Our ability to provide exceptional client service relies on effective teamwork between our lawyers and our legal support teams, who play a critical role in our continuing success. Deacons offers exciting career prospects for legal support specialists in a wide range of fields including:
Each legal department has its own valued secretarial team, which provides wide-ranging support to our fee earners, including liaising with clients, diary and document management and billing support. Our secretarial team is vital to our ability to deliver a first class service and often plays an important role as one of the first points of contact for our clients.
If you want an exciting and dynamic career at Hong Kong’s leading independent law firm and believe you have what it takes to be a successful member of our team then we would be delighted to hear from you. Please click on the link below for details of our current vacancies.
Please send your full CV either by post to
Resourcing Manager
Deacons
5th Floor, Alexandra House
18 Chater Road
Central
Hong Kong
or by email to "hresources@deacons.com"
or to private fax: +852 2810 9126.
We will only consider applicants who apply directly to our firm and not through recruitment agencies. All applications will be treated in strict confidence. Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only. Applicants who do not hear from us within 4 weeks may consider their applications unsuccessful and the applications will be destroyed within 6 months.
Deacons has one of Hong Kong's leading Intellectual Property practices. Our Trade Marks Group seeks a highly motivated, bright and dynamic paralegal with trade mark experience preferably gained from an international law firm or an IP law firm.
Job Description:
• Handle a wide range of trade mark matters including trade mark searches, prosecution work, oppositions and portfolio management
• Will work directly with partners and senior lawyers
Requirements:
• Preferably have completed legal studies
• Experience: At least 1 to 2 years of IP / trade mark experience
• Languages: Fluency in Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin) and English (both written and spoken)
• Traits: Team player, proactive, diligent, multi-tasking, time sensitive, attention to details, and organized
We are seeking a high calibre and experienced paralegal to join our Commercial Litigation Practice Group. The role is to provide legal support to lawyers within the practice group, including document review and indexing, research, preparation of court documents and bundles, drafting simple correspondence, liaising with clients and third parties, and translation work.
Requirements:
We are looking for high calibre university graduates from Hong Kong/ Mainland China to join our Funds team, which services the fastest growing asset management industry in HK. This is a good opportunity for bright and enthusiastic candidates to gain legal work experience and to further develop their legal career. The role includes:
Requirements:
We invite applications for a position as Billing Executive in IP Administration Group.
Deacons has an award winning Intellectual Property practice in Hong Kong. Our Hong Kong and International Trade Marks Group is looking for a highly motivated senior paralegal with trade mark experience gained from an international law firm or an IP law firm. The successful candidate will handle a wide range of trade mark matters including clearance searches, prosecutions, oppositions, and portfolio management, and will work directly with senior lawyers.
Requirements:
We invite bright individuals to join our Corporate Finance Practice Group as prospectus writers. The role will be responsible for collecting and analysing data, and writing prospectuses according to instructions and timeline. Successful candidates must have passion in writing, and excellent writing and editorial skills in English.
Requirements:
Responsibilities
Skills Requirement
ESSENTIAL
DESIRABLE
Requirements:
Candidate with less experience will also be considered for a junior role.
Requirements:
Candidate with less experience will also be considered for a junior role.