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Legal Office
Senior Legal Counsel (at the rank of Assistant Secretary)The newly-established Legal Office is committed to ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations under the guidance of the University management, with advice from the Council.The key objectives of the Legal Office include offering expert legal advice to the University leadership managing legal risks and mitigating potential liabilities and fostering a culture of legal awareness across the campus. Additionally, the Legal Office should be able to give general advice or line up appropriate external referral service when there are legal issues that may arise in academic and administrative activities.The University is recruiting a seasoned legal professional to perform the following functions: (a) Leadership and Strategy: Oversee the legal office, set strategic direction, and ensure alignment with the University%27s goals (b) Advisory Role: Provide legal advice to the University%27s senior management (c) Risk Management and Policy Development: Ensure the University's compliance with applicable laws and regulations, mitigate legal risks, and maintain legally sound policies and procedures (d) General Enquiries: Provide legal advice on general enquiries and other correspondences (e) Liaison with and Management of External Counsel: Identify, retain, and manage external legal practitioners where the specialisation of legal matters so requires and (f) perform any other duties as assigned.Applicants should have (i) a good honours degree in a legal discipline (ii) at least ten years of post-qualification experience providing legal/regulatory advice to complex organizations (higher education or other public sector experience is an asset) (iii) professional qualification, e.g. qualified barrister or solicitor admitted to practice in Hong Kong (iv) strong critical thinking skills to understand complex fact patterns, identify legal issues and provide timely advice (v) demonstrated ability to work independently and resourcefully (vi) proven ability as a strong communicator to deliver advice that is clear and practical, both orally and in writing in both English and Chinese (proficiency in Putonghua an added advantage) and (vii) experience in supporting board-level governance highly preferred. Appointment will initially be made on contract basis for up to three years, renewable subject to mutual agreement.The University only accepts and considers applications submitted online for the post above via the CUHK career site. For more information and to apply online, please visit .
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public research university in Shatin, Hong Kong, formally established in 1963 by a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It is the territory's second-oldest university and was founded as a federation of three existing colleges – Chung Chi College, New Asia College and United College – the oldest of which was founded in 1949.
CUHK is organized into nine constituent colleges and eight academic faculties, and remains the only collegiate university in the territory. The university operates in both English and Chinese, although classes in most colleges are taught in English. Four Nobel laureates are associated with the university, and it is the only tertiary institution in Hong Kong with recipients of the Nobel Prize, Turing Award, Fields Medal and Veblen Prize sitting as faculty in residence.
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