Senior Legal Counsel, ECM and M&A, Corporate and Institutional Banking Legal

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We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Senior Legal Counsel, ECM and M&A, Corporate and Institutional Banking Legal .

The successful candidate will report to the Managing Associate General Counsel, Global Head of ECM and M&A, Corporate and Institutional Banking Legal and will be based in Hong Kong. 

This role sits within a team of 4 FTE and also works closely with the Head of Capital Markets Advisory South-East Asia in relation to international ECM and M&A activities undertaken by the business team in Singapore.

In this role you will:

• Providing expert and strategic legal advice, guidance and support to ensure that legal and reputational risks of the ECM and M&A business are proactively identified and mitigated.
• Assisting with the preparation, negotiation and review of legal documentation, from confidentiality agreements, engagement letters and term sheets through to transactional documentation.
• Ensuring that the legal function serves as a proactive and strategic partner to the ECM and M&A businesses.
• Being innovative and suggesting solutions that are pragmatic and commercially sound, in addition to being legally sound, aligned with HSBC’s strategy and within HSBC’s risk parameters.
• Coordinating and managing relationships between internal and external stakeholders, businesses and support functions such as external clients, professional advisors (including key external law firms), bankers, compliance and risk functions.
• Collaborating with internal lawyers across the Asia and Middle East region, providing support, leadership and subject matter expertise and guidance as required.
• Providing legal input on local, regional and / or global legal projects.
• Promoting the adoption of best practice and standards, including representing HSBC at industry associations (as required).
• Monitoring major legislative changes and assessing the impact of such changes on HSBC’s business.

To be successful you will need:

• Qualified lawyer with solid post-qualification experience of at least 10 years gained in a relevant jurisdiction, experience in international law firms and prior in-house experience highly valued.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with legal and regulatory requirements and market practice for ECM transactions in Hong Kong, plus M&A mandates and transactions in Asia, international experience highly valued.
• Ability to prioritise and to work under time pressure
• Experience using legal generative AI platforms.
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Lateral thinking/problem solving ability

Opening up a world of opportunity
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Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.

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