Senior Associate - Insolvency & Dispute Resolution - London

We are a leading international law firm for 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 and technically strong lawyer to join its market leading Insolvency and Dispute Resolution ("IDR") team in London working in BVI and Cayman law. The successful candidate will be based in the Firm's London office and will work alongside the leading practitioners in the IDR team.

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

• Advising on a wide range of contentious financial services related matters (including trust disputes, investment fund disputes, corporate and shareholder disputes and extensive multi-jurisdictional general commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution matters).
• Working directly with clients (whether local institutions or those based overseas).
• Advising a varied client base including insolvency practitioners, banks and other financial institutions, large corporations, directors, shareholders and partners on contentious and non-contentious corporate recovery and insolvency matters and company and partnership disputes;
• Advising trustees, protectors and beneficiaries on contentious and non-contentious trust matters;
• Advising commercial clients and intermediaries on all aspects of commercial litigation, from pre-emptive injunction and disclosure applications through substantive matters to enforcement and asset recovery;
• Advising regulated service providers and individuals in respect of regulatory investigations and related issues as well as contentious tax information request cases;
• Providing in all areas of practice, technically sound advice and highly responsive service to clients;
• Providing support to senior colleagues in the IDR practice, including senior associates, senior counsel and partners, as well as to the Firm's corporate, funds and private capital teams providing advisory support on transactional matters;
• Proactively assisting in supporting the development and expansion of client and intermediary relationships important to the Firm’s success and at the same time becoming a valued resource to clients;
• Participating in the development of the IDR practice’s know-how, by sharing knowledge and actively participating in seminars and internal training;
• Maintaining sound financial practices including accurate and timely time recording; and
• Adhering to the Firm's values and professional ethics.