Senior Legal Officer, Caribbean Island.

Senior Legal Officer
Islands Legal Office
Location Carribbean Island
Government Integration
Offshore
 
 Job Description:
This professional position has responsibility for providing appropriate legal advice and support to the Caribbean Islands financial services administration  as it relates to a wide range of financial services and regulatory matters. Additionally, the job holder  must  provide leadership and supervision of legal officers junior to the position and provide accurate  interpretation and applications of all legislation which the commission is required to administer and other relevant legislations. The successful candidate will be located at our clients offices; however, the successful candidate may be required to work  from  our clients island office,  as required. The successful candidate may be required to undertake international travels for work  and/ training.

Qualifications & Experience:
This  position requires  that the  job holder  possess:
 
☆ A Bachelor of Law or its equivalent,
 
☆ A Legal Profession Certificate or its equivalent, and
 
☆ At least seven  years  post  qualification experience/ on  the  job experience to acquire  the necessary competencies to effectively  respond to the challenges of functions
 
 Post  Qualification Experience should  include:
 
☆ Drafting of contracts, policies and memoranda of understanding.
 
☆ Drafting of legislation  and instructions to Government Agencies
 
☆ Management and supervision of junior Legal Officer(s) and administrative staff

☆ Interoperating commercial and financial  services legislation
 
 Knowledge & Skills:
 The  job holder  should  at a minimum be able to demonstrate the following:
 
☆ Knowledge of legal practices  and procedures.
 
☆ The  highest level of confidentiality at all times.

☆ Ability to work  independently  and  under  pressure, to manage multiple concurrent   tasks and responsibilities, and to deal with changing priorities.
 
☆ Ability to interpret and apply complex rules and regulations.
 
☆ Ability to utilise Justis, Lexis  Nexis,  Thomas Reuters, or another comparable  legal research platform.
 
☆ Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects and initiatives.
   
☆ Excellent research, analytical, writing, and communication skills.

☆ Ability to utilise Microsoft Office Suite products.

Reports To: Legal Chief as necessary to keep informed and monitor effectiveness of the Department's legal work programme.
 
Supervision Given To:                  
☆ Nature of Supervision Given:
☆ Directly: Legal
☆ Officer(s)                                                       ☆ ☆ Establishment of work programme 
and  work-flows  to enable appropriate  legal support  as many be required
 
Supervise Legal Officer(s) work programme
☆ Liaises  With:
☆ Internally:
Legal Advisor/Director Internal Auditor Directors of Department Registrars
Supervisors

All Staff Members
☆ Externally:
☆ Courts of Law
☆ Attorney General's Chambers Government Departments and Agencies Domestic and International Regulators Financial Crimes Unit (Police).

☆ Domestic   and  International  Financial  Institutions and organisations
 
Key Responsibilities:
☆ Legal  Duties and Responsibilities:

 ☆Provide general  legal advice on matters  relevant  to and affecting the Commission.
 
☆ Conduct research, prepare analysis, consult  with  stakeholders and  draft  the recommended  policy or recommendations
 
☆ Draft and  negotiate commercial agreements, leases, licenses and Memoranda of Understanding, and other  legal documents.
 
☆ Provide advice on, and assist in the preparation of, policies, procedures and guidance notes.
 
☆ Advise and represent our client in civil proceedings and proceedings before  the  Courts and Tribunals.
 
☆ Assist other  departments in handling compliance matters  and issues  relating  to the supervision of licensees  as instructed by the Commission.
 
☆ Institute and assist with the conduct of enforcement actions, including the drafting of such Orders and  Notices, as may be required.
 
☆Provide drafting instructions for amending relevant legislation  and  for the implementation of new initiatives, procedures and guidance notes,  as may be required.
 
Supervisory Duties and Responsibilities:
 
☆ Provide leadership and supervisory support to relevant  junior officer(s)
 
☆ Develop, monitor, supervise and evaluate  the work  assigned  junior officer(s)
 
Administrative Duties and Responsibilities:
 
☆ Provide appropriate, accurate  and timely reports of workflows to the Director
 
☆ Co-ordinate and execute  requests  for assistance from  foreign  and domestic regulatory  authorities.
 
☆Assist with  the preparation and conduct of industry  education and information events
 
☆ Maintain  the Commission's Enforcement, ☆Cooperation and Complaint's data bases.
 
 ☆ The successful candidate shall  also  be  required  to  assist  the legal chief with any  duty (Legal,  Supervisory or Administrative) as may be assigned  from  time to time.

Interested? Please send your Microsoft Word CV to Jonny Scott-Slater, Vish Atari, Joey Polpero or Ashley Armstrong LLM.

E - uswwrecruitment@aol.com

We will contact you by email and arrange a preliminary discussion.

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