Senior Associate - Regulatory & Risk Advisory - Bermuda

Walkers; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Walkers is seeking a Senior Associate for their Regulatory & Risk Advisory practice. The role involves providing financial regulatory advice to clients and working with multinational firms.

Ideal candidates should be Commonwealth qualified with 3-5 years of regulatory experience and strong communication skills. The role emphasizes compliance with regulations and developing client relationships in a collaborative environment. Walkers is committed to diversity and equality in the workplace.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of post-qualifying financial regulatory experience at an international law firm.
• Experience in regulatory practice areas including cybersecurity and data privacy.
• Excellent academics and top-level international experience.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on domestic and international regulations.
• Communicate key regulatory updates and client alerts.
• Work collaboratively with the Regulatory & Risk Advisory practice group.

Skills

Financial regulatory expertise

Excellent written and verbal communication

Knowledge of AML/ATF regulations

Team player

Education

Qualified Commonwealth lawyer

Job description

Senior Associate - Regulatory & Risk Advisory - Bermuda

We are a leading international law firm for 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 laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.

We treat everyone as the intelligent professional they are. Our approach is to trust and empower our people to deliver consistently, and enable them to succeed. Diversity is our secret weapon – it’s the sheer breadth of Walkers people that makes us who we are – gathered from across the globe and fluent in languages, jurisdictions and cultures that help us to mirror our clients and keep our own thinking in tune with the world in which we operate.

Overview of role

The opportunity is for a financial regulatory lawyer to join the Regulatory & Risk Advisory practice group in our Bermuda office. The lawyer will be dealing with magic circle firms and global financial institutions and will have a high quality and varied range of regulatory work.

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

• Advise clients on existing and new regulations which impact Bermuda and our clients, including both domestic and international measures.
• Communicate key regulatory updates and client alerts.
• Work with the other members of the Regulatory & Risk Advisory practice group to offer prompt and clear advice to help our clients determine how best to maintain compliance with relevant regulations, licensing requirements, marketing restrictions and reporting requirements.
• Although this is primarily a non-contentious role, there may be a need to assist with regulatory enforcement matters such as advice on potential exposure/implications of an investigation/enquiry, negotiating settlement agreements and defending and advising on enforcement actions and court appeals.
• Provide technically sound advice and highly responsive service to clients.
• Assist in developing and expanding client relationships important to the Firm’s success at the same time becoming a valued resource to clients.
• Adhere to Firm's values and professional ethics and proactively seek resolution of conflicts
• Participate in the development of the practice’s know‑how, share knowledge, and occasionally participate in conferences, seminars and internal training.

Education, Skills & Experience

• Bermuda and/or qualified Commonwealth lawyer with 3-5 years of post‑qualifying financial regulatory experience at an international or Bermuda law firm.
• Experience in a range of regulatory practice areas such as AML/ATF and sanctions compliance, licensing advice and applications, cybersecurity and data privacy, anti‑bribery and cyberbreach response.
• Knowledge of the insurance, securities and digital asset sectors would be beneficial.
• Excellent academics with top‑level international experience.
• Ambitious and commercially driven.
• Solid legal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work successfully in a collaborative environment, a team player, willing to support others regardless of personal role or task and to help others in identifying needs and crafting development plans.
• Ability to use legal precedents and timekeeping and billing systems.
• Ability and motivation to support efforts to attract new clients and develop new initiatives.

Walkers global is an equal opportunity employer. Equality and diversity are key to our global identity and an integral part of our goal to continue being an employer of choice. We are committed to a work environment that supports all individuals irrespective of gender, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. We make every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all purely on the basis of personal ability.