Funds Associate - Dubai
Date: 8 Jan 2025
Location: Dubai, AE, PO Box 506
Company: Walkers Global
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.
Overview of role
Walkers is internationally recognised as having one of the premier offshore funds and corporate practices ("Funds & Corporate Team") and is looking to further expand its Funds & Corporate Team in Dubai by recruiting an Associate with 4 - 5 years post qualification experience to assist on an extremely diverse spectrum of British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands law related issues.
Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification
SCOPE AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES.
• Assist in providing technically sound advice and highly responsive service to clients.
• Assist in developing and expanding client relationships important to the Firm’s success at the same time becoming a valued resource to clients. This will involve taking ownership of the development of relationships with core clients and participating in associate-led business development initiatives.
• Assist in providing advice on a wide range of investment funds matters including hedge, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, energy, credit, debt, venture capital, cryptocurrency and blockchain.
• Assist in providing advice with respect to corporate transactions including joint ventures, acquisitions, series financings and corporate reorganisations.
• Support colleagues, senior counsel and partners on matters.
• Use of the global network to build the Firm resources.
• Maintain a sustained record of revenue generation and profitability; follow recommended billing rates- manage costs appropriately and ensure personal utilisation meets expectations.
• Adhere to Firm's values, professional ethics and procedures.
• Participate in the development of the practice’s know-how, share knowledge, conferences, seminars and internal training.
Education, Skills & Experience
• Qualified lawyer with between 4 - 5 years corporate and/or funds PQE in a Commonwealth jurisdiction.
• Excellent academics with top-level international experience.
• Ambitious, hard working and driven.
• Strong legal skills with competent understanding of relevant market and client industries and technical knowledge of the relevant law.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• 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.
• Offshore jurisdiction experience and/or familiarity with offshore financial service providers preferred.
• Ability to learn 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.
