Lateral Hire MWE China Law Offices

MWERecruitingUID: 3569648

Currently we are seeking couples of senior lawyers with solid legal experience related in both White Collar and Labor Law to join our firm.  Below is the general introduction of the opening positions for your reference.
Please make your application to recruit@mwechinalaw.com.  

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Job Title: Senior Associate or Counsel
BU: Labor, Employment & Benefits
Location: Shanghai

We are seeking a senior labor lawyer with 6-10 years solid experience related to employment law to join our Labor, Employment & Benefits practice group.  We expect the qualified candidate to provide top domestic and foreign corporations within China a full range of services on labor and employment matters which include daily operation issues, structuring, employment related aspects of mergers and acquisitions, executive transfers and benefits, social insurance, as well as litigation/arbitration.

REQUIREMENTS

• Graduated from a top tier law school with a Bachelor’s degree or above;
• Thorough knowledge and undertaking of labor and employment rules and regulations in China;
• Qualified to practice in the PRC preferred;
• 6-10 years practicing experience in labor law related field in reputable law form or in Human Resource daily practice at multi-national company;
• Experience at international and domestic Chinese arbitration tribunals and courts; liaising with judicial and administrative authorities is a plus;
• Effective interpersonal abilities with a particular ability to thrive in a team-oriented working environment;
• Aptitude for project management and leadership, ability to deliver training and mentoring to junior colleagues;
• Ability to foster professional relationships with clients and develop detailed, tailored documentation for clients.
  

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Job Title: Associate/Senior Associate
BU: White Collar & Securities Defense
Location: Shanghai

We are seeking an associate with at least 5 years of post-qualification experience to join our White Collar & Securities Defense team in providing top domestic and foreign corporations operating within China compliance-related legal services.

REQUIREMENTS

• Graduated from a top tier law school with a Bachelor’s degree or above;
• Working experience at international and domestic Chinese arbitration tribunals, courts, other judicial and governmental authorities is preferred;
• 5+ years PQE in the field of regulatory compliance or related fields;
• Qualified to practice in the PRC;
• Excellent writing and oral communication capabilities in both English and Chinese;
• Effective interpersonal abilities with a particular ability to thrive in a team-oriented working environment;
• Aptitude for project management and leadership, ability to deliver training and mentoring to junior colleagues;
• Ability to foster professional relationships with clients and develop detailed, tailored documentation for clients.
  

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What do you want from a law firm?  Substantive, meaningful work?  Discipline-specific career development?  Transparent, honest expectations about what it means to balance life in the office, at the client site, and with family and friends?  As a member of the MWE China Law Offices team, we believe that we can provide all of this, and more:

• Our associates are actively involved in client teams, whether preparing pitches, meeting key executives, developing a transactional or litigation strategy, researching legal developments and precedent, or deposing witnesses and preparing experts for testimony.
• Our comprehensive and fully integrated approach to training, mentoring, evaluation and promotion helps our lawyers achieve excellence from the day they walk in the door to the day they retire.
• MWE China Law Offices has been honored by ALB as Best Employer of Choice. McDermott Will & Emery, who is strategic alliance with us, has been honored by Working Mother magazine, Flex-Time Lawyers, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation as among the nation's top employers, and our pro bono and community service initiatives provide opportunities to give back to the communities in which we live and work.
  

Learn more about us, please visit www.mwechinalaw.com.