Associate - Investment Funds - Cayman

Overview of role

Walkers is 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 jurisdictions of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey. We are seeking to fill the role of Associate, an individual who will match the below key skills and qualifications, to join our dynamic and high achieving teams within a supportive culture.

We seek suitably qualified Associates, preferably Caymanians or Residents with Employment Rights holders, who are talented and highly motivated to join our growing Investment Funds 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 legal work.

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

SCOPE AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES.

• Providing technically sound advice and highly responsive service to top tier clients.
• Developing and expanding client relationships important to the Firm’s success at the same time becoming a valued resource to clients.
• Providing sound advice on a wide range of Investment Funds matters including hedge, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, energy, credit, debt, venture capital, cryptocurrency and blockchain.
• Providing reliable advice with respect to corporate transactions including joint ventures, acquisitions, series financings and corporate reorganisations.
• Supporting colleagues, senior counsel and partners on matters.
• Using the global network to build the Firm resources.
• Maintaining a sustained record of revenue generation and profitability in line with targets.
• Adhering to Firm's values, professional ethics, and procedures.
• Participating in the development of the practice’s know-how, share knowledge, and occasionally participate in conferences, seminars and internal training.

Education, Skills & Experience

Key Skills and Qualifications

• Qualified in the Cayman Islands or in another Commonwealth jurisdiction with a minimum of 3 years of post-qualification experience 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 address a client's circumstance.
• Track record of utilisation above 80% and willingness to work non-standard business hours when required.
• Demonstrated success managing financial performance against pre-agreed targets and taking personal responsibility for billings every month to achieve personal target (and therefore assist the team in achieving the team target).  
• 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.
• Experience working with legal precedents and law firm management tools including timekeeping and billing systems. 
• Demonstrated skills required to build 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.
• Demonstrated 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.
• Highly skilled and proficient in written and verbal communication.
• Well regarded and trustworthy individual, both internally and amongst clients.