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Amanda Atherton
Compliance team
Sydney office
People's Republic of China
A number of international firms see Beijing and Shanghai as their offices with most potential for significant growth over the next five years. The market in China continues to boom with economic expansion not remotely affected by worldwide recession. With the various requirements of WTO entry, the China market should see significant growth in the provision of legal services.
Demand for Lawyers
Remains almost exclusively for lawyers who speak fluent Mandarin and who can read and write Chinese. Skills in demand include:
Projects
Corporate/commercial
Banking
Capital Markets
Salary information
Salaries tend to be equivalent to those paid in Hong Kong.
Living and working
Living in China presents something new every day. Both Shanghai and Beijing are hugely cosmopolitan cities and provide a fascinating mix of old and new. The working environment is challenging and fast moving and from a professional perspective there is plenty of scope to develop new skills on high profile and often complex transactions.
The cost of living is relatively high but remuneration packages comfortably compensate for this.
Within China, there are fantastic opportunities to travel and experience historical sites, culture and scenery which rank amongst the best in the world. In addition, the rest of Asia is a short plane flight away!
Visa/Entry requirements
With the necessary skills these are not an issue.
For further information on the legal market and job opportunities in the People's Republic of China please contact your nearest Taylor Root office:
London:
Shobana Kanagasingham E: shobanakanagasingham@taylorroot.com T: 020 7415 2828
Dubai:
Shane Morton E: shanemorton@taylorroot.com T: +971 4 319 7601
Hong Kong:
Michael Luckett E: michaelluckett@taylorroot.com.hk T: +852 2973 6333
Sydney:
Sandra D'Souza E: sandradsouza@taylorroot.com.au T: +61 (0)2 9236 9000
Melbourne:
Tim Fogarty E: timfogarty@taylorroot.com.au T: +61 (0)3 8610 8400
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