Finance Attorney.

OVERVIEW

The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.

Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion.

The Maples Group looks to add a Cayman Islands based Finance Attorney to our team and invites eager and qualified candidates to apply. We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity as we attract, retain and develop world-class talent.

Who We Seek
Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

About the Role
This role represents an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance attorney with a strong finance background and an understanding of international capital markets, corporate finance, secured lending and asset finance structures to join our market-leading and growing team in the Cayman Islands. The team is highly collegiate, and attorneys will enjoy unrivalled exposure to quality transactions.

The team works on a range of matters for top-tier clients and collaborates with other teams, business lines and practice groups in Maples globally to provide a premium service to our clients while supporting the attorneys on the team.

The successful candidate may be required to advise on a wide variety of finance matters such as:
CLOs, CFOs and other structured finance transactions and securitisations
Security packages and general secured lending
Capital markets debt issuance transactions
Corporate debt and other debt finance
Aircraft finance structures
Fund finance
Repackaging
Refinancing
Derivatives

EXPERIENCE

What You Bring
The successful candidate will have strong technical skills, a strong work ethic and a commitment to building a legal career with a focus on structured finance. The ideal candidate will also have the ability to establish and build relationships with clients, instructing counsel and colleagues and work well within a team environment.

The candidate's qualifications and experience will also include:
9 - 10 years' post qualification experience
Extensive CLO/structured finance experience gained within a recognised leading law firm in a major offshore jurisdiction
Excellent written communication and drafting skills
Experience establishing, developing and maintaining strong client relationships, acting as a primary point of contact for key clients
Proven ability to identify, develop and implement business development opportunities and formulate successful strategies to optimise business growth
Proactive contribution to thought leadership initiatives, client events, seminars and podcasts
Track record of conference attendance and marketing activities in the relevant practice area and industry
Excellent technical knowledge and a strong commercial awareness

BENEFITS & REWARDS

The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing.

Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:
Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
Hybrid working
Competitive vacation packages
Educational assistance and professional development programmes
Savings or pension plan
Life insurance
Travel insurance
Global mental wellness programme
Sports clubs and social events

ABOUT MAPLES GROUP

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.

Maples’ standard policy is to undertake various background screening checks, including criminal records checks, on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made. Maples will only ask applicants to disclose a past criminal conviction when a conditional job offer is made. If you have a criminal record it does not mean that your job offer will be automatically withdrawn. Maples will make all job offer decisions on a case by case basis and will take a number of factors into account, such as the role that you are applying for and the nature and circumstances of the past offence. You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with Maples before a decision is made.

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