Contract Paralegal (3-4 month contract)

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/TASKS (Duties include but are not limited to the following):

Based in Hong Kong, he/ she will be part of a legal team and support Christie's Asia Pacific Legal team and report to the Deputy General Counsel, APAC.

• Drafting seller’s agreements using global templates
• Conducting copyright clearance for Asian Art department, reporting to Global Copyright Manager and supervising contract copyright clearance administrator
• Managing the trade mark portfolio of Christie’s in Asia including liaising with external law firms, managing deadlines of trade mark filing, etc.
• Handle internet trade mark infringement and other similar matters including drafting legal letters to trade mark infringers and liaising with Internet Service Providers
• Draft demand letters to debtors using templates
• Assist the legal team with projects such as setting up filing and tracking systems/precedent databases, etc.
• Provide administrative support to the Legal Team (diary management/travel arrangements/word processing/process law firm bills etc.)
• Organize  signing of documents, circulation & uploading onto word share or document-share systems
• Prepare, review and draft simple agreements such as freelancer engagement/non-disclosure agreements, etc.
• Liaise and co-ordinate with other departmental staffs as necessary

Qualification Requirements:

• 4 + years legal secretarial or paralegal experience in a leading international company or international law firm within a commercial environment
• Solid experience in supporting senior counsels for legal related matters, e.g. preparing and handling standard sponsorship agreement, non-disclosure agreement, legal research and letters of demand
• Team player and ability to work independently
• Highly flexible and adaptive to rapid changes in the working environment
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills and organizational skills
• Detail-oriented and self-motivated
• Excellent command of both spoken and written English, Cantonese and Mandarin
• Excellent command of MS Office (Word track changes, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint, Chinese Word Processing are pre-requisites)

Salary Range:

HKD20,000 to 22,000 per month