Litigation Lawyer - Senior Associate

A leading offshore law firm client of ours is looking for a Senior Associate or Counsel to join its Jersey litigation team. The team is consistently ranked among the best offshore groups, and regularly acts on some of the most significant disputes in the offshore world, often alongside City firms and leading counsel. The role: You will work on a broad mix of high-value, often cross-border, contentious matters, including: Trust and estate disputes, including Court applications by trustees Commercial and banking disputes Civil fraud, asset tracing and recovery, including freezing and disclosure orders Insolvency-related litigation Shareholder and boardroom disputes Regulatory investigations and enforcement Arbitration You will run your own matters with the support of Partners who stay closely involved in the work, supervise more junior Lawyers, and play a part in building client relationships. Clients include banks and other financial institutions, trust companies, corporates and private individuals. About you: 5 PQE and potentially up to Counsel level, in commercial litigation gained at a City or other well-regarded national law firm, at the Bar, or offshore Prior offshore experience is welcome, but is not needed Qualified in England & Wales or Australia, New Zealand, South Africa Good technical ability, sound judgement and a practical, commercial approach Comfortable dealing directly with clients and working with counsel and international co-counsel Interested in building a long-term career offshore Package on offer: Highly competitive salary and bonus, alongside Jersey's 20% tax rate. Relocation support will be provided for candidates moving to the island. To discuss this role and your requirements further, please contact Philip Jennings, Director, in all confidence. Please note that where a level of preferred experience or qualification is indicated, this is a guideline only and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience. Our consultants will review your application and assess your suitability. We endeavour to respond to all applications within 72 hours, however due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually and would advise that if you do not hear from us you should assume you are not successful in your application. Jameson Legal acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.41bf1e1f-b16b-4260-a40a-17c77a06fd15