Associate Banking and Finance
About this role: Our client is looking for an Associate for their global Banking and Finance team who can provide round the clock assistance, supporting banking and financial clients transacting in or with counterparties or collateral, across our jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities:
- As an Associate, you will need to be able to deliver excellent client service and support senior fee earners with the delivery of technically sound legal advice directly to clients.
- You will be expected to provide technically sound legal advice directly to clients with appropriate supervision from more senior fee earners and to take ownership of simple transactions from end to end.
- You will also be responsible for managing your own financial responsibilities including time recording, billing, WIP and debt, ensuring clients are fully informed as to the fees and disbursements that will be incurred on each matter and provide updates as required, engaging appropriate cash collection procedures to ensure fees are collected in a timely manner.
- At Associate level you will also begin to provide input to partners and develop negotiating skills in the preparation of new matter fee estimates and quotes. Staying up to date with new legislation and topics of interest in the relevant markets and how these changes affect clients and matters is also key.
Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise:
- Qualified lawyer with up to 4 years' PQE, with relevant experience in a legal environment, prior exposure to banking and finance matters and great communication skills.
- Previous Jersey banking and finance experience would be an added bonus.