Central Administration and Services Division
Ref. no : C/CASD/ALMGR/07/24-AP2
Major Duties:
The appointee(s) would take up duties in ONE of the following areas:
(a) Provide support to the Legal Counsel in reviewing contracts, memorandum of understanding (“MoUs”), non-disclosure agreements and other legal documents; drafting contracts and legal documents; and translating legal documents between English and Chinese;
(b) Conduct legal research on legal issues, codes, statutes, judicial decisions, and other relevant sources of law;
(c) Support Legal Counsel in communicating with internal stakeholders, such as different operational units, and working with external parties including external lawyers, government bodies, and other organisations; provide support in day-to-day tasks which may include preparing meeting documents, organising case files, coordinating meetings etc;
(d) Assist in budget planning, administration of legal function and monitoring legal expenditure; and
(e) Handle other ad hoc assignments and performing any other duties as assigned, such as assisting in training / briefing sessions.
Requirements:
(a) A recognised degree in Laws, preferably possessing Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (P.C.LL.) or a qualified lawyer in Hong Kong;
(b) At least five years’ experience in law firm, preferably with litigation experience or in-house legal department in a commercial organisation or tertiary education institution; and
(c) Effective communication skills in both written and spoken English and Chinese. Fluency in Putonghua is an advantage.
Notes:
(1) The post is at the rank of “Senior Officer”.
(2) Applicants with substantial experience and achievements in the relevant field but without the required academic / professional qualifications OR those with exceptional academic / professional qualifications but with less experience may also apply.
(3) The appointee(s) may be required to perform duties outside normal office hours and in designated places as assigned.
Application Procedures:
Interested applicants should apply for the post via email. A completed application form [VTC-1 (Rev. 6/2024)], together with a full curriculum vitae, should be sent to vtchrd-job@vtc.edu.hk.
Candidates should take note of the following:
(1) Completed application form (VTC-1) and detailed curriculum vitae (CV) should be combined into one file in PDF format with a file size below 10MB.
(2) The file should be saved with the applicant’s name as “your surname and given name”, e.g. “CHAN Tai-man.pdf”.
(3) For the email subject, please cite “Application for Assistant Systems Manager (Ref. No.: C/ITSD/ASSM/07/24-AP2)".
(4) Original and copy of other supporting documents are to be provided at a later stage upon request.
Closing date for application: 9 August 2024
Applicants not invited for interview within 10 weeks from the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful.
The Council reserves the right not to fill the post(s).
Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only. Information on unsuccessful candidates will normally be destroyed 12 months after the completion of the recruitment exercise.
Download Application Form in PDF format