Progressive Recruitment

Location: Channel Islands

Salary:

Key responsibilities:

Drafting supplemental trust deeds, short agreements, powers of attorney, tenancy agreements and other legal documents
Document management to include the proper use of tracking amendments into documents
Drafting instructions to external lawyers and to Counsel and attending conferences with the same
Reviewing Notices such as Production Orders from the Law Officers’ Department in Jersey to ensure Notices / Summonses properly served and enforceable and case managing and co-ordinating the collation of documents in conjunction with the Equity Compliance Department
Providing legal advice to the trustees in Jersey and Guernsey on offshore trust and company matters (including Jersey, Guernsey and BVI law) as and when required
Conducting case management of litigious cases with external lawyers to include: drafting instructions; attending case management meetings; co-ordinating lawyers where multi-jurisdictional case; attending court and writing regular reports for the Equity Board
Liaising with third party professional advisers (such as tax advisers) in the management of cases with tax issues
Managing legal team in Jersey (currently comprising 3 lawyers and 2 paralegals)

Qualifications:

Knowledge/skills:

Up-to-date knowledge of specialist legislation
Effective communication skills both verbal and written - ability to communicate at all levels
Organisational and administrative skills
Computer skills
Presentation and influencing skills