Associate - Private Client

MRA Search; Slough; On-site; GBP 107,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

MRA Search is partnering with Conyers to recruit a Private Client & Trust Lawyer for the Cayman Islands. The role requires relocation to Cayman and offers exposure to a leading private client practice advising UHNW clients, trustees and family offices.

You will handle cross-border trust and estate matters, provide strategic counsel, and work with colleagues across Conyers' global offices. The role includes business development and training opportunities in a top-tier jurisdiction.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years PQE in private client and trust work (contentious/non-contentious).
• Admitted or eligible to Cayman Islands Bar.
• Strong academic record.
• Excellent drafting skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Outgoing with an interest in business development.

Responsibilities

• Advise trustees, fiduciaries and UHNW/HNWI and family offices on private wealth matters, including trust establishment, restructuring and administration, and regulatory issues.
• Provide strategic counsel on trust administration and governance matters, building deep expertise in evolving private client law.
• Advise on trust and estate disputes, including probate and related applications.
• Collaborate with partners and senior staff, receiving mentorship and feedback.
• Work on complex cross-border private client matters in a leading jurisdiction and collaborate with global offices.
• Engage with clients from day one, building relationships with in-house teams and trust companies globally.
• Contribute to know-how, client alerts, training and business development initiatives.

Skills

Private client & trust experience

Excellent drafting skills

Excellent communication skills

Independent working style

Business development interest

Education

Cayman Islands Bar admission (eligible)

Strong academics

Job description

Please note: this role is based in the Cayman Islands and will require relocation to Cayman.

Private Client & Trust Lawyer

MRA Search is partnering exclusively with Conyers in their search for an ambitious and enthusiastic lawyer to join its leading Private Client & Trust practice in the Cayman Islands.

The Private Client team has extensive experience advising a wide range of trustees, fiduciaries, family offices and UHNW and HNWIs globally on all aspects of private client, estate administration, trust structuring and regulation, including trust and estate disputes.

Conyers is highly ranked for Private Client & Trust in the leading international directories. The practice is a constituent part of Conyers’ multi-jurisdictional Private Client group so you can also expect to work closely with colleagues in our Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Asia offices as part of providing a seamless client experience on multi-jurisdictional matters.

What Will You Do

• Advise trust companies, fiduciaries and UHNW / HNWI’s and their family offices on a wide range of private wealth work, including the establishment, restructuring and administration of trust structures, estate and succession planning and regulatory matters.
• Provide strategic counsel on a wide range of trust administration and governance matters, developing deep expertise in an area of law that is constantly evolving.
• Advise on trust and estate dispute matters, including court applications for directions, Beddoe relief, variation, fiduciary mistake and rectification, as well as grants of representation (probate).
• Collaborate closely with partners and senior associates who are committed to your professional development, receiving hands‑on mentorship and meaningful feedback.
• Work on complex and cross-border private client matters in a well-regarded and sophisticated trust jurisdiction, helping to shape market practice and legal precedent.
• Engage directly with clients from day one, building lasting relationships with in‑house and onshore legal teams, family offices and trust companies in the Cayman Islands and globally.
• Contribute to multi‑jurisdictional matters alongside colleagues in Conyers’ global offices and affiliated corporate service and trustee companies.
• Participate in business development initiatives, industry events, and thought leadership opportunities
• Contribute to know‑how, client alerts, training and business development initiatives that reinforce the firm’s market‑leading Private Client practice.

What You’ll Need

• 5 - 7 years’ relevant PQE, with prior experience in private client and trust work (contentious and / or non-contentious) in a recognised legal practice.
• Admitted, or eligible to be admitted to the Cayman Islands Bar (this means candidates who are admitted in Cayman, Australia, New Zealand, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, BVI (Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court) or Bermuda).
• Strong academics
• Excellent technical and drafting skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills
• Outgoing personality with an interest in business development

Recruitment Agency Notice

MRA Search is pleased to be partnering exclusively with Conyers in relation to this vacancy and all Associate-level recruitment within its Cayman Islands office during the current recruitment campaign. All applications and enquiries should be directed to MRA Search at . Conyers has not authorised any third‑party recruitment agencies to submit candidates for these vacancies. Any unsolicited CVs, candidate details or introductions received from recruitment agencies, whether submitted directly to Partners, HR or any other employee of Conyers, will be forwarded to MRA Search for consideration and management as part of the exclusive recruitment mandate. The receipt, review or onward transmission of any unsolicited candidate information shall not constitute an introduction by the submitting agency, shall not create any contractual relationship with Conyers, and shall not give rise to any entitlement to a recruitment fee or other payment. Where appropriate, MRA Search may elect to progress such candidates as part of the recruitment process, but no fee shall be payable to the submitting agency unless expressly agreed in writing by both Conyers and MRA Search in advance.