For would-be new hires at several international law firms in China and Hong Kong, speaking Mandarin has come to be a strict and unyielding prerequisite. “Certainly from our point of view, hiring someone in Hong Kong without Chinese language speaking skills is a waste of time,” says Antony Dapiran, a fluent Mandarin speaker and capital markets partner with Davis Polk & Wardwell in Hong Kong. “I honestly do not see how they can function, especially if they are dealing with capital markets work.”
September 28, 2011 at 07:03 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
As language skills become more important in Asia, Jessica Seah asks if junior ranks have to speak Mandarin
For would-be new hires at several international law firms in China and Hong Kong, speaking Mandarin has come to be a strict and unyielding prerequisite.
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