Business Services

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In Brazil, Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown LLP offers clients access to a full service Brazilian domestic law practice. Tauil & Chequer has offices in Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Vitória.

For information on available opportunities in Brazil, please visit the Careers page on Tauil & Chequers Advogados' website.

Available Business Services positions are listed below. Interested parties may apply with full resume and salary details by contacting the appropriate office via e-mail, fax or post.

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Reviewer

Responsibilities

• Perform research to obtain client identification documents.
• Review all client and matter due diligence information in C3 (the Firm's matter opening system) to ensure compliance with Practice Direction P - Guidelines on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Terrorist Financing.
• Conduct and review politically exposed persons ("PEP") checks of new client individuals and beneficial owners.
• Resolve sanction hits in Accelus.
• Respond to call and email inquiries from the fee earners and secretaries regarding client identification requirements, assist with inquiries referred by the Client Due Diligence (CDD) Analyst.
• Perform a risk assessment and assign a risk rating for new clients and matters in C3.
• Send a daily email showing matters cleared for AML to the Compliance Lawyer, Head of Compliance and the Regional Manager of Risk Management Services.
• Update and maintain client and internal standard forms and training material for Hong Kong and the regional offices.
• Monthly statistic reporting to the Regional Manager of Risk Management Services and Head of Compliance for the result of the AML performance.

Requirements

• Degree qualified, preferably in Law degree with minimum 2 years' relevant experience.
• Compliance experience and good understanding of risks would be an advantage.
• Extremely detail oriented with strong analytical, communication and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Excel and MS Word a must, experience with pdf documents useful.
• High level of comfort working with a variety of IT software packages is required.
• Self-starter, ability to use initiative and provide pro-active support to all staff.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good command of spoken English; Cantonese and Mandarin advantageous.
• Ability to work efficiently and support the team. 

Director of Client Teams and Market Support (work location in Chicago, New York, Washington DC or London)
Responsibilities

• Initial assessment and recommendations will cover the firm’s overall approach to key client relationships, including goal setting, metrics, support offerings, globalization, and financial and performance reporting. 
• Communication and consensus building with client relationship partners will be required for successful implementation. The strategic plan and the firm’s approach to key clients should be designed with a regular review process to capture best practices and to adjust for developments.
• Facilitates BD strategy development and deployment for client teams including opportunity identification, cross practice/geography connections and approach development working directly with client team leaders.
• Manages day-to-day communications and operations and leads a team who produce who we know report updates, matter monitoring, news feed monitoring, intranet sites, and other team infrastructure working with BD support. 
• Provides interface and works collaboratively with practice BD / marketing staff and the proposal function to ensure that lawyers receive strategic, integrated, high-quality support on business development initiatives and proposals targeting key clients.
• Oversees and directs junior team members assigned to the client team program, contribute to the advancement of business development programs, and meet the day-to-day needs of the programs. Works to advance the skills and knowledge of the team and the overall quality of the support delivered to lawyers.
• Oversees strategic market and client research and analysis (external and internal), and competitive intelligence-gathering functions and services, including staffing assignments and contract and retainer relationships.
• In collaboration with numerous individuals, including client team leaders, develops and implements key client program initiatives, including a client satisfaction / client input program, lawyer training initiatives and other initiatives to enhance business development efforts.
• In collaboration with numerous individuals, including client team leaders, provides direction, structure and support for key client and market program infrastructure, including the client team tool kit, client team intranet sites, news feeds, tracking procedures, communication channels and information sharing, InterAction development, etc.
• Considers and recommends enhancements and efficiencies to the firm’s business development infrastructure.

Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree required, in a marketing, business, research or communications related field. Graduate degree or law degree preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years demonstrated success in a marketing and/or business development-related position, either in the professional services arena (e.g., law, accounting, or consulting) or in a comparable position in the corporate, trade association, or academic sectors.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory experience.
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, Word, InterAction.
• Demonstrated success in a marketing and/or business development-related position, either in the professional services arena (e.g., law, accounting, or consulting) or in a comparable position in the corporate, trade association, or academic sectors.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated good judgment, a team-first orientation, and stamina.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Organized, diligent, and follows through with commitments.
• Strong presence; capable of engaging credibly and effectively with partners internationally.
• Able to effectively manage numerous competing priorities.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
• Assertive, self-motivated and able to operate with limited day-to-day direction.
• Lift up to 25 pounds. 

Head of Lateral Partner Recruitment - EMEA/Asia (work location in London)

The Head of Lateral Partner Recruitment – EMEA/Asia, will work closely with the Firm leadership team to strategically formulate and deliver lateral recruitment efforts to address needs with the most appropriate resources. The role will work closely with the Director of Lateral Partner Recruitment – Americas to lead the Firm’s lateral partner recruiting efforts on a global basis.

Responsibilities

• Develops a strong and comprehensive understanding of the Firm's practices, brand, markets, global strategy, and lateral-hiring objectives.
• Identifies individual and group candidates who will advance the Firm's lateral-hiring strategy.
• Participates in initial meetings with candidates; be able to assess the candidate while describing the opportunity and the Firm's strategy effectively and persuasively.
• Develops, maintains, and manages relationships with recruitment firms; negotiates fee proposals and service agreements.
• Works closely with the sponsoring partner to select appropriate interviewers for each candidate and draft talking points for interviewers.
• Supervises the arrangement of interviews, circulation of materials, briefing of interviewers, and collection of interview feedback.
• Works closely with the HR/ADR team in each office to ensure the smooth running of all interviews.
• Assists sponsoring partner with preparation of materials and offer packages for review by the Management Committee.
• Works closely with the Firm's conflicts lawyers and sponsoring partners to assess potential client conflict issues.
• Works closely with the Firm's due diligence providers and identify potential problems for further analysis and consideration by Firm management.
• Works with sponsors and Firm management to ensure effective execution of integration plan for each hire.
• Works closely with business-development team to prepare a press release and website bio for the candidate; participate in press outreach; coordinate candidate's arrival with BD team.
• Provides regular reports to Firm management on (1) the lateral recruiting budget; (2) the performance of lateral hires; (3) market trends and activity; and (4) the candidate pipeline.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required; JD or MBA is preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Minimum of 10 years of professional recruitment experience in a client-service environment, including significant involvement with partner-level hiring.
• Prior experience on both the law firm side and the agency side is preferred.
• Ability to understand the Firm’s strategy, strengths, and objectives, and to identify candidates who will best serve those objectives.
• Understanding of the markets in which the Firm operates; familiarity with the offerings of competing firms.
• Ability to develop operational plans based on business objectives.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish credible relationships with recruiters, candidates and at all levels within the Firm.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to exercise discretion and sound judgment.
• Demonstrated problem-resolution and follow-through skills.
• Effective team player.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to maintain professionalism and strict confidentiality.

Insurance Litigation Assistant

Responsibilities

• Provide practical support to a team of Solicitors in our Insurance Litigation Department.
• Assist in the provision of services to our clients, drafting documents and performing legal research.
• Perform administrative duties such as filing, photocopying, etc.
• Court attendances and site inspections may be required.

Requirements

• University degree with exposure to legal academics.
• Litigation paralegal experience in a sizable law firm is preferable.
• Knowledge in Employee's Compensation and Personal Injury Insurance claims.
• Good command in both written and spoken English and Chinese.
• Motivated and enthusiastic with a keen interest in Insurance litigation practice.
• Hardworking, self-motivated and efficient, and able to work under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Strong personal, communication and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.
• Good computer skills (especially MS Word & Excel).

Intellectual Property Executive

Responsibilities

• Assisting with filing, prosecution and post-registration matters for trademarks in Hong Kong and internationally.
• Conducting document review.
• Conducting trademark and domain name searches.
• Assisting with enforcement actions.
• Drafting and preparing correspondence and legal documents.
• Research on legal matters.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a sizable law firm.
• Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English and Chinese. Fluent Mandarin is essential.
• Strong initiative, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Strong personal, communication and teamwork skills.
• Determination to produce top quality work within deadline and under pressure.
• High commitment, including readiness to work late at short notice if needed.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.

Intellectual Property Officer

Responsibilities

• Assisting with filing, prosecution and post-registration matters for trademarks in Hong Kong and internationally.
• Conducting document review.
• Conducting trademark and domain name searches.
• Assisting with enforcement actions.
• Drafting and preparing correspondence and legal documents.
• Administrative duties such as filing, photocopying, etc.
• Research on legal matters.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in a sizable law firm.
• Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English and Chinese. Fluent Mandarin is essential.
• Strong initiative, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Strong personal, communication and teamwork skills.
• Determination to produce top quality work within deadline and under pressure.
• High commitment, including readiness to work late at short notice if needed.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.

Litigation Assistant

Responsibilities

• Provide practical support to a team of Solicitors in our Litigation Department.
• Assist in the provision of services to our clients, drafting documents and performing legal research.
• Perform administrative duties such as filing, photocopying, etc.
• Court attendances and site inspections may be required.

Requirements

• University degree with exposure to legal academics.
• Litigation paralegal experience in a sizable law firm is preferable.
• Good command in both written and spoken English and Chinese.
• Motivated and enthusiastic with a keen interest in litigation practice.
• Hardworking, self-motivated and efficient, and able to work under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Strong personal, communication and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.
• Good computer skills (especially MS Word & Excel).
• Passed PRC Bar Examination.

Proposal Centre Manager

This is a newly created position which requires the individual to adopt both a strategic and hands-on approach to manage the high value and strategic pursuits of the firm in Asia.

Responsibilities

• Complete high quality cross-practice pitches which reflect the Firm's capabilities in accordance to the requirements of the particular client. This entails review and verification of all RFP requirements, identification of the value proposition by talking to the lead partner(s), completion of proposal responses, and coordination of the approval and submission of the final proposal.
• Work closely with Business Development Managers, Marketing team, and other support departments including Pricing & Legal Project Management, Legal Risk & Compliance, Finance & Accounts, etc. to seek inputs for tenders and RFPs.
• Constantly look out for "best practice" in regards to pitching and drive changes in the Firm's pitching process where necessary.
• Manage a part-time resource to maintain commonly-used content in the proposal assembly system and maintains information and statistics regarding the firm's pitching activity.
• Participants and actively contributes to global proposal team and attends regular calls.

Requirements

• An undergraduate degree in Business, Marketing or a related discipline.
• 5-10 years of experience in proposal writing and/or editing in a professional services or B2B environment; high potential candidates with less experience will be considered a Proposal Centre Executive role.
• Persuasive English writing style; Chinese language skills is not required.
• Proficiency in suite of PC applications.
• A strong passion for running pitches and proposals.
• Familiar with tendering and RFP processes.
• Strong business acumen.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Energy and stamina in high pressure-to-deliver work environment.
  

Senior Accounts Officer / Accounts Officer

Responsibilities

• Handle checking and processing of accounts payable and payment.
• Prepare cash flow forecast on a timely basis to ensure the adequacy of funding for meeting day-to-day payment request.
• Handle month-end closing and involve in preparing monthly management analysis.
• Assist in reconciliation of intercompany transactions and balances.
• Coordinate with overseas affiliate to prepare regular reports, analysis and budget.
• Report to Assistant Accounting Manager and above of Finance & Accounts Department.
• Improve work efficiency and financially control environment.
• Participate in various project assignments

Requirements

• University graduate in Accountancy or related discipline.
• Minimum 6 years experience in MNC environment (preferably from a legal or professional services industry).
• Handle full set of books.
• Self-initiated, well organized with attention to details and hard working.
• Strong communication skill with good command of spoken Mandarin & written English and Chinese.
• Good team player and able to work independently under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Proficient in relevant computer capabilities and applications e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.
• Prior experience in auditing is an advantage.
• Knowledge in Aderant/CMS is an advantage.

Senior Accounts Officer (Financial Accounts)

Responsibilities

• Report to Senior Accountant in Finance & Accounts Department.
• Prepare, review and analyse financial results and provide value-added analysis.
• Oversee and manage the working capital (including unbilled work in progress, unpaid debts and trust monies) of Hong Kong and regional offices.
• Monitor the compliance of Firm policies in relation to working capital management and other relevant rules and regulations.
• Respond request, question / comment from business units.
• Monitor, review and enhance internal control and efficiency of financial reporting procedures and applications.
• Coordinate with the local and global teams to prepare regular reports / analysis.
• Liaise with the relevant departments to accomplish regular duties and ad hoc projects.
• Identify issue and root cause, investigate and propose appropriate actions to relevant areas.
• Prepare annual budgets, forecast & planning for business units.
• Participate / lead on project / system implementation.

Requirements

• University graduate in Accountancy or other relevant disciplines.
• Member of Professional Accounting bodies is an advantage.
• Minimum 5-7 years’ experience in MNC, preferably with at least 2-3 years’ experience in audit, financial analysis, supervisory role, monthly management reporting, forecast and budgeting.
• Preferably with 2-3 years law firm experience in handling client matter related financial analysis and management reporting.
• Strong problem solving skills, self-initiated and well organized.
• Good command of spoken and written English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin).
• Good interpersonal skills and confident to interact with different levels of personnel, both internally and externally.
• Good business acumen with strong sense of analytical mind.
• Good team player and able to work independently under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Outgoing, diligent and creative with “can do” attitude.
• Proficiency in operating different computer systems, Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and programming language e.g. VBA, SQL not a must but will be an advantage.

Service Desk Analyst (Asia)

Responsibilities

•  Manage all incoming incidents and service requests in accordance with standard procedures.
• Deliver support services in accordance with internal service level expectations and ensure that customer expectations are set and consistently met or exceeded.
• Provide proactive incident management across all global queues for regional tickets.
• Escalate problems based on trend analysis to the Problem Management process and act as a technical resources for escalated problems.
• Operates within and makes suggestions for improving service desk standards and guidelines.
• Develop a sound understanding of IT operations and related applications and IT systems as well as business related processes and procedures.
• Define, document and maintain relevant service desk processes including all relevant communication activities.
• Adhere to all IT and user quality assurance practices/processes.
• Provide advanced remote access support and ad-hoc support for non-standard personal and/or remote access devices.
• Accurately maintain all relevant applications support documentation including the on-line knowledge base.
• Undertake regular service activities (audit/leavers/joiners) to ensure timely completion.
• Participate in a good proactive working relationship between your team and other teams within the IT department and the users.
• Deliver proactive communications via recognized channels (email, Yammer, What's New).
• Work overtime or hours other than those normally scheduled whenever the Firm deems necessary.
• Assist in other area's in IT when needed and perform other duties as directed.
• Provide localised Deskside Support for the 90 users in the office including: desk moves, new staff set up, hardware equipment replacement

Requirements 

• 2 years experience as a Service Desk analyst in a professional services environment. Law firms experience is an advantage.
• Professional Certification and/or experience (e.g. Microsoft Office Specialist) preferred.
• Associates Degree in related field is preferred or equivalent work experience.
• Knowledge of Active Directory as they relate to Service Desk work.
• Advanced knowledge of Windows Operating systems (Win 7/Win10).
• Advanced support capabilities in MS Office 2007/2016 Applications including Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Advanced knowledge of document management systems and e-filing processes.
• Advanced support capabilities for other non-standard legal applications e.g. Intapp Time, Workshare, DMS/Filesite.
• In depth knowledge of remote access technologies (i.e. Citrix).
• Knowledge of the ITIL environment and process essentials (e.g incident and problem).
• Knowledge of smartphones, OS, settings and configuration.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
• Excellent customer service skills with a focus on being friendly and patient.

Transaction Officer – Shipping Finance

Responsibilities

• Assist with shipping finance transactional documents, registration, distribution and other document management tasks.
• Assist with ship sale and purchase transactions.
• Liaise with insurers, charterer and other transaction parties.
• Manage timeline for each transaction/project and ensure smooth operation of the transaction/project.

Requirements

• University graduate with 3 years’ experience from well-regarded law firms; or with 1 year experience in a support role in shipping finance.
• Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English and Chinese; fluency in Putonghua is an asset.
• Excellent PC skills in MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• A team member with “can-do” attitude.

Transaction Officer

Responsibilities

• Assist with finance transactional documents, registration, distribution and other document management tasks.
• Assist with sale and purchase transactions.
• Liaise with insurers, charterer and other transaction parties.
• Manage timeline for each transaction/project and ensure smooth operation of the transaction/project

Requirements

• University graduate with 3 years’ legal secretarial experience from well-regarded law firms.
• Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English and Chinese; fluency in Putonghua is an asset.
• Excellent PC skills in MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Attention to details and ability to work under pressure.
• A team member with “can-do” attitude.

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Information provided will be treated in strict confidence and only be used for recruitment-related purposes.

At Mayer Brown, we understand that our people are our greatest asset. Attractive salary, fringe benefits and excellent career development opportunities will be offered to the right candidates.

Please apply with full resume by e-mail to asia.recruit@mayerbrown.com

PERSONAL DATA PRIVACY INFORMATION

Applicants for employment are required to provide the Firm with data about themselves ("Personal Data") to enable the Firm to assess his/her suitability for the position applied for and to decide the compensation and benefit package to selected applicants. Failure to provide Personal Data will result in the Firm being unable to process his/her application. Personal Data held by the Firm will be kept confidential but the Firm may transfer such data to any of the Mayer Brown Practices (which may be updated from time to time) and/or third parties performing services for the Firm, on a confidential basis and solely for the Firm's use and benefit in accordance with our Privacy Policy. It is the Firm's policy to retain Personal Data of unsuccessful applicants for future recruitment purpose for a period of six months. You may re-apply any time after six months. Please contact our Regional General Counsel (Asia) at 16th-19th Floors, Prince's Building, 10 Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong, for your right to access or correct your Personal Data retained by the Firm or for any other queries about this Statement or our Privacy Policy.

Belgium

We are always looking for lawyers, at all levels, who consider they can contribute to and benefit from being part of the team.

There are currently no vacancies.

If you have any questions or for further information please email Maria Galotchkina.

 

France

Mayer Brown has been advising locally based and international clients in France for the last four decades. Our Paris office brings together an intimate knowledge of the French corporate environment with the resources and experience of a major worldwide law practice to provide highly focused advice on domestic and cross-border transactions of all kinds.

For recruiting information for the Paris office, please contact: PAR-recrutement@mayerbrown.com.

 

Germany

Are you seeking a challenge in a global law firm operating in major cities worldwide? We are looking forward to receiving your application. To apply for any of these positions, please send your full application stating your desired location to our Human Resources Department.

 

United Kingdom

We are continually looking for talented business services professionals to join our London office. Please search our vacancies using the link below.

Current Opportunities

Mayer Brown’s Dubai office provides on-the-ground legal counsel to clients across a broad spectrum of industries and geographies on various inbound and outbound Middle East matters, including a wide range of intraregional matters.