Overview of role

We seek suitably qualified Associates, preferably Caymanians or Residents with Employment Rights holders, who are talented and highly motivated to join our dynamic Insolvency and Dispute Resolution team, in the Cayman Islands. This is an exceptional opportunity to work on cutting-edge legal matters for high-profile clients and be involved in a wide range of complex and rewarding legal work.

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

• Advise on a wide range of contentious financial services related matters including insolvencies, trusts, funds, and corporate matters with multi-jurisdictional aspects.
• Advise a varied client base including insolvency practitioners, banks and other financial institutions, large corporations, creditors, directors, shareholders and partners on contentious and non-contentious corporate recovery and insolvency matters and company and partnership disputes.
• Provide technically sound advice to trust companies, trustees, beneficiaries, enforcers and protectors on high-value trusts disputes, often with cross-border elements.
• Develop and expand client relationships important to the Firm’s success at the same time becoming a valued resource to clients.
• Able to advise commercial clients and intermediaries on all aspects of commercial litigation, from pre-emptive injunctions and disclosure applications through substantive proceedings and trials to enforcement and asset recovery.
• Support colleagues, senior counsel and partners on matters.
• Use the global network to build the Firm resources.
• Maintain a sustained record of revenue generation and profitability; following recommended billing practices, managing costs appropriately, ensuring personal utilization meets expectations.
• Adhere to the 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 in the Cayman Islands or in another Commonwealth jurisdiction with a minimum of 5 years of post-qualification experience within a medium to large law firm.
• Minimum of an Upper Second-Class (2.1) Honours law degree from a Tier 1 University is preferred.
• Experience working in a top-tier international or leading offshore law firm with responsibility to build and improve drafting skills on client matters and anticipating all issues that could arise when addressing a client's circumstance.
• Proven track record in acting on complex litigation with experience in insolvency, commercial and/or trusts matters. Must be able to produce standard documents and legal opinions with minimal supervision.
• Ability to monitor financial performance against pre-agreed targets and take personal responsibility for billings every month to achieve personal target (and therefore assist the team in achieving the team target). Demonstrate a willingness to reach out to partners when the average billable hours per day is below 80% utilisation.
• Must have a proven track record in managing and supporting partners on complex legal transactions and the ability to research new trends and keep up-to-date with existing legislative updates or themes.
• Demonstrated ability to perform above and beyond expectations in a fast-paced and high-performance culture while delivering an accurate and timely work product.
• Highly skilled and proficient in written and verbal communication.
• Experience working with legal precedents and law firm management tools including timekeeping and billing systems.
• Relevant business development and marketing experience to support efforts to attract new clients and develop new initiatives, within a top tier international or leading offshore law firm.
• Must be able to attend and lead business development meetings and present to key clients (in person and virtually) and contribute in a meaningful way.
• Proven risk management success with a flawless record of compliance with risk management procedures.
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment, a team player, willing to support others regardless of personal role or task and to help others in identifying development needs and subsequent training e.g. assist with training new joiners in the team.
• Demonstrated strong leadership qualities, good communication, tolerance, respect and is a good role model for colleagues, including experience mentoring and supervision of junior attorneys.
• Well regarded and trustworthy individual, both internally and amongst clients.

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' vacation. Remuneration will commensurate with qualifications and experience.