Define the Next Thirty Years with a Firm Thirty Years in the Making

Acting for banks, trusts, insurance asset managers, leasing and factoring companies on credit, financial-product and security disputes, in litigation and out of it.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead contract, security and financial-product disputes referred by financial institutions, from first instance through retrial
• Issue written opinions on credit documentation, security structures and risk disposal
• Set team schedules, control drafting quality and own the outcome of your matters
• Share sector intelligence and precedent documents within the department

WHAT WE EXPECT

• At least eight years in practice, five of them concentrated in financial work
• An established practice or a recognised professional reputation
• Direct working relationships with the business or risk functions of bank or non-bank institutions
• Comfortable with a firm organised into practice departments and working in teams

Send your CV to hr@middlapartners.com, with the subject line “Application + practice area + your name”. Compensation is negotiable and follows the firm’s market-based distribution mechanism.

Recovering non-performing debt for banks, asset management companies and debt purchasers, combining litigation, enforcement, asset realisation and restructuring.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and execute recovery plans for debt portfolios and single-borrower claims
• Handle enforcement objections, auction realisation, joinder of judgment debtors and bankruptcy petitions
• Work with asset management companies, investors, valuers and auction houses
• Report recovery progress and interim results to clients on an agreed rhythm

WHAT WE EXPECT

• At least eight years in practice, having led debt recovery or asset disposal projects of real scale
• An established practice or a recognised professional reputation
• Fluent in the interaction between enforcement and bankruptcy procedure
• Able to run a team at the pace that volume caseloads demand

Send your CV to hr@middlapartners.com, with the subject line “Application + practice area + your name”. Compensation is negotiable and follows the firm’s market-based distribution mechanism.

Securing, enforcing and licensing trade marks, patents, copyright and trade secrets, using both the administrative and the judicial route.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead infringement litigation, administrative determination and invalidation proceedings
• Design trade mark and patent portfolios, licences and assignments for corporate clients
• Handle disputes at the intersection of trade secrets and non-competition covenants
• Organise infringement evidence gathering, notarisation and evidence preservation

WHAT WE EXPECT

• At least eight years in practice, with a full record of IP litigation and advisory work
• An established practice or a recognised professional reputation
• Familiar with how the relevant administrative authorities and specialist courts decide cases
• A patent agent qualification or a science or engineering background is an advantage

Send your CV to hr@middlapartners.com, with the subject line “Application + practice area + your name”. Compensation is negotiable and follows the firm’s market-based distribution mechanism.

Litigation and arbitration in corporate, equity, contract and construction matters, including bringing cross-border disputes home for enforcement.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead commercial litigation and domestic or international arbitration, setting procedural strategy and marshalling evidence
• Draft contractual and dispute resolution clauses before a dispute arises
• Handle jurisdiction, interim measures, evidence and enforcement stages
• Divide work with overseas counsel on cross-border matters

WHAT WE EXPECT

• At least eight years in practice, with a record of leading substantial commercial matters
• An established practice or a recognised professional reputation
• Familiar with the rules and practice of the main arbitral institutions
• A working foreign language is an advantage

Send your CV to hr@middlapartners.com, with the subject line “Application + practice area + your name”. Compensation is negotiable and follows the firm’s market-based distribution mechanism.

Division of matrimonial property, shareholdings and real estate for high-net-worth families, and the design and execution of wills, insurance and trust arrangements.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead divorce, property division, succession and custody matters
• Design pre-marital and marital property agreements, wills and succession plans
• Trace and divide assets involving company equity and holdings inside and outside China
• Maintain information barriers and confidentiality on sensitive matters

WHAT WE EXPECT

• At least eight years in practice, with family and succession work as your main practice
• An established practice or a recognised professional reputation
• Experience with cross-border assets or family-business shareholdings is an advantage
• Able to hold professional composure in emotionally demanding conversations

Send your CV to hr@middlapartners.com, with the subject line “Application + practice area + your name”. Compensation is negotiable and follows the firm’s market-based distribution mechanism.

Defence in economic and official-misconduct cases, and identifying and remedying corporate criminal exposure before it materialises.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act at the investigation, prosecution review and trial stages
• Assess criminal exposure for companies and their controlling persons and prepare responses
• Handle asset recovery and civil claims in cases with parallel criminal and civil aspects
• Take part in internal investigations and anti-fraud projects

WHAT WE EXPECT

• At least ten years in practice, with a full record of major criminal matters
• An established practice or a recognised professional reputation
• Fluent in the evidentiary and sentencing practice around economic offences
• Able to deal directly with company management

Send your CV to hr@middlapartners.com, with the subject line “Application + practice area + your name”. Compensation is negotiable and follows the firm’s market-based distribution mechanism.

Recovering principal and interest for banks and other financial institutions through litigation, enforcement and settlement.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Draft pleadings and enforcement applications and track every procedural deadline
• Trace assets and handle interim measures, attachment and auction formalities
• Appear in court independently or in support of the lead lawyer
• Maintain the case register and recovery reports the client requires

WHAT WE EXPECT

• Lawyers: at least two years in practice, with experience in loan or security cases
• Paralegals: a law degree or above, having passed the national legal profession examination
• Accurate on drafting and deadlines even when the caseload is heavy
• Familiar with court filing, hearing and enforcement routines

Send your CV to hr@middlapartners.com, with the subject line “Application + practice area + your name”. Compensation is negotiable and follows the firm’s market-based distribution mechanism.

Working as part of an administrator team or for creditors on petitions, claim review, asset realisation and restructuring plans.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review filed claims, investigate assets and run day-to-day administrator work
• Draft creditors' meeting papers and asset realisation and distribution plans
• Act for creditors, including avoidance actions and recovery claims
• Keep correspondence in order with the court, the administrator and creditors

WHAT WE EXPECT

• Lawyers: at least two years in practice, with bankruptcy or liquidation experience
• Paralegals: a law degree or above, having passed the national legal profession examination
• Able to read financial statements and audit reports
• Willing to carry document-heavy projects over long timelines

Send your CV to hr@middlapartners.com, with the subject line “Application + practice area + your name”. Compensation is negotiable and follows the firm’s market-based distribution mechanism.

Supporting matrimonial property, succession and estate-planning matters, in long-running direct contact with clients.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Draft pleadings, defences, asset schedules and agreements
• Collect evidence on real estate, shareholdings and accounts
• Appear in court or assist at hearings, mediation and negotiation
• Follow through on the performance of judgments and agreements

WHAT WE EXPECT

• Lawyers: at least two years in practice, mainly in family matters
• Paralegals: a law degree or above, having passed the national legal profession examination
• Clear on paper, able to set out complicated asset structures plainly
• A settled instinct for client confidentiality

Send your CV to hr@middlapartners.com, with the subject line “Application + practice area + your name”. Compensation is negotiable and follows the firm’s market-based distribution mechanism.

Filing and enforcing trade marks and patents, gathering infringement evidence and litigating, alongside licence and technology contract review.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Handle trade mark registration, opposition and invalidation proceedings
• Carry out infringement comparison, evidence gathering and notarisation, and draft pleadings
• Search prior art and prior rights and produce search opinions
• Review licence, assignment and technology development contracts

WHAT WE EXPECT

• Lawyers: at least two years in practice, with IP case experience
• Paralegals: a law degree or above, having passed the national legal profession examination
• A science or engineering background or a patent agent qualification is an advantage
• Careful and reliable in searching and comparison work

Send your CV to hr@middlapartners.com, with the subject line “Application + practice area + your name”. Compensation is negotiable and follows the firm’s market-based distribution mechanism.

Full-cycle work on corporate, contract and equity litigation and arbitration.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Organise facts and evidence and draft claims, defences and submissions
• Research law and decided cases into analysis that goes straight into the filing
• Handle filing, interim measures, hearings and enforcement
• Attend client meetings and record the points and follow-up actions

WHAT WE EXPECT

• Lawyers: at least two years in practice, having run commercial matters independently
• Paralegals: a law degree or above, having passed the national legal profession examination
• Clear reasoning, with drafting held to filing standard
• Willing to publish signed pieces in the firm's research sections

Send your CV to hr@middlapartners.com, with the subject line “Application + practice area + your name”. Compensation is negotiable and follows the firm’s market-based distribution mechanism.

Criminal defence and representation on one side, business-to-business debt collection and litigation on the other.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attend interviews, review case files, organise evidence and draft submissions
• Handle demands, litigation and enforcement on commercial receivables
• Pursue property claims in cases with parallel criminal and civil aspects
• Deal with investigating authorities, the procuratorate and the courts on procedure

WHAT WE EXPECT

• Lawyers: at least two years in practice, having run criminal matters independently
• Paralegals: a law degree or above, having passed the national legal profession examination
• Solid at file review and evidence work, steady with scheduling
• Able to carry criminal and commercial work at the same time

Send your CV to hr@middlapartners.com, with the subject line “Application + practice area + your name”. Compensation is negotiable and follows the firm’s market-based distribution mechanism.