# Legal Counsel

**Company**: Kody
**Location**: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

Kody is seeking a Legal Counsel to support its expanding global payment business, focusing on overseas dispute resolution and international regulatory compliance.

This role offers broad exposure across global payments, cross-border transactions, and fintech ecosystems, balancing day-to-day contentious matters with strategic multi-jurisdiction compliance projects.

### Responsibilities

- Disputes & Litigation: Handle cross-border commercial disputes, partner/merchant claims, and international debt recovery; instruct and supervise external counsel on active litigations and arbitrations in Hong Kong, the US, APAC, and other overseas jurisdictions.

- Overseas Regulatory Compliance: Monitor and advise on local legal and regulatory requirements across international payment markets; support financial licensing, regular compliance filings, and routine inquiries from overseas regulatory authorities.

- Risk & Crisis Response: Assist in handling urgent legal matters, such as overseas asset freezing, payment fraud claims, and law enforcement or regulatory notices.

- Commercial Transactions: Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, ensuring appropriate liability terms, governing law, and dispute resolution mechanisms.

- Cross-Border Coordination: Collaborate with internal business teams across different markets to provide practical legal opinions and maintain operational compliance.

### Requirements

- Qualifications (preferred): Admitted to the Bar or qualified as a lawyer/solicitor in any major jurisdiction (e.g., US Bar, UK/English Solicitor, Hong Kong Bar/Solicitor, PRC Bar, or equivalent); at least 3 years of PQE or relevant legal experience.

- Experience: Prior experience gained at a law firm or in-house within fintech, payments, cross-border tech, or an international business environment.

- Dispute & Litigation Exposure: Practical experience in handling commercial disputes, arbitrations, or liaising with and supervising external lawyers across different jurisdictions.

- Mindset: Commercially minded, self-driven, calm under pressure, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced cross-border environment.

- Languages: Fluent in English and Chinese (Mandarin and/or Cantonese), with solid capability in drafting and reviewing legal documents in English.

### Benefits

- Real, Hands-on Exposure: Handle real cross-border matters, from overseas disputes and external counsel coordination to direct compliance work.

- Direct Impact in a Flat Team: Work directly with founders and business heads without multiple layers of red tape.

- Broad Payment & Fintech Scope: Get practical, front-line experience in cross-border payments, licensing, and overseas regulations across different markets.

- Ownership & Growth: Take full ownership of cases and projects, leading to faster learning and growth.

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## Skills

### Required
- Cross-border commercial disputes
- International debt recovery
- Overseas regulatory compliance
- Financial licensing
- Compliance filings
- Commercial agreements
- Dispute resolution
- Risk management
- Crisis response
- Cross-border coordination
- Legal documentation
- English
- Mandarin
- Cantonese

### Nice to have
- Admitted to the Bar or qualified as a lawyer/solicitor in any major jurisdiction
- At least 3 years of PQE or relevant legal experience
- Prior experience in fintech, payments, cross-border tech, or an international business environment
- Practical experience in handling commercial disputes, arbitrations, or liaising with and supervising external lawyers across different jurisdictions

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