First call
Free
30 minutes on Zoom. We look at where you are and decide together whether I can help.
Request a free first callCareer mentoring for lawyers in Hong Kong
Law firm or bank legal team? Decide with someone who has done both.
- Associate, NQ–4 PQERequest → “I want to move to a bank, but I don’t know how different it is.”
- Newly in-houseRequest → “I’ve started in markets legal, but I can’t see myself doing it for life.”
- Trainee or junior lawyerRequest → “I’m interested in banking law, but which practice area suits me?”
- Law studentRequest → “I’m doing well in my studies, but worried AI will take the junior roles.”
I help lawyers decide whether in-house is right for them, make the move, and build the AI literacy the role now needs.
Request a free first callFree · 30 minutes on Zoom · Confidential · English, Mandarin or Cantonese
Legal careers are changing, especially at the start.
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31%
of Hong Kong solicitors with a practising certificate work outside private practice, in-house among them.
Law Society of Hong Kong, Sep 2026 -
19%
lower employment for 22–25-year-olds in AI-exposed US jobs than if they’d kept pace with less-exposed peers.
Stanford Digital Economy Lab, 2026 -
5 hours
a week that professionals, lawyers included, expect AI to save them within a year.
Thomson Reuters, 2025
How I help
One-to-one, practical guidance from someone who has worked in a law firm and in a bank’s legal team.
Who I work with
- Junior associates, from newly qualified to around 4 PQE, at international and PRC firms in Hong Kong who are weighing a move to a bank’s legal team, especially Markets
- Lawyers who have just joined a markets legal team and want a development plan, or a clearer sense of whether it’s the right long-term path
- Law students in Hong Kong and the US who want to build experience, and AI literacy, before their first role
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Should you move in-house?
Are you suited to in-house work, and is now the right time? We look frankly at the work, the pace, the trade-offs and your timing.
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Getting hired in-house
What banks look for in-house, a CV and LinkedIn that show it, and interview practice from ISDA questions to a full mock interview.
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Your first 90 days in-house
How to work inside a multinational legal team: partnering with the business, setting priorities, and knowing when to decide and when to escalate.
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AI literacy for lawyers
Practical AI skills for in-house lawyers and those making the shift, so routine work takes less time and yours goes where it counts.
What I don’t do: legal advice, introductions, job referrals or help with applications to my own employer. I also don’t mentor colleagues or clients of my employer, or lawyers at firms I work with day to day. Sessions are for mentorship, not networking.
Working together
Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute call.
Strategy session
Fee on request
One 45-minute session on your biggest question: whether to move, when, and how.
Four-session programme
Fee on request
Four 45-minute sessions within two months, from first decision to interview-ready.
Students receive a discount. Fees are confirmed after the first call.
About Scarlett
I’m a lawyer qualified in Hong Kong and New York, and I’ve worked at every level of the Hong Kong legal career ladder: summer clerk, paralegal, trainee and associate at King & Wood Mallesons, and now Assistant Vice President and Senior Counsel in the Markets legal team at an international firm.
I supervised trainees in private practice. Now I help lawyers decide whether moving in-house is right for them, and then help them make the move.
I also understand the worries of a new generation of lawyers who are competing with AI for junior roles. So I train them to be AI-literate, and to use it to advance their careers.
Request a free first call
Tell me a little bit about where you are. You’ll hear back within a week.
FAQ
Is this legal advice?
No. Mentoring is career guidance, not legal advice, and it doesn’t create a lawyer–client relationship. We never discuss any employer’s business, clients or confidential information, including yours.
Will my firm or employer find out?
Not from me. What you tell me stays between us, and I never contact your firm or employer. Please don’t share client names, deal details or anything confidential.
Can you get me a job at your bank?
No. This is mentorship, not recruitment. I don’t make introductions or referrals, I don’t help with applications to my own employer, and I don’t mentor its staff or clients. I can help you decide, prepare and present yourself well wherever you apply.
What if I decide to stay in private practice?
That’s a good outcome too. The aim is a decision you’re confident in. If staying is right for you, we use the time to plan your next steps where you are.
What does it cost?
The first call is free. Fees for a single session or the four-session programme are confirmed after that call.
Do you offer a student discount?
Yes. If you’re a law student, say so in your request and I’ll apply a student rate.
What if I need to cancel or reschedule?
You can reschedule free of charge with at least 48 hours’ notice. Later cancellations and missed sessions count as used. If I have to cancel, we rearrange the session or I refund it.
Which languages and time zones do you work in?
Sessions are in English, Mandarin or Cantonese, on Zoom. I’m based in Hong Kong and meet on weekday evenings and Saturdays, Hong Kong time. Mentees in Mainland China, the US and elsewhere are welcome.