Common issues for candidates interested in Asia

What are my career prospects in Asia?

A career at Mallesons in Asia means working for one of the fastest growing international law firms in Hong Kong and mainland China. With a strong international client base, working in one of Mallesons’ Asian offices will give you the best of both worlds - the opportunity to fast track your career and to work on diverse interesting high profile work. We place the same emphasis on legal excellence and training for our lawyers in Asia as we do for our lawyers in Australia. Our trainers fly regularly to Asia to provide the same training to our Asian lawyers as is provided in Australia.

Mallesons in Australia claims to have the best technology in the industry. Is this the same for Mallesons in Asia?

You will find the same advanced technology and high quality training and support in our Asian offices. The technology at Mallesons provides the infrastructure, systems, training and support to help deliver outstanding client service. Mallesons has been recognised for its provision of technology-enabled solutions “anywhere, anytime” at the annual Legal IT Awards in Gleneagles, Scotland. Please refer to Our Technology which highlights some of the ways in which the firm uses technology to help its people deliver outstanding legal service.

Are transfers from the Asian offices to other Mallesons centres supported?

Yes. Mallesons is a fully integrated firm. Secondments and transfers to other offices are valued and encouraged by Mallesons as it helps our people develop a diverse range of skills and commercial experience. For testimonials from our lawyers who have made this move, please refer to our Our people in Asia.

Do I need Chinese language skills to work in Asia?

Fluent Chinese language skills are desirable, but not essential if you have ample experience in the specialised area we are looking for in candidates. We will consider all applications who meet our requirements for specific openings in our vacancy list. For current vacancies in Asia refer to vacancies in Asia.