Assistant Lawyers - 2-4 yrs' pqe - Beijing

Gide Loyrette Nouel is the leading full service law firm in France with over 70 partners and four hundred lawyers working out of Paris and 12 offices world-wide.

Gide Loyrette Nouel has been developing its practice in Asia for more than ten years and has offices in China and Vietnam. For each office, the Firm has set up teams of foreign and local lawyers and legal consultants with appropriate professional and linguistic skills, who work together with the lawyers in charge of each Asian office in Paris, as well as with local firms and with correspondents in other Asian countries, particularly in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Singapore and Tokyo.

We are currently looking for assistants for our Beijing office. Gide Loyrette Nouel has been present in China since 1987. It is one of the first foreign law firms to have been granted a licence from the Chinese Ministry of Justice to practise law in China. The Firm's practice in China is handled by a team of 20 western and Chinese lawyers and legal consultants, managed by three resident partners, Yan Lan, Gilbert Ladreyt and Hubert Bazin, in association with two partners based in Paris, Charles-Henri Leger and Olivier Dauchez. They have a comprehensive and recognised expertise in Chinese legal and tax issues. They provide legal assistance to private or public companies and institutions, and to the Chinese authorities on legislative or regulatory reform. The practice of the China team extends throughout China.

Our Beijing Office areas of expertise include:

- Advising French and foreign companies on their investments in China (creation of joint ventures, 100% foreign-owned companies, etc.),
- Reorganisations,
- Acquisitions and mergers,
- BOT projects, project financing,
- Banking and finance law,
- Exchange control,
- Intellectual property,
- Tax law,
- Labour law,
- Distribution law,
- Telecommunications and the Internet, Foreign trade zones,
- Environmental law,
- Advising on the reorganisation of the Chinese public sector.

We are currently looking for assistants of between 2 and 4 years PQE. You might have a range of experience, from project finance or banking to company commercial or corporate. The work will be extremely varied and challenging. One of the advantages of working in a smaller office is that our assistants gain a wide range of experience and are less closely tied to specific departments.

It is also possible to relocate from China to Gide's other offices in Paris or elsewhere.

The package will be highly competitive internationally and will include a relocation allowance. You will have a strong academic background, a good grounding in law and be ready and willing to try a different working environment that will significantly enhance your career prospects.

You will have knowledge of the French language but you do not necessarily need to be fluent. You may be currently working in a developing market for another law firm; alternatively you might be working in a developed country's jurisdiction and desire a fresh challenge.

In either case, why not send us your CV. This is an outstanding opportunity for lawyers who wish to work in a varied and challenging environment that will promote your professional and personal development. If you recognise yourself in the above description we would like to hear from you.

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Christine Daugas
Gide Loyrette Nouel
DRH
26 cours Albert 1er
75008 Paris
France

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