Senior Associate - Insolvency & Dispute Resolution - Jersey

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 offering a unique opportunity to an ambitious, technically strong lawyer to be a part of its market leading Insolvency and Dispute Resolution team ("IDR") and to assist in the continued growth of the Channel Islands' IDR practice. The successful candidate will be based in Walkers' Jersey office and will work alongside leading IDR practitioners in a range of financial services disputes, further developing significant recent expansion in the team.

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

• Acting in respect of contentious financial services related issues, including insolvency, private client and corporate disputes.
• Representing blue chip client base including global corporations, insolvency practitioners, banks and other financial services institutions.
• Advising commercial clients and intermediaries on all aspects of commercial litigation, from pre-emptive injunctions and disclosure applications through substantive proceedings to enforcement and asset recovery.
• Advising trustees, beneficiaries, enforcers and protectors on high-value trust disputes, often with cross-border elements.
• Advising insolvency practitioners, creditors, directors and shareholders on contentious and non-contentious insolvency related matters.
• Providing expert support to Walkers' corporate, investment funds and private capital teams, working on transactions for clients, analysing and advising clients on relevant case law and legislation.
• Developing and expanding client relationships.
• Developing of Walkers' internal know-how and actively participating in conferences, seminars and internal training.

Education, Skills & Experience

• Qualified lawyer with a minimum of 5 years' post qualification experience in insolvency and/or commercial litigation in a recognised practice.
• Excellent academics.
• Ambitious and commercially driven.
• Jersey or other offshore jurisdiction experience preferred but not essential.
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment - a team player, willing to support others.

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.