We are a leading international law and professional services firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to 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.
Walkers is currently seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Knowledge Lawyer to join our highly regarded Finance and Capital Markets team in Dublin. This is an exciting new role in our market-leading and award-winning structured finance & securitisation practice. While this is a full-time role (5 days), the option of a 4-day working week may be considered for the right candidate. Hybrid working options and flexible hours available.
The successful candidate will work closely with partners and senior lawyers in the Irish office, playing a key role in shaping and delivering the teams knowledge and development objectives. We advise clients on the full range of banking, debt capital markets, finance, private credit, fund finance, real estate finance, securitisation and structured credit transactions. Your work will be interesting, rewarding, challenging and impactful. This is an excellent opportunity to work in an internationally focused, professional organisation which places huge emphasis on continuous personal professional development, mentoring and career development within a collegiate team-based environment.
You will join our existing knowledge management team and support the strategies and processes to develop and maintain legal and professional resources including:
In addition, you will play a key role in the in the development and delivery of training to the fee earners to enable them to effectively meet the needs of the clients in an evolving legal and regulatory landscape.
This role offers the opportunity to drive excellence within the practice group while working closely with partners and other senior knowledge lawyers to deliver high-impact knowledge management and training for a high-performing, dynamic and fast-paced team.
Key Focus Areas:
Precedents and Know-How
Training
Management and Administration
Business Development
The successful candidate should be a qualified solicitor or barrister in Ireland, Northern Ireland or England & Wales with a minimum of 5 years PQE, ideally with a leading Irish or international law firm or in independent practice in the Law Library, or equivalent, with experience in one or more of finance, capital markets, structured finance & securitisation, regulatory & compliance, or general corporate.
Candidate should have a proven strong academic track record including at least a 2:1 honours degree in any discipline.
We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate the following:
Essential
Desirable:
We offer excellent progression opportunities along with a competitive remuneration package and benefits including:
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.
Walkers is a leading international law firm that provides legal, corporate, fiduciary and compliance services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital markets participants and investment fund managers. Clients include FORTUNE 100 and FTSE 100 companies, as well as the most innovative firms and institutions across the financial markets. Our lawyers are highly qualified, experienced, committed to client service and held in high regard for their ability to deliver outstanding legal advice.
Walkers is experienced in all types of international and cross-border transactions, covering a broad range of sectors, with a particular focus on both contentious and non-contentious corporate and finance law, investment funds, private equity, structured products, capital markets, private capital and trusts. We deliver clear, practical advice based on an in-depth knowledge of the legal, regulatory and commercial environment in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and Ireland.
We are consistently ranked in the top tier of leading global legal directories, with clients describing Walkers as "a top-class firm" and "stellar," adding: "They are dedicated and responsive..."
Walkers Professional Services ("WPS") is a leading provider of corporate, corporate governance, regulatory compliance and fiduciary services to corporate and institutional clients across global financial centres.
We understand our clients' need for both market-leading expertise and value for spend, and believe our unique integrated legal and professional services team combined with our state of the art technology, positions WPS to deliver on this promise.
