Legal consultants

In 2011 we have six to eight positions available for legal consultants in Beijing and in Shanghai.

To be a legal consultant with us you need to be a PRC LLB graduate. Some of our legal consultants have also obtained an LLM from a top law school in China and passed the PRC bar exams.

We prefer an applicant to have gained a minimum of GPA 3.5 or equivalent. It also helps if you have worked for a PRC law firm or have had some intern experience.

You will need to be proficient in spoken and written English
As English is used as the universal language throughout our network of offices and in communications with our clients, you will need a high level of English proficiency. In assessing this, we will take into account your IELTS or TOEFL scores.

If you decide to apply for a position with us, we will also ask you to fill in our language proficiency form.

You will work closely with associates and partners on transactions
Regular tasks include due diligence, legal research and legal drafting. Working with us, you can expect to attend meetings with our associates and partners, deal direct with clients and other professionals, and be involved in managing and executing transactions from start to finish.

Your training depends on your ambition
As a minimum, we provide an induction course for new legal consultants. This introduces you to the firm and equips you with the basic skills and knowledge to start your legal career with us.

You then have comprehensive on-the-job training as you work on transactions and hone your skills under the supervision of our partners and associates.

We also have a strong mentoring programme for all legal consultants
We allocate a senior associate to each legal consultant. We encourage you to raise any issues of concern with mentors, whether they are in relation to working practices, dealing with clients, workload or any other issues.

We offer LLM sponsorship opportunities
If you are keen to become an international legal consultant we will sponsor you to study for an LLM in the US. We offer this opportunity on a merit basis to bright legal consultants, who have been with us for a minimum of two years.

We also allow all legal consultants four weeks' study leave for the PRC bar
A few legal consultants also go on to take the US bar exams. Once you are US qualified, you have more opportunities. The work you do is more varied and you will probably get the opportunity to work in Hong Kong.

Legal consultants have the opportunity to travel across Mainland China
We work on transactions in all parts of China from all three of our China offices. The three offices work together as one integrated practice, and we often assemble teams with lawyers from each office.

Some legal consultants are keen to be promoted
We encourage the development of all our people and we are especially keen to provide promising legal consultants with the opportunity to work in our Hong Kong office.

If you have the appetite and talent to progress beyond legal consultant to international legal consultant and then to associate, we will provide you with legal technical training, English drafting, negotiation, legal research skills, communication and interpersonal skills training.