Corporate Partner

OVERVIEW

The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.

Our distinction flows fromour carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionalscharacterisedby tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence.Operating in key financialcentresacross the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion. Our side-by-side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth.

The Maples Group looks toadd aBritish Virgin IslandsbasedCorporate Partnerto our team and invites eager and qualified candidates to apply. We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity as we attract, retain and develop world-class talent.

Who We Seek

Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

About the Role

The role represents an excellent opportunity to join ourBVIofficeworking across a broad range ofcorporate, finance and fundstransactions and to make asignificant contribution to our dynamic and growing practice.The successful candidate willprovide legal advice on a broad range of established and evolving offshore matters andhave exposure to some of the bestlegal work in the market.

The key responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Advising on complex corporate, finance and funds matters, including M&A, restructurings, financings, fund formations and governance matters.
• Leading complex cross-border transactions involving BVI entities and structures.
• Drafting and negotiating sophisticated transaction, financing and fund documentation.
• Managing and developing key client relationships.
• Driving business development and practice growth.
• Supervising and mentoring lawyers across the team.
• Contributing to the continued growth and strategic direction of the BVI practice.

EXPERIENCE

What You Bring

• 10+ years' PQE with a leading onshore or offshore law firm.
• Significant experience across Corporate, Finance and Funds.
• Must be admitted to practice law in the British Virgin Islands, England and Wales, Scotland,orNorthern Ireland
• Strong track record leading complex cross-border transactions.
• Excellent technical, drafting, leadership and business development skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A proven ability to provide timely and commercial advice to clients; and
• The ability to work as part of a team, lead and supervise attorneys and paralegals and take an active part in sharing knowledge and experience within the team.

This post requires significant attention to detail, professionalism, ability to multi-task, and excellentorganisational,prioritisationand communications skills. In addition, the successful candidate will be required to adhere to internal policies and procedures.

BENEFITS & REWARDS

The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Groupprioritisesemployee health and wellbeing.Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits,including:

• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
• Competitive vacation packages
• Educational assistance and professional developmentprogrammes
• Savings or pension plan
• Life insurance
• Travel insurance
• Global mental wellnessprogramme

ABOUT MAPLES GROUP

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offeringspecialisedfiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

You can learn more about the Maples Group onour corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on ourCareers Pageor onLinkedIn.

Please note that it is the Maples Group standard policy to undertake various background screening checks on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made. Except for roles based in the Republic of Ireland, the background checks will include criminal records checks when a conditional job offer is made. If you have a criminal record, it does not mean that your job offer will be automatically withdrawn. The Maples Group will make all job offer decisions on a case-by-case basis and will takea number offactors into account, such as the role that you are applying for and the nature and circumstances of the past offence. You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before a decision is made. Further details will be provided at the time any conditional job offer is made.

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