Senior Associate

Conyers’ Cayman Litigation & Restructuring Department is a successful, established team that works on cross-border cases across a broad range of areas including commercial, corporate, insolvency, financial, insurance, regulatory, fraud, asset recovery, and trusts disputes. Clients are drawn from a range of sectors and include global financial institutions, major corporates, and international law firms. What Will You Do: • Developing relationships with clients including gaining a good knowledge of the client’s businesses, economic drivers, market and sector requirements in order to ensure advice is relevant and commercial • Responsible for regular and direct contact with clients, with a culture based on associates being given the level of responsibility they are ready for, rather than a PQE based method of work allocation • Engaging in business development activities and being active in the promotion of the firm and seeking opportunities for new work • Working as part of a team including assisting with the supervision of junior lawyers’ work, and taking an active part in sharing knowledge and experience with the team What You’ll Need: • Between 5 and 7 years’ relevant PQE, conducting commercial litigation or contentious insolvencies in a common law jurisdiction • Admitted, or eligible to be admitted to the Cayman Islands Bar • First rate technical skills needed to support the client work of the department • Commerciality and demonstrable business development experience • Excellent written communication and drafting skills • Ability to develop strong relationships with clients and to take responsibility for this relationship • Experience with mentoring junior associates • Outstanding communication skills and the ability to adapt style as required • Ability to work well in both a team and individually