Associate

Lewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people, their brand and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities.

With offices in London, Oxford, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch. We have two things at our core: people — both ours and our clients’— and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses.

Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our ‘I-CUE’). We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity & inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work.

Lewis Silkin has one of the leading employment and intellectual property law practices in the UK, with 70 partners and around 160 other specialist lawyers. Its Hong Kong employment practice is one of the largest in the jurisdiction, and it also has a growing intellectual property practice.

We are consistently top ranked by independent legal directories in both Hong Kong and the UK.

The work of the team as a whole is a mix of contentious and non-contentious, covering employment, intellectual property, commercial litigation and personal data matters, for a wide range of clients.  The lawyers undertake a significant amount of business development work, including giving seminars and producing Lewis Silkin branded publications. There is a large international element to the firm’s work because of its membership of the Ius Laboris international alliance of employment lawyers.

The Associate’s workload will be a combination of employment, intellectual property, commercial litigation, and personal data legal work.  The Associate will mainly be assisting more senior associates and partners with their cases, as well as running his or her own matters under supervision. The caseload will consist of a mix of contentious and non-contentious work and the Associate will have direct contact with a variety of clients. 

The role will develop in accordance with the Associate’s own skills, aptitude and preferences and according to the needs of clients and the firm/practice.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate must be Hong Kong qualified, have a PQE level of between NQ to 6 years, strong academic performance and gained the benefit of training and development in a well-respected law firm.

Candidates with a PQE level of 3+ years must have comprehensive employment and/or intellectual property law knowledge, in addition to litigation experience. All candidates must have a strong analytical ability and a clear communication style. They must have a commercial approach to client service, enjoy and be comfortable doing business development and, above all, must be a team player.

Chinese language skills (spoken and written) preferred. Exceptional candidates without Chinese language skills will also be considered. 

At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working patterns and office location.