James Astin Email & Phone Number

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Sar

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

GENERAL BDContributed to the successful implementation of business development and marketing plans through:• The preparation and completion of all of the Asia offices’ Legal Directory submissions (including Chambers and Partners, IFLR, Legal 500 and ALB)• Providing Hong Kong newcomers with BD orientation• Maintaining BD collateral• Preparing information for quarterly meetings, BD reports and internal comms reports• Broadly supporting fee earners to fulfil the BD needs of the Hong Kong and other global offices as opportunities and projects ariseBIDSSupporting the generation of new revenue through:• Drafting and collating client specific and general BD documents• Preparing and collating pitch documents for fee earners sent to clients for Hong Kong, Asia and global bids• Supporting the business development team, and working with the central bids team, in the development, dissemination and implementation of best practices for bids for the Asia Pacific Region• Maintaining the Asia Pacific bid and credential databasePR/COMMS • Sourcing updated content and updating the Asia Pacific BD pages on the firm intranet and website• Preparing a suite of relevant marketing collateral by drafting and collating client specific and general BD documents for the Hong Kong office Events EVENTSResponsible in delivering successful Office/Sector/Practice Group events through: • Coordinating multiple events including the invitation process, bookings of venues, generating badges and guest lists, negotiating agreements in addition to managing external vendors• Tracking specific pipeline opportunities both pre and post-event• Monitoring Trade Association websites and bulletins to ensure attendance at key external events• Working with external event producers to ensure all sponsored events have necessary content and fee earner access TEAM SUPPORT • Liaising with external providers including outsourced design function

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong based legal researcher, focusing on the Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific guide. Carrying out in-depth research of the legal market across Asia-Pacific with a focus on China and Hong Kong through hundreds of interviews with multinational clients, lawyers and other sources. Areas of research include investment funds, corporate/M&A, private equity investments, TMT and IP.Handling research queries from law firms and clients.Evaluating research in order to judge the calibre of lawyers and ranking them accordingly.Compiling succinct editorials detailing my findings, reflecting the prevailing opinion of the market.Maintaining internal system database and arranging interviews across different time zones.

Responsible for providing technical advice and transaction management support to main business unit, resulting in the issue of over two hundred financial products onto the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.Provided input into the formulation of the newly created HSBC global warrant programme. Primary Asia-Pacific Contact for the entire documentation and implementation process.Duties involved planning, maintaining deadlines, organising work schedules, working as part of a team and delegating tasks.

Legal Vacation Scheme for a national firm