Job Description

We are a leading international law firm for global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.

We treat everyone as the intelligent professional they are. Our approach is to trust and empower our people to deliver consistently, and enable them to succeed. Diversity is our secret weapon – it’s the sheer breadth of Walkers people that makes us who we are – gathered from across the globe and fluent in languages, jurisdictions and cultures that help us to mirror our clients and keep our own thinking in tune with the world in which we operate.

Overview of role

Walkers is offering a unique opportunity to an ambitious and technically strong lawyer to join its market leading Insolvency and Dispute Resolution ("IDR") team in London working in BVI and Cayman law. The successful candidate will be based in the Firm's London office and will work alongside the leading practitioners in the IDR team.

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

• Advising on a wide range of contentious financial services related matters (including trust disputes, investment fund disputes, corporate and shareholder disputes and extensive multi-jurisdictional general commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution matters).
• Working directly with clients (whether local institutions or those based overseas).
• Advising a varied client base including insolvency practitioners, banks and other financial institutions, large corporations, directors, shareholders and partners on contentious and non-contentious corporate recovery and insolvency matters and company and partnership disputes;
• Advising trustees, protectors and beneficiaries on contentious and non-contentious trust matters;
• Advising commercial clients and intermediaries on all aspects of commercial litigation, from pre-emptive injunction and disclosure applications through substantive matters to enforcement and asset recovery;
• Advising regulated service providers and individuals in respect of regulatory investigations and related issues as well as contentious tax information request cases;
• Providing in all areas of practice, technically sound advice and highly responsive service to clients;
• Providing support to senior colleagues in the IDR practice, including senior associates, senior counsel and partners, as well as to the Firm's corporate, funds and private capital teams providing advisory support on transactional matters;
• Proactively assisting in supporting the development and expansion of client and intermediary relationships important to the Firm’s success and at the same time becoming a valued resource to clients;
• Participating in the development of the IDR practice’s know-how, by sharing knowledge and actively participating in seminars and internal training;
• Maintaining sound financial practices including accurate and timely time recording; and
• Adhering to the Firm's values and professional ethics.

Education, Skills & Experience

• Qualified lawyer with 5 - 7 years PQE in insolvency and / or commercial litigation and/or trust litigation in a recognised practice.
• Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales
• Excellent academics.
• Solid legal skills with a high level of technical knowledge, including an ability to analyse legislation and case law and provide advice in a practical and commercial manner.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Offshore jurisdiction experience preferred but not essential.
• Ambitious and commercially driven.
• Ability to work successfully in a collaborative environment, a team player, willing to support others regardless of personal role or task and to help others in identifying needs and crafting development plans.
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to use legal precedents and timekeeping and billing systems.
• Ability to support efforts to attract new clients and develop new initiatives.

Walkers global is an equal opportunity employer. Equality and diversity are key to our global identity and an integral part of our goal to continue being an employer of choice. We are committed to a work environment that supports all individuals irrespective of gender, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. We make every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all purely on the basis of personal ability.