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
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