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

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