Senior Associate, Corporate

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Associate to join our Guernsey Corporate practice. Working alongside market-leading lawyers, you'll advise a broad range of local and international clients on complex and high-value matters across corporate, banking and finance, investment funds, and regulatory work. You'll take ownership of matters, build strong client relationships and play an active role in mentoring junior colleagues, while contributing to the continued success and growth of the team. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer who enjoys delivering pragmatic advice and working in a collaborative, client-focused environment.

Responsibilities

Advise clients and intermediaries on a broad range of legal matters, providing commercially focused advice and preparing relevant legal documentation; Review and provide comments on documentation provided by third parties; Manage your own matters and lead transaction-appropriate teams of lawyers and support staff to deliver outstanding levels of service to clients and intermediaries; Act as the key point of contact for clients and intermediaries on matters; Ensure matters are managed efficiently and in accordance with required internal procedures, including matter opening, conflicts checks, engagement terms, time recording, billing, lock-up management, etc.; Manage competing priorities and communicate effectively with clients, colleagues and intermediaries regarding timelines and deliverables; Deliver high-quality legal work accurately and within agreed timeframes; Supervise, mentor and support the development of junior fee earners within the team; Maintain and develop technical expertise through ongoing professional development and continuing education; Perform any other duties and responsibilities as may be required from time to time

Requirements

Relevant academic and professional legal qualifications, ideally obtained within a common law jurisdiction and/or Guernsey; Preferably a minimum of five years' PQE; A high level of post-qualification knowledge gained in the practice of corporate, banking and finance, investment funds, and/or regulatory work; Proven ability to grasp complex legal information in order to provide sound legal advice, tailored to the client's commercial objectives, and the ability to draft a variety of legal documents; The willingness to develop existing skills and update legal knowledge by way of additional training; Effective organisation and communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface confidently at all levels and work autonomously