What Would I Be Doing There
Hong Kong and PRC
What type of lawyers are in demand
The main focus in Hong Kong is on the corporate and finance areas, including China-related work. Fluent Chinese language skills are preferable for corporate lawyers.
On the mainland in Shanghai and Beijing, the work is more broad-ranging and tends to include marketing and business development activities due to the small size of the office and the nature of this developing market. Once again corporate and finance experience is the mainstay.
Tokyo
What type of lawyers are in demand
The type of work is generally broad-ranging due to the size of the office. Banking, debt capital markets, project finance and corporate lawyers are sought. Japanese language skills are highly advantageous particularly in the corporate area.
Singapore
What type of lawyers are in demand
The type of work is generally broad-ranging due to the size of the office. Banking and finance, project finance and capital markets experience are in demand. There may be a significant amount of travel required as Singapore is the hub for all SE Asia work.
Bangkok
What type of lawyers are in demand
The work is broad-ranging corporate and finance with much of it being local in nature. Lawyers are expected to be versatile, work with minimal supervision, be involved directly in client marketing and deal with whatever comes through the door.
