The Department

Our Private Client and Tax team acts for high-net-worth clients, family offices, fund principals on cross border tax, trust and estate planning.

Key Requirements For This Role

Based in Hong Kong, you will advise high-net-worth individuals on their wealth planning.

• Ideally between Year 1 - 3.
• Technical knowledge in wealth planning with competent drafting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in order to meet the drafting and presentation aspects of the role.
• Ability to manage projects and timely follow up.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Resilient and calm under pressure.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proactive and takes initiative.
• Strong organisational and prioritising skills, in order to meet the demands of challenging and commercial internal and external clients, as well as dealing with competing priorities.
• High standards of care and service in a professional manner.
• Able to build good relationships with clients, partners, fee earners and business operation.
• Excellent analytical skills with strong commercial awareness.
• Proactive and take ownership for the work matters assigned to you.
• Proficiency in Chinese is required.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

About The Mishcon de Reya Group

TheMishcon de ReyaGroup is an independent, international professional services business with law at its heart, employing over 1450 people with over 650 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services.

Mishcon de Reya LLP is based in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore and Hong Kong (through its association withKaras So LLP). The firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. Its work is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas:Corporate;Dispute Resolution; Employment;Innovation;Private; andReal Estate.

TheMishcon de Reya Groupincludes consultancy businessesMDR Cyber,MDR Discover,MDR Mayfair(in London, Singapore and Dubai),MDR One,MDRiand MDRx. The Group also includesMDR Lab, which invests in the most promising early stage legaltech companies as well as the Mishcon Academy, its in-house place of learning and platform for thought leadership.

Earlier this year, the Group announced its first strategic acquisition in the alternative legal services market, flexible legal resourcing business Flex Legal. It also acquired a majority stake in Somos, a global group actions management business.

We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.