B&F Associate - Guernsey

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Walkers is offering an opportunity to an ambitious and technically strong lawyer to join its market leading and dynamic Banking and Finance ("B&F") team, as it continues on its proven and ongoing trajectory of growth.

The successful candidate will be based in the Firm's Guernsey office, joining a team of leading practitioners, working on behalf of global blue chip clients and intermediaries. In helping to build out and service the Guernsey B&F business, they will be a part of the ongoing expansion across all of the Firm's practice groups in the Channel Islands.

• Associate in the Firm's B&F Practice in Guernsey.
• Provide technically sound advice and a highly responsive service externally to clients and internally by way of support, as needed, to colleagues, senior counsel and partners on all client matters.
• Manage files in accordance with the Firm's requirements, expectations and practices from time to time.
• Participate in the development of the practice's know-how, sharing knowledge and actively participating in conferences, seminars, client presentations and internal training.
• Maintain a sustained record of revenue generation and profitability, following recommended billing rates, managing costs appropriately and ensuring personal utilisation meets expectations.
• Adhere to the Firm's values and professional ethics.

• Qualified lawyer with a minim of 2 years PQE.
• Excellent academics.
• Ambitious and commercially driven.
• Solid legal skills with competent understanding of relevant market and client industries and technical knowledge of the relevant law.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.