Senior Associate - Regulatory

Key Responsibilities

• Understand and advise on regulatory obligations applicable to financial institutions, investment funds, managers, administrators and other service providers and investment vehicles in the Cayman Islands;
• Build specialist knowledge and experience in the firm's Cayman Islands regulatory practice areas to the highest standards;
• Ensure work is compliant with applicable procedures and standard documents;
• Build and maintain productive working relationships with both clients and colleagues in other Cayman Islands practice groups. Establish credibility, influence where appropriate and provide excellent client service;
• Contribute to the firm's Knowledge Management (KM) information / system and ensure contributions are accurate and current;
• Provide support and guidance to more junior members of the team;
• Prepare fee proposals;
• Ensure timeliness of billing and debt collection;
• Ensure effective management of time, effort and resources in order to generate maximum efficiencies and maintain accurate time records;
• Undertake project work as required, support and deliver on initiatives identified and designated from time to time by supervising attorneys and partners.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Qualified Lawyer with a minimum of 6+ years' post qualification experience in private practice;
• LLB (Hons) from a reputable tertiary institution and strong academics, all with a minimum grade of 2:1 or equivalent;
• Experience advising large financial institutions, investment funds and/or other regulated entities on core regulatory legal matters;
• Sound knowledge of various Cayman Islands regulatory regimes including economic substance, beneficial ownership transparency, data protection, anti-money laundering, sanctions, CIMA licensing and registration regimes, FATCA/CRS and virtual asset service providers;
• Excellent drafting skills with high attention to detail and the ability to be succinct;
• Experience advising clients on practical legal solutions to ensure compliance with new regulatory requirements;
• Involvement in writing briefings on core regulatory developments;
• Good interpersonal skills, effective communicator with strong influencing skills;
• Excellent time management skills, experience working on a high volume of client matters on a daily basis;
• Strong relationship management and client care skills;
• Ability to work effectively in a team.

Benefits