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About the 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 leading practitioners in the IDR team.

Responsibilities

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, both local and overseas.
Advising insolvency practitioners, banks, 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 regarding regulatory investigations and related issues, as well as contentious tax information request cases.
Providing technically sound advice and highly responsive service to clients in all practice areas.
Supporting senior colleagues in the IDR practice, including senior associates, senior counsel, and partners, as well as the Firm's corporate, funds, and private capital teams with advisory support on transactional matters.
Proactively assisting in supporting the development and expansion of client and intermediary relationships important to the Firm’s success, while becoming a valued resource to clients.
Participating in the development of the IDR practice’s know-how through knowledge sharing and active participation in seminars and internal training.
Maintaining sound financial practices, including accurate and timely time recording.
Adhering to the Firm's values and professional ethics.

Requirements

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 the ability to analyse legislation and case law and provide advice in a practical and commercial manner.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ambitious and commercially driven.
Ability to work successfully in a collaborative environment, be a team player, and support others regardless of personal role or task.
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.

Skills

Insolvency law
Dispute resolution
BVI law
Cayman law
Contentious financial services
Trust disputes
Investment fund disputes
Corporate disputes
Shareholder disputes
Commercial litigation
Alternative dispute resolution
Corporate recovery
Insolvency
Company disputes
Partnership disputes
Trust matters
Regulatory investigations
Tax information requests
Microsoft Office applications
Legal precedents
Timekeeping systems
Billing systems

Location

London

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

5-7 years PQE

Education Level

Qualified lawyer

About the Company

A leading international law firm for global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants, and investment fund managers.
Global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Advises on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland, and Jersey.
Treats everyone as an intelligent professional, trusting and empowering people to deliver consistently and succeed.
Values diversity as a secret weapon, with people gathered from across the globe, fluent in languages, jurisdictions, and cultures.

Equal Opportunity

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.
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.
Makes every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all purely on the basis of personal ability.