Senior Counsel - Insolvency & Dispute Resolution - Guernsey

Overview of role

Walkers is a leading international law firm advising global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants, investment fund managers, high net worth individuals, insolvency practitioners, trustees and trust companies.  We have a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. We are seeking to fill the role of Senior Counsel in the Insolvency and Dispute Resolution department to join our Firm's dynamic, high achieving and supportive team. The successful candidate will be based in the Firm's Guernsey office, and will work alongside leading practitioners in that office in expanding out the Guernsey IDR business in line with the general expansion across all of the firm's practice groups in the Channel Islands. 

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

• Senior Counsel in the Firm's IDR Practice in Guernsey.
• Proactively assist in the expansion and growth of the Guernsey office's IDR practice, working alongside the Jersey, London, Caribbean, Asian and Middle Eastern parts of the firm's IDR practice. This will involve becoming engaged in, and (in time) leading the implementation of, cross-border initiatives aimed at ensuring the Firm leverages its Channel Islands business across the global business. 
• Proactively 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. 
• Participate in the development of the practice’s know-how and actively participate in conferences, seminars and internal training.
• Provide technically sound advice and highly responsive service to clients, and support colleagues, and partners on all client matters.
• Maintain a sustained record of revenue generation and profitability; follow recommended billing rates; manage costs appropriately; ensure personal utilisation meets expectations.
• Adhere to Firm's values and professional ethics and proactively seek resolution of conflicts.

Education, Skills & Experience

• Qualified lawyer with a minimum of 7-10 years insolvency and dispute resolution PQE.

• Excellent academics.
• Ambitious and commercially driven.
• Solid 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.

• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Guernsey jurisdiction experience and/or familiarity with offshore financial service providers preferred but not essential
• Ability to use legal precedents and timekeeping and billing systems.
• Ability to support efforts to attract new clients and develop new initiatives.