Family and Private Wealth Lawyer

Deacons is one of Hong Kong's oldest and largest independent law firms and is committed to continuing to grow and expand its family law practice. Our Family and Vulnerable Client Practice was recognized as the Family and Matrimonial Firm of the Year in the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2023 and one of the leading firms under both Family/Matrimonial (International Firms) in Chambers Greater China Region Guide (2024 2025) and Private Client and Family  in Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2023-2025). Our team has extensive experience in handling diverse family and private wealth matters including matrimonial proceedings, mental capacity matters and contentious probate.

We are seeking a high calibre litigation lawyer with 3+ years PQE to join our fast growing Family and Vulnerable Client practice. Applicants with less than 3+ years PQE, with solid litigation experience, will also be considered.

  Requirements

• Qualified in Hong Kong with at least 3 years post qualification experience in handling litigation work.
• A motivated, proactive and dynamic individual,  with excellent communication skills and the ability to  build and maintain client relationships.
• A team player, who possesses strong legal and inter-personal skills, with the ability to handle challenging and complicated family disputes.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Chinese. The ability to read simplified Chinese and speak fluent Putonghua is an advantage.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applications will be treated in strict confidence. Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only. Information on unsuccessful candidates will be kept up to 2 years after the recruitment process.