Professional Support Lawyer - Banking & Finance and Corporate

Purpose of the role To produce and manage Cayman precedents, know-how and client briefings for the Firm's Cayman Islands Banking & Finance and Corporate service lines. The postholder will also assist with the dissemination of legal and regulatory changes to fee earners. Key Responsibilities Know-how

• Prepare service line precedents, practice notes and client briefings, in liaison with the Head of KM and Cayman partners, Business Development and Marketing ensuring fee earners and clients are kept up-to-date with legal and regulatory developments, including research and drafting responsibilities as appropriate;
• Review current procedures and practices with practice partners, to improve and standardise transaction processes including facilitation of process mapping of core service line business;
• Remain current with service lines / jurisdictional, legal, regulatory and case law changes (amending client briefings / documents / precedents and practice notes as applicable);
• Maintain an effective system for collecting know-how including managing precedent pipelines and developing strong relations with the Partners / fee-earners and assessing and capturing KM content from client transactions;
• Regularly review relevant jurisdictional content of the Firm’s KM intranet for the service lines.

Precedents

• Manage know-how for the service lines, with an associated precedent bank, drafting notes, policies and guidance;
• Deliver high-quality precedents to suit all types of client needs/standards;
• Identify, review and prepare documents for automated document assembly.

Training

• Prepare and deliver training to all fee earners on KM documents and practices;
• Contribute to, and assist with the co-ordination of the service lines know-how meetings and the delivery of the Firm's legal development programme;
• Run the weekly Banking & Finance and Corporate Cayman meetings.

AI and Legal Technology

• Drive adoption of approved AI and legal technology tools within the service lines;
• Develop, test and maintain prompts, playbooks, agents and other AI-enabled workflows to support legal work and knowledge delivery;
• Identify, evaluate and implement opportunities to improve efficiency, quality and client service through AI;
• Provide training, guidance and support to fee earners on the effective and responsible use of AI tools;
• Work with KM, IT, Risk and business stakeholders to support AI governance, implementation and continuous improvement;
• Be a key point of contact between the service lines, KM and technology teams, providing user feedback, testing new functionality, contributing to pilot programmes and supporting the rollout of new tools and features.

Other general responsibilities

• Contribute to a culture of valuing and leveraging the firm’s knowledge;
• Contribute to assessment of fee earner participation and return on investment regarding KM resources;
• Collaborate with the wider PSL / KM Team to support alignment across the Firm, providing regular updates to partners;
• Other discreet projects as may arise.

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified Cayman Islands corporate / banking and finance lawyer with at least 4 years’ PQE;
• LLB (Hons) from a reputable tertiary institution and strong academics, all with a minimum grade of 2:1 (or equivalent);
• AI and legal technology experience desirable;
• Experience in private practice;
• Good communication skills;
• Excellent technical detail drafting skills;
• Some experience or knowledge of the delivery of knowledge management systems an advantage;
• Enthusiasm for developing knowledge systems, improving access and understanding amongst the business;
• Responsiveness to the needs of fee-earners and support staff where knowledge access is concerned.

Benefits Ogier offers an excellent benefits package, including premium health care and 25 days' annual leave. How to Apply To apply for this role please visit our website at www.ogier.com/careers - the closing date for applications is 16 October 2026. Caymanians and legal residents need only apply. Regulatory information can be found at ogier.com