Legal Assistant

Details of the Division and Team:    

Hong Kong Legal Department forms part of Deutsche Bank's regional and global legal function and works closely with business divisions, infrastructure functions and legal colleagues across APAC and globally. The team provides practical, commercially focused and risk-aware legal advice across a broad range of matters, including regulatory developments, product and service offerings, transactions, litigation and regulatory enforcement, governance initiatives and strategic projects.  

Operating in a dynamic and highly regulated environment, the Department plays a key role in supporting the Bank's business objectives while safeguarding its legal and reputational interests. The successful candidate is expected to work collaboratively with lawyers and non-lawyers alike, build strong relationships with stakeholders, to assist lawyers in the Department in delivering clear, actionable and commercially pragmatic legal solutions.

What we will offer you:         

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce is better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its center.

You can expect:

• Competitive Salary and non-contributory pension
• 20 days annual leave plus generous number of public holidays
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including retail discounts, gym benefits, wellbeing incentives
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR program plus take volunteering leave days

Your key responsibilities:

General administration

• Provide full secretarial and administrative support to the Hong Kong Legal Department
• Manage complex calendar, schedule meetings, conference calls and video conferences across multiple jurisdictions and time zones
• Assist with regular legal reporting including cost savings and business continuity matters
• Assist with onboarding of secondees and new joiners
• Coordinate travel arrangements and expense claims
• Maintain departmental filing systems

Litigation and regulatory support

• Providing support to the Legal litigation and regulatory enforcement team in processing and handling incoming legal, bankruptcy and insolvency notices and orders, injunctions, court orders and regulatory submissions.

Billing support

• Process and monitor external legal counsel invoices

• Assist with legal budget tracking and reporting

Your skills and experience:

• Legal secretarial experience of at least 4-6 years
• The candidate should ideally have experience of working either in a law firm or a financial institution
• Written and spoken English and Cantonese skills essential. Mandarin skills desirable
• Advance proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

How we’ll support you:        

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• Training and development to help you excel in your career

About us and our teams:

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. click here to see what we do globally and inHong Kong.

Deutsche Bank & Diversity

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.