Paralegal

The capabilities and talent of our lawyers have earned us industry recognition for identifying all the steps necessary to meet our clients’ goals, however diverse or complex the requirement.

We are an award-winning law firm with expertise in BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey law and the agility to drive success for our clients in a fast moving world.  We provide legal advice shaped around the needs of corporate and private clients, financial institutions and intermediaries worldwide.

Working in multi-disciplinary teams, we marry thought leadership with a proactive approach to solving issues holistically – without a client needing to raise them – across geographies and practice areas in the most efficient and seamless way.  Through this approach – delivering reliability and stability with flair – we combine commercial acumen with service excellence that helps you to achieve your goals and stay ahead.

Our experts advise on a complete range of private wealth structures from formation through the full lifecycle. We not only handle non-contentious and advisory work but, together with our contentious team, are able to help with all eventualities our clients may encounter.

Those clients include trustees, fiduciaries, family offices, settlors, beneficiaries and their advisers. We pride ourselves on being flexible and agile and on delivering creative solutions in an ever-changing landscape.

Our hand-picked legal team has earned a reputation for offering technical expertise coupled with commercial awareness and an understanding of our clients' desire for prompt response times and a solution-oriented service.

Purpose of the job

To work as part of the team providing a full range of legal services to our clients.  This role will support the partners and associates in order to deliver the IPC team strategy by providing a high quality and efficient administration service across a broad range of tasks and initiatives. The role will require solid administrative skills, a willingness to adapt to a broad practice, a client-centric and commercial approach and the ability to think on your feet.

Main responsibilities

• Reviewing and summarising legal documents
• Performing legal research and analysis
• Assisting with opening matters and the client take-on/CDD processes
• Managing the billing process on behalf of the team
• Printing and collating legal documents
• Checking legal forms/documents for accuracy
• Assisting in the preparation of reports and correspondence
• Assisting in drafting a range of legal documents
• Maintaining system based filing systems to ensure all documents are stored appropriately
• Attending client meetings/calls with fee earners and taking notes
• Updating the Client Relationship Management system
• Supporting fee earners with the preparation of basic deeds based on precedents, to include notarial certificates
• Supporting the team's marketing and business development plans
• Taking responsibility for a wide range of tasks/projects as required by the team

Qualifications

• High School or degree level educated
• May have a legal qualification i.e. have completed a paralegal course

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 Cayman Islands 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:

• Adhere to all policies, procedures and regulations including those around anti-money laundering and terrorist financing
• Commit to fulfilling any personal CPD requirements and to continually develop your skills and knowledge
• Act in keeping with our core behaviours