Hughes-Castell
Hong Kong headquartered search firm recruiting lawyers, compliance professionals and senior legal leadership for law firms and corporate clients across Asia.
- Fee model
- Not stated
- Founded · Team
- 1986
- Office
- Hong Kong
- EA licence
- None on file
- Google reviews
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- Open roles, last 90 days
- 29
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Specialties & roles advertised
A Legal shop, almost entirely.
Roles advertised most
- Associate, HK IPO (3+ yrs PQE) Shanghai - 17278/HI 1
- Associate, M&A (5-6 yrs PQE) Shanghai - 17280/HI 1
- Capital Markets Associate (1-4 yrs PQE) Hong Kong - REF: 6193/HI 1
- Capital Markets Lawyer (NQ-3 yrs PQE) Hong Kong - REF: 17226/HI 1
- Global Head of Employment Law (10+ yrs PQE) HK/SG - REF: 269/HI 1
- Internal Control and Compliance Manager (8+ yrs EXP) Hong Kong - 17283/HI 1
- International legal Manager (NQ - 3 yrs PQE) Hong Kong - REF: 17225/HI 1
- Antitrust Associate (4-5 yrs PQE) Beijing - 17265/HI 1
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Firm website · Oct 2026
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Send this firm a brief →Data sources & last updated
- Job ads · Firm website
- Oct 11, 2026
- Firm website
- Oct 11, 2026
- Search practice and foundation
- Oct 11, 2026
- Hong Kong office
- Oct 11, 2026
- Leadership contacts
- Oct 11, 2026
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