Associate

Ogier; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ogier seeks an ambitious Associate to provide technically sound legal advice across corporate, investment funds and finance matters within the Jersey-based Europe team. The role focuses on building and maintaining productive relationships with clients and intermediaries.

You will support senior fee earners, manage budgets, and contribute to fee estimates and quotations, while developing client work and coaching juniors.

Qualifications

• Qualified Lawyer, ideally at 3 to 4 years PQE level.
• Prior experience of BVI law not a pre-requisite for the role, but would be an advantage.
• Excellent academic background, including 2:1 at degree, plus Commendation/Distinction at LPC (or equivalent).
• Experience from a relevant law firm environment, ideally within a Magic/Silver Circle firm (or equivalent).
• Excellent drafting and written communication skills.
• Build commercial awareness and share knowledge and relevant new information with your immediate team in know how sessions.
• Keep up to date with technology and business tools relevant to the role.
• Be proactive in ensuring all financial matters are timely and up to date.
• Begin to develop negotiating skills with client when producing fee estimates and quotations.
• Ability to spot, identify and follow through business development opportunities.
• Build productive and strong relationships both internally and externally.
• Ability to delegate appropriate tasks to juniors.
• Assist with the coaching of bursary students and summer interns as and when appropriate.
• Promote team work and develop strong relationships with immediate team members.

Responsibilities

• Support senior fee earners by providing technically sound legal advice directly to clients with appropriate supervision
• Deliver chargeable hour's budget
• Manage 'work in progress and debt' in accordance with business standards
• Contribute to producing fee estimates and quotations
• Ensure clients are fully informed as to the fees and disbursements that will be incurred on each matter and provide updates as required
• Understand the full range of services offered by Ogier and seek opportunities to develop new client work
• Deliver excellent client service at all times
• Coach and develop, in conjunction with seniors, the development of juniors

Skills

PQE 3-4 years

Excellent drafting

Written communication

Client relationship management

Commercial awareness

Negotiation

Team coaching

Education

2:1 degree

LPC Commendation/Distinction

Job description

At Ogier, we are deeply committed to fostering an open and progressive work environment, where our people-first culture continuously supports and enhances career development. We are looking for ambitious and talented lawyers with big ideas to help shape the legal world of tomorrow.

Our latest opportunity for an Associate offers the perfect platform for success, providing technically sound legal advice on a range of corporate, investment funds and finance matters for the Jersey based BVI in Europe team at Ogier, building and maintaining productive relationships with clients and intermediaries.

Key Responsibilities

• Support senior fee earners by providing technically sound legal advice directly to clients with appropriate supervision
• Deliver chargeable hour's budget
• Manage 'work in progress and debt' in accordance with business standards
• Contribute to producing fee estimates and quotations
• Ensure clients are fully informed as to the fees and disbursements that will be incurred on each matter and provide updates as required
• Understand the full range of services offered by Ogier and seek opportunities to develop new client work
• Deliver excellent client service at all times
• Coach and develop, in conjunction with seniors, the development of juniors

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Qualified Lawyer, ideally at 3 to 4 years PQE level
• Prior experience of BVI law not a pre-requisite for the role, but would be an advantage
• Excellent academic background, including 2:1 at degree, plus Commendation/Distinction at LPC (or equivalent)
• Experience from a relevant law firm environment, ideally within a Magic/Silver Circle firm (or equivalent)
• Excellent drafting and written communication skills
• Build commercial awareness and share knowledge and relevant new information with your immediate team in know how sessions
• Keep up to date with technology and business tools relevant to the role
• Be proactive in ensuring all financial matters are timely and up to date
• Begin to develop negotiating skills with client when producing fee estimates and quotations
• Ability to spot, identify and follow through business development opportunities
• Build productive and strong relationships both internally and externally
• Ability to delegate appropriate tasks to juniors
• Assist with the coaching of bursary students and summer interns as and when appropriate
• Promote team work and develop strong relationships with immediate team members