coordinate travel
  • Format, type and edit documents
  • Prepare correspondence, memos, and reports
  • Support billing, time entry, and expense reporting
  • Liaise with Singapore finance team as necessary
  • Manage client onboarding administration, including file opening/closing, engagement letters, conflict checks, and AML/Compliance issues
  • File and organize legal documents (electronic and hard copy)
  • Handle ad hoc tasks as and when require
  • General office support
  • Coordinate internal meetings and logistics
    Support team with basic administrative tasks as needed.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise


  • 3-5 years' experience gained at law firms
  • Dynamic and driven, with the ability to work independently with initiative, discretion, and confidentiality
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Strong organisational and planning skills
  • Ability to manage and prioritise workload effectively
  • Capable of working independently and as part of a team
    Personable and confident, able to build relationships with fee-earners at all levels and clients
  • Proficient in English, Mandarin and Cantonese
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)
  • Proficient in legal research tools (LexisNexis/Westlaw) and document management systems


About DAC Beachcroft

We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.
We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.
At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.

Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).
Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.
For PSL queries, please contact: ************* or *************

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