Paralegal - Banking and Finance

Developing our talented work force is at the heart of what we do and so we're looking for a Paralegal who is looking to develop their legal career working closely with our lawyers in the Banking & Finance team to support their wider learning.

Key Responsibilities

• To undertake work in support of a team of fee earners, meeting an agreed target chargeable hours 
• Assisting the team with team-specific financials/matter management e.g. budgets, WIP (work in progress), aged debt reporting 
• Undertaking various searches at the request of fee-earners along with drafting and amending legal documents
• Primary line of communication between fee-earners and clients
• Ensuring that all new client matters are accurately set up in the client accounting and database system and maintaining client records and contact names where appropriate
• Ensuring files are kept up to date (including filing of documents, emails and correspondence) when active and that files are closed/archived once the matter is concluded following instruction from the relevant fee-earner
• Undertaking and managing client specific BD arrangements for fee-earners, when necessary
• Delegating certain administration tasks received from the fee-earners as per the specific team workflow model 
• Utilising all of the services provided by the Global Support Team
• Providing complete assistance to all fee-earners and clients regarding various legal issues
• Leading the way with innovation, technology and tools by supporting and trialling new initiatives
• Screen incoming telephone calls, taking and relaying accurate messages where necessary
• Where appropriate, arrange and set up conference and outgoing calls for the team

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

If you've got previous Legal experience through a paralegal role, or suitable academic credentials (SQE/LPC/GDL/LLB), then you could be right for this role.

We love technology, so you'll need to be tech savvy and have high attention to detail, with a professional and organised approach to your work.

About Ogier

Ogier provides legal advice on BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Irish, Jersey and Luxembourg law. Our network of locations also includes Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo.

Legal service for the corporate and financial sectors form the core of our business, principally in the areas of banking and finance, corporate, investment funds, dispute resolution, private equity and private wealth. We also have strong practices in the areas of employee benefits and incentives, employment law, regulatory, restructuring and insolvency and property.

Ogier's corporate administration business, Ogier Global, incorporates and administers a wide variety of vehicles including public and private companies, partnerships and trusts.

Ogier is based in 13 jurisdictions including Beijing, BVI, Cayman Islands, Dubai, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo.

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3. THE ACCURO VALUES
4. Our values guide our actions in everything we do.

In performing your role and when interacting with clients, colleagues and service providers you are expected to reflect and embody our core values as described below:

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2. We take collective responsibility and accountability

• Driving joint delivery of client outcomes.
• Finding solutions, together.
• One global Accuro.

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2. We are ambassadorial

• Positively and consistently representing our people and our services.
• Making a net contribution to our planet.
• Being a progressive organisation.

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2. We engage in constructive challenge

• Upholding a culture that encourages us to question and welcome alternative ideas and solutions.
• Assuming positive intent from each other.
• Striving to continuously improve ourselves and our business.

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2. We are dynamic and insightful

• Being independent thinkers and thought leaders in our industry.
• Proactively embracing and responding to change.
• Delivering to high ethical and professional standards.

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2. We build healthy and happy relationships

• Communicating effectively, with no ambiguity.
• Promoting understanding and collaboration with all stakeholders.
• Encouraging a respectful, inclusive, and dignified environment for all.

Paralegal

Our Litigation team help our clients solve their problems and protect their interests. We're looking for a Paralegal to enhance our Jersey Litigation team and improve our already award winning client service.

Instructed by a wide range of financial institutions, fiduciary service providers, commercial entities and private individuals based worldwide our expert teams are involved in a broad spectrum of litigation work. This includes trust disputes, insolvencies, boardroom battles, fraud and asset recovery, regulatory enforcement and arbitration.

We believe in a ‘hands-on’ approach and our clients have access to our experienced litigation partners for the duration of any case. We take on our clients' issues and guide them towards the best solution, communicating regularly and providing reassurance at every stage.

Purpose of the job

To provide an efficient support service to Associates and Partners on the full range of contentious matters.  This role may require you to record your time in line with our procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting in drafting a range of legal documents 
•  Reviewing and summarising legal and other documents 
•  Performing legal research and analysis including document disclosure exercises. 
•  Printing and collating legal documents
•  Checking legal forms/documents for accuracy 
•  Assisting in the preparation of reports, correspondence and bundles
•  Maintaining system based filing systems, assisting in file openings and CDD requirements
•  Carrying out searches in a prompt and efficient manner
•  Assisting with monthly billing, WIP lists and processing expense claims and fee earner time entries
•  Supporting the team's marketing plans
•  Assisting with arranging local business development events and off-island trips, which may include arranging travel, accommodation and setting up meetings
•  Working flexibly as a team member with the department to ensure there is support cover throughout the working week to meet the client needs. 
•  Providing administration and support to fee earners as required
•  Taking responsibility for a wide range of tasks/projects as required by the partners/lawyers in the group
•  Adhering to all policies, procedures and regulations as required

Qualifications

•  High School or degree level educated.
•  Preferably having or working towards a legal or administrative qualification.

Knowledge/skills/experience

•  Some previous experience in a legal environment, ideally in a similar role.
•  Document management experience would be useful.
•  Strong IT skills.
•  Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
•  Willingness and ability to learn about the law.

Competencies

We would like you to have:

•  Organisational/time management skills and the ability to prioritise and manage a workload effectively within deadlines.
•  A responsible, disciplined and methodical approach and a keen eye for detail.
•  The ability to use initiative to resolve issues and to work independently with appropriate supervision.
•  Team spirited, with flexibility and enthusiasm.

In this role you will be expected to:

• Behave in a manner in keeping with our core culture and values.
• Adhere to all policies, procedures and regulations including those around anti-money laundering and terrorist financing.
• Commit to fulfilling any personal CPD requirements and continually developing your skills and knowledge.

About Bedell Cristin

Since 1939, clients have come to us for straight-talking legal advice.

Today you’ll find the same sound judgement and pragmatism across our offices in the BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, London, and Singapore.

Our smart, approachable teams design informed, and inventive legal solutions. The expertise you expect, offered with a refreshing simplicity and clarity. We also invest in mutually committed relationships with our clients as we believe strong foundations make for smoother roads.

Over the years, we’ve learned the importance of these principles, while playing our part in defining the modern offshore legal industry.

Our founder, George Bedell, helped establish Jersey’s progressive tax system. And the island’s first female advocate, Anita Regal, hailed from Bedell Cristin.

We are proud of where we have come from - and we value what we have learned along the way.

Associate

Date: 7 Jun 2024

Location: Jersey, JE, JE4 8PN

Company: Walkers Global

Overview of role

Walkers is offering a unique opportunity to an ambitious and technically strong lawyer to join its market leading global Corporate and Funds ("C&F") business, and to assist building out its Channel Islands' C&F practice so as to become the leading practice in the region.

The successful candidate will be based in the Firm's Jersey office, and will work alongside leading practitioners in that office in expanding out the Jersey FCF business in line with the general expansion across all of the firm's practice groups in the Channel Islands.

The available positions in the team are at Associate level dependent upon experience.

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

Associate in the Firm's C&F Practice in Jersey.

Proactively assist in developing and expanding client relationships important to the Firm’s success at the same time becoming a valued resource to clients. This will involve taking ownership of the development of relationships with core clients and participating in associate led business development initiatives.

Participate in the development of the practice’s know-how, share knowledge and actively participate in conferences, seminars, client presentations and internal training.

Provide technically sound advice and highly responsive service to clients, and support colleagues, senior counsel and partners on all client matters.

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.

Education, Skills & Experience

Qualified lawyer

Excellent academics.

Ambitious and commercially driven.

Solid legal skills with an appropriate understanding of relevant market and client industries and technical knowledge of the relevant law.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to work successfully in a collaborative environment, a team player, willing to support others regardless of personal role or task and to help others in identifying needs and crafting development plans

High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Jersey jurisdiction experience and/or familiarity with offshore financial service providers preferred but not essential

Ability to use legal precedents and timekeeping and billing systems.

Ability to support efforts to attract new clients and develop new initiatives