Your Career

Welcome to Hughes-Castell

Skills

Nowadays you are, as a lawyer, expected to be up to date with the legal trends, news and wider issues affecting the profession. Make sure you are up to date with the key skills and necessary aptitudes that are required by legal employers.

  • Law Students
  • Career Coaching

Law Students

Every career decision you make could have a huge effect on your future career. The early years are crucial; they could shape your entire career, so as a law student, it is important you consider all of the realistically available options and the advice from trusted people who know the market well.

Internship/Training Contract Deadlines

01/10/2021
Simmons & Simmons - Summer Vacation Scheme 2022
11/10/2021
Gibson Dunn HK 2022 Summer Internship
01/10/2021
O'Melveny - Law Students: Asia - Careers
01/10/2021
Bird & Bird China/Hong Kong: Graduates Careers
01/10/2021
Stephenson Harwood Hong Kong - Graduates
01/09/2021
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner HK 2022 Summer Vacation Scheme
31/08/2021
Clifford Chance Careers Hong Kong - Summer Vacation Scheme & Training Contract 2022
23/08/2021
MinterEllison HK 2022 Summer Internship

Career Coaching

The legal environment has grown incredibly competitive over the years, which can present several challenges to law practitioners at all levels. You may be a junior partner in need of further honing your business development skills, or a Head of Legal endeavoring to manage an in-house team, or a junior associate continually striving to meet deadlines and partner demands, or perhaps you are generally stuck in a career rut. Talk to us!

We can help you develop a plan to conquer anxiety and stress Hughes-Castell provides a range of career coaching services that help legal professionals to assess skills and career drivers, evaluate job options, identify the next ideal role, and formulate effective job search approaches—interested in Career Coaching? The next step is to reserve a complimentary 30-minute consultation with our specialist legal recruitment experts.

Legal skills

Digital Skills

Soft Skills

Interview Skills

Career Development

CPD Courses

Earn CPD credits throughout the year on your schedule. We understand that finding time to complete CPD credits can be difficult within a busy lawyers’ agenda, which is why we offer a range of online CPD programs accredited by the Law Society of Hong Kong. Our CPD courses are tailored by solicitors and experienced legal recruitment experts to meet the demands of legal professionals wanting to pursue CPD requirements in Hong Kong that can be accessed anywhere and whenever needed.

Latest Jobs

Associate, Capital Markets (3-5 yrs PQE) Beijing

Sector:Private Practice

Specialism:Capital Markets

Consultant: Vicky Liu

Legal Counsel, e-Commerce (5+ yrs PQE) Tokyo

Sector:In-house Legal

Specialism:Commercial, Corporate

Consultant: Timothy Xu

Senior Counsel, Compliance Investigations (7+ yrs PQE) Singapore

Sector:In-house Legal

Specialism:Compliance Investigations

Consultant: Timothy Xu

Senior Legal Counsel (8+ yrs PQE) Hong Kong

Sector:In-house Legal

Specialism:Corporate, IPO, Compliance

Consultant: Vicky Liu