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We have a fantastic new permanent full-time opportunity, where an individual will have a key role in providing a wide range of on-boarding/ administration/ support services to a high quality and diverse portfolio of clients in the provision of corporate and fiduciary services. You'll be client facing, working directly with clients and their onshore/ offshore intermediaries (legal advisors, banks, family offices etc.). The ideal candidate will ideally hold or be studying towards a relevant professional qualification (such as STEP or ICSA at foundation level or higher, or a legal qualification), have corporate onboarding/ administration/ AML experience and the ability to manage multiple mandates at once.

Our client is seeking a Legal Assistant, to join their Funds team on a permanent full-time basis. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years' administrative experience within a legal environment which is essential for this role, accurate typing skills and strong attention to detail.

Our client is seeking a creative and energetic individual who loves technology to join their renowned firm as a Paralegal, Corporate and Funds, on a permanent basis. Duties will include but not be limited to, undertaking work in support of a team of fee-earners, communicating between fee-earners and clients, accurately setting up and maintaining client accounting and databases on the system and delegating administration tasks. If you have previous legal experience through a paralegal role, or suitable academic credentials (LPC/GDL/LLB), then this role with progressive opportunities could be the perfect fit for you.

Itchyfeet Recruitment are working on this exciting new opportunity for a Legal Secretary to join our client’s Private Capital and Trust team on a permanent full-time basis. You will deliver legal secretarial services to a high standard to assist the lawyers in running their practice. Duties will include creating, editing, amending and storing of correspondence and documents, responding to queries, billing and collections and photocopying and scanning. You will also make travel arrangements for Partners to the business. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years’ relevant experience in a similar role and be able to manage a complex and demanding workload whilst prioritising tasks and projects.

Our client is recruiting for a Senior Analyst to join their Financial Crime Division in their on-site inspection team. This is an especially exciting opportunity ahead of Guernsey’s upcoming MONEYVAL inspection. The Financial Crime Team will be leading the firm’s part of the MONEYVAL inspection although other authorities such as the States of Guernsey, Guernsey law enforcement, registry etc. will be participating in the inspection as well, therefore having the ability to collaborate with others is essential to this role. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent report writing and interviewing skills, be analytical and demonstrate a good working knowledge of the AML/CFT handbook.

Our client’s training program provides aspiring lawyers with the opportunity to undertake the Solicitors Qualifying Exams (SQE) whilst working alongside some of Guernsey’s finest lawyers. Candidates will benefit from working across a number of departments, experiencing everything from litigation and conveyancing to commercial and compliance. This will provide a fantastic overview of how a law firm operates. The firm will provide sponsorship for the SQE1 & 2 and once qualified you will be considered for a permanent opportunity.

The principal purpose of this role is to act as Business Analyst for the Risk and Compliance function providing expertise in relation to systems, projects and testing together with the production of Management Information and implementation of efficient processes and procedures. The role is intended to assist with implementation, guidance and maintenance of a robust AML/CFT and sanctions framework in relation to policies, procedures and processes, controls and management information reporting. Excellent analytical and data interrogation skills along with experience with CDD, take-on procedures and Risk Screening tools are essential. Experience working in a project environment would be advantageous.

Itchyfeet are working on a new opportunity for a Secretary to provide secretarial / administrative support to a group of designated fee earners within the corporate side of our client’s business. You will arrange meetings, venues and logistics for trips and book travel and accommodation while answering telephones and emails.  Duties will include copy and audio typing, creating and formatting PowerPoint presentations, processing monthly fee earner time reports and issuing final bills to clients. The successful candidate will either be a school leaver / graduate or an individual with previous relevant experience ideally from working in a legal environment. The candidate will have experience using MS Office applications, good typing speeds and an accuracy and familiarity with the use of CRM systems. Candidates with legal secretarial experience or junior secretaries with 1-2 years' experience in a professional services company, will also be considered.

Our client is seeking a Legal Secretary to join their small but busy Legal practice, on a permanent full-time basis. You will assist with audio typing on a digital dictation system, client billing, daily filing, hand delivery of some mail, certifying of documents and typing invoices. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience, is hard working and highly efficient. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small team working in an interesting and rewarding role.

Our client is seeking an Associate, to join a busy Dispute Resolution Team on a permanent full-time basis. You will be responsible for all aspects of the preparation and conduct of proceedings of all kinds in courts and other tribunals, including insolvency proceedings, as well as advice on all matters involving disputes or potential disputes, the enforcement of rights and obligations and the interpretation of legal documents and legislation. The ideal candidate will be a qualified lawyer with strong academic qualifications with 2-5 years’ PQE, Knowledge of litigation procedures and underlying substantive laws as well as legal areas having regard to area of specialisation and level of qualification. 

Itchyfeet are working on this fantastic new opportunity for a Paralegal to join our client’s Corporate Funds team, on a permanent full-time basis. The position offers an opportunity for those with experience of working in an office environment to work in a law firm and train in a legal support role, potentially as a stepping stone to becoming a qualified lawyer. You will  provide administrative and legal support to lawyers, partners and clients and ensure  that all new client matters are accurately set up in the client accounting and database system, whilst assisting the Lawyers with drafting legal documentation. The ideal candidate will hold an undergraduate degree or legal conversion (LLB/GDL/LPC) or be educated to A level standard or equivalent and be willing to study towards obtaining a legal qualification, have a high level of proficiency with MS office and excellent planning and organisational skills.

Our client is seeking a Legal Researcher, to join their friendly and professional team, on a permanent full-time basis. You will play a crucial role in drafting and reviewing contracts, offering valuable insights on contractual issues and disputes. Get ready to be the guiding compass, keeping the business in line with regulatory frameworks as well as providing expert advice on compliance, collaborating closely with regulators and legal professionals, you will ensure the operations remain fully compliant while effectively managing the client’s legal risk. The ideal candidate will have experience in investment services, e-commerce, online marketing, reviewing contracts and an understanding of regulations governing the fintech industry & basic tax laws. If you have experience working within a fintech organisation this will be advantageous.

In this wonderful new opportunity, you will work as part of a team to provide a full range of litigation services to clients of the firm on a full-time permanent basis. This includes supporting the partner(s) and taking principle responsibility as appropriate for cases involving a variety of contentious work, including contentious trust and company, cross boarder fraud and insolvency. The ideal candidate will work with a client focused, responsible, disciplined and methodical approach to the work, with strong interpersonal and communication skills. If you have relevant litigation experience, excellent researching and drafting skills, are comfortable working with IT and have a good understanding of business social media tools, get in touch as our client would love to hear from you!

Our client is seeking a Trainee Conveyancer to join their friendly team on a permanent full-time basis. You will prepare legal documents including title reports, conveyances and agreements, liaise with various stake-holders and attend conveyancing court with clients on matters relating to the sale or purchase of a property. If you have fantastic communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work in a varied, fast paced environment then get in touch as our client would love to hear from you!

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Legal Secretary to join our client’s team on a permanent basis, to deliver legal secretarial services to a high standard, often working under pressure and to time restraints, assisting the Lawyers in running their practice. If you have at least 2 years’ experience in a legal / secretary role and can demonstrate a high level of effectiveness in each of the following skills and abilities, possess tact and diplomacy to deal with confidential matters and are able to manage a complex and demanding workload and prioritise tasks and projects to meet work standards and personal performance targets, then get in touch!

A progressive and people-centric offshore law firm is seeking a Senior Legal Advisor to join their litigation team, on a permanent full-time basis. The experienced and qualified lawyer will primarily focus on managing and developing company financial services and regulatory offerings. You will provide assistance to the firm in relation to the provision to company clients of high quality legal advice, and whilst the primary focus of the role is within financial services and regulatory practice, there is scope for involvement in work across other areas of the litigation practice. The ideal candidate will have extensive IOM financial services and regulatory experience, a general experience and a track record of managing complex commercial litigation cases and proven managerial and/or supervisory experience.

Do you have 5 years+ PQE with Jersey, Guernsey, Cayman, BVI and/or UK/Commonwealth qualifications? If so, this permanent part-time vacancy may interest you! As a Knowledge Lawyer you will work within a dedicated team, championing and actively delivering all aspects of the company knowledge strategy. Your role will include providing training to support the development of the legal talent, promoting the business through print and digital news, briefings and thought leadership campaigns, ensuring the fee-earners have up to date legal tools and in-house resources to deliver client work efficiently, and assisting with the deployment of legal technology solutions for teams and clients. If you’re a resilient individual who is self-motivated and enjoy working in a client focused environment, get in touch!

Our client is seeking an Advocate to join their long established firm, on a permanent full-time basis. The firm prides itself on providing the “personal touch” and a high quality service to both its existing clients, and new clients. The firm takes great pride in their commitment, skill and the expertise of their staff, as well as securing repeat business from long lasting relationships that they build with clients both on the Isle of Man, in the UK, and abroad across a wide range of services.

Do you have 3+ years of experience in Regulatory coupled with a university degree in commerce, law, or risk management? If so, this permanent full-time opportunity may interest you! As a Senior Regulatory Executive you will ensure that our client  fulfils all it’s legal and regulatory obligations as per the respective licenses. You will be responsible for implementing and monitoring internal controls to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Your expertise in regulations surrounding investment services, payment service providers, and electronic money institutions will be critical in this role. If you have the competence in drafting and reviewing legal documents and preparing licence applications and a knack for absorbing and comprehending compliance matters in international jurisdictions, then get in touch!

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a BCO to join our client’s team,  on a permanent full-time basis, to enable the execution of Compliance Risk Management processes and activities within a specific business / functional area. You will ensure that the area is undertaken in a compliant manner to avoid operational losses, fines, penalties or reputational damage to the organisation and enable the competitive advantage of the organisation. This role essentially acts as the business partner / advisor within the Compliance team and will be responsible for acting on business related queries. You will review the compliance framework, training material and analyse operational activities. The ideal candidate will have a banking background who potentially wants a step back from a regulated role. If you hold a first degree in Law/Audit coupled with 5-7 years’ experience in compliance operations, then our client would love to hear from you!

Our client is seeking a Senior Associate/Partner to join their small and friendly Litigation team, on a permanent full-time basis. You will be an experienced Jersey Advocate who can hit the ground running, an individual who can invoice immediately and ideally have a strong network with proven / demonstrable knowledge of your specialist area. This is a business where the successful candidate can grow, be hands on and is not seeking the umbrella of a big law firm.

Our client is seeking a Jersey Advocate to join their team on a permanent full-time basis, who is experienced in employment, wills, probate and local duties on island. You will know the Jersey community well and have a sound reputation within the Island which will enable you to assist with building new business. You will also be able to invoice immediately and ideally have a strong network with proven / demonstrable knowledge of your specialist area. You may be a qualified Advocate for 6+ years’ and wish to be amongst a small and energetic team where you can grow and be hands on, whilst enjoying an excellent remuneration package.

As part of our clients’ continued expansion of their corporate law services, they are looking for qualified lawyers at all levels of PQE to join their extremely busy and vibrant team. This business specialises in all aspects of corporate law including mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance matters, trusts and foundations, investment funds, insolvency, and regulation. You will have 2+ years’ experience in one or more areas of corporate law, enjoy business development, have excellent drafting skills and enjoy working in a team in addition to with clients. If you have experience in corporate law and are looking for a new challenge, which will provide a competitive salary and benefits package, get in touch as our client would love to hear from you!

Do you have experience working as a Conveyancer in property? Or perhaps you are keen to start working within property and are willing to knuckle down and learn quickly on the job? This could be the position for you! You will prepare legal documents, including title reports, conveyances and agreements, liaise with various stake-holders and attend conveyancing court with clients on matters relating to the sale or purchase of a property. If you have fantastic communication and organisational skills, then get in touch as out client would love to hear from you!

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Secretary to join our client’s team, on a permanent basis, to provide secretarial and administrative support to a group of designated fee earners allowing for fee earners' time to be used more efficiently on client related work. The successful candidate will have previous experience of working in a legal environment, be well versed in the use of Microsoft office applications, possess good typing speeds and accuracy along with excellent planning and organisation skills.

Our client is seeking a Legal Secretary with a combined skill set of audio-typing, client handling and administrative/office duties, to join their team, on a permanent basis. Duties will include handling reception, dealing with office management, archiving, scanning, audio-typing as well as other administrative tasks. The ideal candidate will have previous experience, and the ability to hit the ground running.

Our client is seeking a talented legal assistant to expand their Banking, Finance and Commercial teams, they are one of the oldest law firms in Jersey and have well-established practices in the banking and finance areas of law based on their technical expertise as well as commercial awareness. Whilst predominately based in the banking and finance team, you will also assist with corporate / commercial matters. You will assist their fee earners to give clients clear, focused advice and you will work with the wider team on both small and larger-scale transactions. If you hold an undergraduate degree or legal conversion or are willing to study towards obtaining a legal qualification and  have some Jersey legal experience or previous experience of working in a law firm or legal environment, then call us now!

One of the largest law firms in Jersey and a well-established private client practice is seeking a talented lawyer to expand their Private Client team. You will give clients clear and focused advice and will be able to work closely with the partner in charge of the Private Client team, working towards leading the management of files as your experience grows. You will demonstrate good commercial awareness, work in compliance with the firm’s procedures, including anti-money laundering rules and prompt and accurate time-recording. The successful candidate will be a newly qualified lawyer who has preferably had a seat in a private client department of a local law firm during their training contract, be able to show a proven track record and have the willingness to develop excellent technical skills and knowledge, in addition to good communication skills and a strong teamwork ethic.

Our client is seeking a talented lawyer to join their Corporate & Commercial team, on a permanent basis.  As the oldest law firm in Jersey, they have well-established practices in the corporate and commercial areas of law, advising institutional and private clients as well as professional intermediaries. You will give clients clear and focused advice, lead the management of files and work with the wider team on larger-scale transactions.  You will also play a material role in our client’s business-development activities and work in compliance with the firm’s procedures, including anti-money laundering rules and  accurate time-recording. The successful client will be a qualified lawyer of up to 3 years’ PQE with experience in the corporate and/or commercial departments of local or reputable law UK firms. If you can bring excellent technical skills and knowledge and have strong teamwork ethic, then get in touch!

Our client is seeking a talented lawyer to provide assistance to their Property Department on commercial property, corporate property related matters and property related banking and finance. You will give clients clear focused advice, lead the management of files and work with the wider teams on larger-scale transactions.  You will also play a material role in business-development activities, draft and review commercial leases, work in compliance with the firm’s procedures, including anti-money laundering rules and accurate time-recording, assist with matters in relation to commercial acquisitions and disposals. This role requires a qualified lawyer of up to 5 years’ PQE with experience in the commercial property department of a reputable law firm or firms. General corporate and Banking and Finance experience would be useful but is not essential.

Our client is seeking a dealing Family Advocate / Lawyer to become an integral part of the team to deal with a range of personal and family law matters. Main duties will include contact and residence orders, financial matters and maintenance, separation agreements and divorce, prenuptial agreements, parental responsibility, filing legal documents, attending court proceedings, as well as participating in mediation sessions. If you are a dedicated and qualified family advocate/lawyer then our client would love to hear from you!

A brilliant opportunity to work as part of a team providing a full range of litigation services to the clients of an award winning law firm has arisen, on a permanent basis. You will take principal charge of work assignments within the group, with minimal partner intervention. This will entail extensive direct client contact, being responsible for the supervision of junior legal assistant(s) and taking an active role in the identification and implementation of new business initiatives. You will also work with the Partners to grow the business by assisting with the development and implementation of the Group’s strategic plans for the particular work area. If you hold a Guernsey/UK/Commonwealth qualification with 6+ years post qualification experience along with a strong technical ability, good drafting and research skills, some delegation and supervisory experience and a pro-active attitude then get in touch!

Our client is seeking an Associate to join their Corporate team, on a permanent basis, to provide legal advice relating to corporate and commercial law, investment funds, general financial services, insurance and reinsurance. Given the nature of the practice our client need a generalist with solid technical skills, a client centric and commercial approach and the ability to think on their feet. As well as working on high quality transactions and being an integral member of the team, you will enjoy a client-facing role and a working environment that is open, friendly and collegiate. If you have 2-6 PQE and hold a UK/Guernsey/Jersey legal qualification, then get in touch!

Itchyfeet are recruiting for a Lawyer with 3-7 years’ PQE experience, specifically in dispute resolution and litigation, to join their client’s team on a permanent basis. If you have recently working in the legal sector in Guernsey or the UK, then our client would love to hear from you!

Are you a qualified Lawyer seeking a new challenge? If so, our client, a leading Guernsey law firm, is seeking qualified Lawyers to join their busy team, on a permanent basis, to provide a first class service to clients across a full range of practice areas.

Calling all Legal candidates! We have a variety of roles available, at all levels, with leading employers! If you hold a relevant legal qualification, or are qualified by experience, we would love to hear from you!

Our client is seeking a Paralegal on a temporary, full-time basis to support their office with an electronic discovery project, whereby a considerable number of documents need to be reviewed in line with Company policy, checking if they are relevant, potentially relevant or not relevant. The ideal candidate will hold a law degree (or completed law conversion course) from a recognised legal institution, or qualified paralegals with a minimum of three to five years’ experience within a legal environment.