Paralegal.

Multiple Practice Groups, Cayman Islands

Walkers is a leading international law and professional services firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the jurisdictions of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.

We are seeking suitably qualified Paralegals, preferably Caymanians or holders of Employment Rights, to join our Cayman Islands office across a number of practice groups, including Insolvency & Dispute Resolution, Finance & Corporate, Investment Funds, Private Capital & Trusts and Regulatory & Risk Advisory. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to build a long term career within a high performing, collaborative and supportive environment.

Paralegals at Walkers provide high quality legal and administrative support to attorneys and play a key role in the efficient delivery of client work. Individuals who would like to pursue a paralegal career can apply to join our legal secretary training programme as a route to becoming a fully trained paralegal – these details can be round on our careers website.

SCOPE AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Across all practice groups, the role will typically include:
• Preparing first drafts of legal and corporate documents, including pleadings, affidavits, contracts, opinions, resolutions, constitutive documents and transaction or matter related materials, as instructed by attorneys.
• Preparing revised and final versions of documents, incorporating comments and managing execution versions.
• Conducting legal and regulatory research and preparing clear, structured research memoranda.
• Managing and executing filings with courts, regulators and registries, as applicable to the matter.
• Supporting transactional and contentious workflows, including closings, bundles, registers, checklists and delivery processes.
• Liaising professionally with clients, counterparties and external service providers under supervision.
• Assisting with billing, invoicing, record keeping and document management.
• Maintaining accurate matter files and ensuring compliance with internal procedures and jurisdiction specific requirements.
• Participating in training, know how initiatives and ongoing professional development.
• Undertaking administrative tasks, special projects and, where required, after hours support.

Our Paralegals support a range of practice groups each of which command specific mandatory skills and experience, outlined below:

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH PRACTICE GROUP

Insolvency & Dispute Resolution (IDR)
• Experience preparing litigation related documents, including pleadings, affidavits, statements, appeals, motions and hearing bundles.
• Familiarity with Cayman Islands court procedures, deadlines and filing requirements.
• Ability to conduct detailed legal research into case law, statutes and procedural rules.
• Experience supporting probate matters, including stamping and court filings.
• Understanding of legal costs, including bills of costs, objections, replies and costs recovery processes.
• Strong organisational skills to manage high volume contentious matters and competing deadlines.

Investment Funds
• Experience drafting or assisting with fund documentation, including offering memoranda, subscription documents and constitutional documents.
• Exposure to fund formations, amendments, registrations and ongoing compliance filings.
• Familiarity with investor onboarding processes and maintenance of fund registers.
• Ability to support fund closings, side letter summaries and transaction checklists.
• Understanding of different fund structures and asset classes would be advantageous.

KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
• A bachelor’s degree or recognised paralegal qualification (such as CILEX or equivalent).
• A minimum of three years’ experience in a legal, financial or professional services environment in a document intensive support role.
• Strong drafting, proofreading and document production skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience using document management systems, redlining tools, PDF bundling software and time recording or billing systems.
• A sound understanding of Cayman Islands legal and regulatory frameworks, or the ability to develop this knowledge quickly.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment.