Associate
Location: Cayman Islands Function: Legal Reports to: Senior Associate
Baker & Partners is the premier independent specialist offshore litigation and dispute resolution practice located in Jersey, London, BVI and the Cayman Islands. We are seeking an associate with experience in insolvency, contentious restructuring, asset recovery and commercial litigation, including complex and multi-jurisdictional disputes, to support and enhance our Cayman Islands team.
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Key responsibilities
- Providing support and assistance to more senior lawyers in the firm to enable them to give a consistently excellent level of service to the firm’s clients including:
- The identification of the legal and factual issues in cases.
- Assisting to produce and implement a clear plan for how the client’s aims can be lawfully achieved.
- Refining issues of law or fact.
- Legal and document research.
- Assisting with disclosure tasks.
- The maintenance of the document management (both hardcopy and electronic filing) on each matter.
- Input into preparation of court bundles.
- Attending client conferences and court hearings when required.
- Taking accurate notes and preparing typed copies for later reference.
- Preparation of good first drafts of, skeleton arguments, pleadings, proofs of evidence, chronologies, dramatis personae, witness statements and correspondence.
- Associates who are legally qualified will not be expected to appear in Court until they have attained a sufficient degree of proficiency, in the judgment of the Partners, to effectively represent the firm’s clients in Court. Such proficiency might be gained by learning from established attorneys in the firm and demonstrating ability in the course of advocacy training courses, whether internal or external.
- Act as junior advisors to the Senior Associates and Partners and provide assistance to them on any given case.
- Associates may be expected to manage some cases with the supervision of a Partner/Senior Associate.
- Appropriate and effective delegation of tasks to the Paralegals.
Experience and Qualifications
- 5+ year PQE, preferably with experience in an offshore firm or international firm.
- Strong academics (educated to degree level, having preferably obtained a 2:1 (or equivalent) or above although all applications will be considered).
- Possesses and/or is prepared to proactively develop their understanding of law and legal procedure.
- Self-motivated and willing to use initiative and motivation. Must be a team player.
- Ability to manage assigned tasks in an efficient and timely manner.
- Ability to keep calm under pressure.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Able to prioritize effectively to meet deadlines without compromising accuracy.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, demonstrating professionalism in all dealings.
- Excellent communication skills including proficiency in spoken and written English.
About Baker & Partners
We are a litigation-only offshore law firm based in Jersey, BVI, Cayman Islands and London. We believe that no legal problem is unsolvable. Our legal team has an extensive wealth of experience in litigation, both in and out of the courtroom. We focus on identifying the key issues at the heart of any case. In complex litigation, this enables us to provide our clients with simple and creative solutions to difficult problems.
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All suitable candidates interested in this exciting opportunity should send a covering letter and their Curriculum Vitae setting out full details of their experience, achievements and qualifications to recruitment@bakerandpartners.com.