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*Financial Services Regulatory Associate - 3+ years' pqe - The Cayman Islands*

Employer
Newbold Search
Location
Cayman Islands (KY)
Salary
From USD$160,000 - $200,000 tax-free plus bonus, premium benefits and relocation
Closing date
18 Feb 2025
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*FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATORY ASSOCIATE - CAYMAN ISLANDS – 3+ YEARS’ PQE*

This major international law firm is actively looking to hire an experienced Financial Services Regulatory Associate to join its dynamic Cayman team. This is a pivotal time as the firm looks to further invest in the development of its flourishing global regulatory practice!

You will join a collaborative team of 30+ regulatory lawyers across the Americas, Asia, and Europe, with an established reputation for their expertise in financial services, sanctions, and anti-money laundering compliance. The position would suit a lawyer with expertise in financial services regulatory regimes related to banking, investment management, and anti-money laundering law.  Experience in data protection/AI regulation would also be welcome.

Key Responsibilities:

In this role, you will have exposure to some of the best cutting-edge financial services regulatory legal work in the market and will work as part of a highly successful and collegiate team of six partners and 11 lawyers on the ground in Grand Cayman. The key responsibilities for this role include the following: 

    Advising clients on 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 Liaising with regulatory, administrative and enforcement authorities including as part of any client onsite inspections Researching, analysing and developing policy and legislation Working with a client base that comprises blue chip domestic and international clients, particularly in the investment, banking and fiduciary sectors as well as all major onshore law firms Advising in relation to the regulation of crypto and fintech offerings

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Strong academic record
  • Qualified as a lawyer in the UK, the Republic of Ireland, Canada, Australia or New Zealand;
  • From 3-8 years’ post qualification experience in Financial Services Regulatory law from a leading law firm or top four accountancy firm
  • Contentious experience would be welcome (but is not mandatory)
  • Good attention to detail, professionalism, ability to multi-task, and excellent organisational and communications skills.

Salary from USD$160,000 - $200,000+ tax-free per annum, with bonus, premium benefits including full health/dental/optical cover and relocation costs. Hybrid/flexi working optional.

For further details on this role, please contact me at lisa@newboldsearch.com

 

Newbold Search

Newbold Search is a leading legal recruitment boutique that specialises in placing common law qualified lawyers at all levels of experience overseas, both in 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

The Middle East

The UK

Western Europe

Jersey and Guernsey

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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