Job Description

Overview of role

Job title: Senior Counsel

Jurisdiction: Guernsey

Department: Regulatory & Risk Advisory Group – Guernsey

Experience: 7-10 PQE

Walkers is a leading international law firm advising global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants, investment fund managers, high net worth individuals, insolvency practitioners, trustees and trust companies. We have a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

We are seeking to fill the role of Senior Counsel in the Regulatory and Risk Advisory Group department to join our firm's dynamic, high achieving and supportive team. The successful candidate will be based in the Firm's Guernsey office.

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

• Ability to undertake regulatory cross-jurisdictional analysis and provide a holistic solution, an essential skill where we have multi-national clients that are facing similar regulations in different jurisdictions.
• Ability to advise on a broad range of non-contentious regulatory matters for various industry sector clients, with excellent advisory drafting skills. Ability to advise on contentious regulatory matters is desirable (but not mandatory), including investigations and enforcement actions.
• Ideally will have the ability to assist and advise on financial crime prevention and on sanctions-related issues.
• Must have an understanding of the financial services industry overall, including at least two of banking, insurance, securities investment business, fintech and investment funds, with a good understanding of the global and onshore regulatory landscape.
• Provide technically sound advice and highly responsive service to clients (including internal clients).
• Assist in developing and expanding client relationships important to the Firm’s success at the same time becoming a valued resource to clients.
• Support colleagues and partners on matters important to the Firm.
• Maintain a sustained record of revenue generation and profitability; follow recommended billing arrangements; manage costs appropriately; ensure personal utilization meets expectations.
• Adhere to Firm's values, professional ethics and procedures.
• Participate in the development of the practice’s know-how, share knowledge, and occasionally participate in conferences, seminars and internal training

Education, Skills & Experience

• Qualified Commonwealth lawyer with a minimum of 7 years of post-qualifying experience at a leading domestic or international law firm.
• Excellent academics with top-level experience.
• Ambitious, enthusiastic, diplomatic and commercially driven.
• Solid legal skills with competent understanding of relevant market and client industries and technical knowledge of the relevant law.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Passion for learning about new businesses and new laws.
• Ability to work autonomously 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.
• Offshore jurisdiction experience and/or familiarity with offshore financial service providers preferred.
• Ability to use legal precedents and timekeeping and billing systems.
• Ability to support efforts to attract new clients and develop new initiatives.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Equality, equity 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 on the basis of personal ability.

Walkers offers a dynamic working environment with opportunities for career progression and an excellent remuneration package, including a discretionary performance-based bonus, pension and fully covered health insurance for employees and 5 weeks' holiday. Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.