Senior Associate - Investment Funds - Bermuda in Hamilton

Walkers is offering a unique opportunity to an ambitious and technically strong lawyer to join its market leading and dynamic Global Corporate team, with a particular focus on Investment Funds. The successful candidate will be based in the Firm’s Bermuda office, joining a team of leading practitioners.

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

• Provide technically sound advice and highly responsive service to clients.
• The work focuses almost exclusively on investment funds matters.
• Advise funds and their boards on corporate governance matters.
• Provide advice on a wide range of investment funds matters, including hedge, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, energy, credit, debt, venture capital, cryptocurrency, tokenised and blockchain structures.
• Assist on private equity investments into insurance structures, including M&A, P&C and long term insurance deals, as well as sidecars, collateralised insurance and asset intensive reinsurance.
• Assist in creating thought leadership relating to the funds industry.
• Assist in developing and expanding client relationships important to the Firm’s success, while at the same time becoming a valued resource to clients.
• Support colleagues and partners on matters important to the Firm.
• Leverage the global network to build the Firm’s 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 the Firm’s values and professional ethics and proactively seek resolution of conflicts.
• Participate in the development of the practice’s know how and share knowledge.

Education, Skills & Experience

• Bermuda qualified and/or Commonwealth qualified lawyer with a minimum of 5 years’ post qualifying experience at a reputable firm.
• Sound technical knowledge of corporate and commercial law and practice.
• Understanding of, and experience working with, a wide range of investment funds, including, but not limited to, hedge, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, energy, credit, debt, venture capital, and willingness to work with cryptocurrency, tokenised and blockchain.
• Experience of managing fund structuring issues and queries.
• Excellent academics with top level experience obtained in Bermuda or internationally.
• Motivated and commercially driven.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid legal skills with a demonstrated understanding of the funds market and client industries.
• Outstanding time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to work successfully in a collaborative environment; a team player willing to support others.
• Ability to use legal precedents effectively and to use time recording and billing systems.
• Ability to support efforts to attract new clients and develop new initiatives.
• Confidence in delivering presentations and speaking in front of audiences.

Walkers offers a dynamic working environment with opportunities for career progression and an excellent remuneration package, including a discretionary performance-based bonus, pension and fully covered health insurance for employees and 5 weeks' vacation. Remuneration will commensurate with qualifications and experience. Walkers 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.