*Financial Services Regulatory - Senior Associate - Global Offshore Law Firm - The Cayman Islands*
- Employer
- Newbold Search
- Location
- Cayman Islands (KY)
- Salary
- From USD$180,000 - $220,000 net per annum, plus bonus, premium benefits and full relocation. package
- Closing date
- 4 Nov 2024
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, Private Practice
- Experience Level
- Partner-designate, Senior Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Banking/Finance, Financial Services, Regulatory/Compliance, Regulatory/Compliance (except Banking/Finance)
- PQE
- 4-6 Years, 7+ Years
Job Details
*CAYMAN ISLANDS – SENIOR FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATORY ASSOCIATE – 6+ YRS’ PQE**
A new and exciting career opening for a senior level common law qualified Financial Services Regulatory Associate to join a major global law firm in the beautiful offshore jurisdiction of the Cayman Islands!
Our client is arguably the world’s leading offshore law firm with a strong brand and a large network of offices around the world.
Its Cayman office is dynamic and respected, with a very strong pipeline of work in its key practice areas of banking and finance, corporate, insurance, regulatory and litigation.
It is now looking to hire a common law qualified regulatory associate to assist a prominent Financial Services Regulatory and Financial Services partner on the ground in Cayman. The Regulatory & Financial Services Practice focuses on regulatory matters impacting asset managers, investment funds (both open and closed-ended), banks, administrators, family offices and high net worth individuals.
Work will include a wide range of financial services regulatory and compliance matters such as AML/CFT, beneficial ownership, Data Protection, FACTA/CRS and other international initiatives such as the OECD BEPS regime, as well as contentious and non-contentious advice, such as regulatory reporting obligations and crypto and FinTech matters. You will advise financial services businesses on the evolving international regulatory landscape and also the existing regulatory framework in Cayman.
Requirements for the role are as follows:
- Qualified as a lawyer in the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand;
- Strong career background from a major national or international law firm in a major financial centre such as London, Edinburgh, Dublin, Sydney, Melbourne or Auckland;
- From 6-12 years' post qualification experience in Financial Services Regulatory;
- Personable, and versatile approach, with excellent team working skills.
Cayman is a picture-perfect Caribbean island with beautiful white sand beaches palm trees, and clear blue waters, along with a highly developed infrastructure, low crime, tax rates and a thriving international professional expat community. Its close proximity to the US, Central and South America provides great travel opportunities for those keen for further adventures from time to time.
This is the opportunity to take a step forward in your career in a rapidly evolving high growth practice area at one of the world's leading offshore law firms and to boost your earning potential.
Newbold Search
Newbold Search is a leading legal recruitment boutique that specialises in placing common law trained lawyers overseas into private practice and in-house.
With longstanding global client relationships, Newbold Search operates in a wide range of legal markets including:
The Cayman Islands
Bermuda
The BVI
Jersey and Guernsey
The United Kingdom and Ireland
The Middle East
Asia
Company
Jamie Newbold is a well-known and highly respected name in the global legal recruitment industry. Prior to launching Newbold Search, he was a Partner at Taylor Root. Over his twenty year career in legal recruitment, Jamie forged a reputation recruiting lawyers into the offshore jurisdictions, the Middle East and Asia as well as placing partners in London. Jamie was responsible for opening Taylor Root’s Dubai office in 2007 and also their Singapore office in 2010. He has a wealth of experience of placing lawyers around the world that is unmatched. Many of his placements are now leaders of their respective firms.
Jamie was previously a commercial litigation solicitor at Norton Rose and Theodore (Addleshaw) Goddard.
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