The Cayman Islands
Received wisdom might lead you to believe that in the City, a high-level legal career only comes with compromise. You want weekends, family time, holidays, sleep? Look elsewhere. Perhaps that ‘elsewhere’ should include the Cayman Islands. The offshore sector is about as close as the legal profession gets to the ideal mix of high-quality work, […]
Is this candidate serious about making an international move?
IS THIS CANDIDATE SERIOUS ABOUT MAKING AN INTERNATIONAL MOVE? Perhaps the biggest challenge for those of us involved in international recruitment is how to gauge whether an applicant is serious about making the move. Will they go through with it when an offer is put in front of them? Get this wrong and we can […]
Living and working in Jersey
With taxes on the mainland showing no sign of falling any time soon and little real shift in the work-life balance at your average City law firm, it is hardly surprising that so many lawyers are tempted to look offshore. Jersey offers a mix of international calibre work, a commute measured in minutes not hours […]
Moving to the Channel Islands as a Newly Qualified Lawyer
Each year there are multiple opportunities in Jersey and Guernsey for NQ lawyers who have trained in a good commercial law firm. These roles are with some of the best offshore law firms in the world and they offer an unbeatable combination of high quality work, City level income and a genuine work-life balance. Should […]