The Opportunity

A leading international private wealth and corporate administration group is looking for a senior Legal Counsel to join its General Counsel team. This is a high-impact in-house role with primary responsibility for board-level legal support in Guernsey, alongside broader collaboration across multiple jurisdictions.

The role spans board advisory work, legal risk management, contract review, contentious and regulatory matters, external counsel management, and supervision of junior legal staff. It offers genuine variety, senior stakeholder exposure, and the chance to shape legal operations across a global group.

What You’ll Be Doing

Board & Governance Support

• Acting as primary legal adviser to Guernsey-based boards on legal, fiduciary, regulatory and governance matters

• Supporting board decision-making on legally sensitive issues and preparing legal reports

• Managing PI notifications, complaints, and privilege considerations

• Attending board and committee meetings as required

General Counsel Support

• Contributing to the delivery of the Legal Team operating model

• Supporting Group-level legal risk reporting and external counsel relationships

• Assisting with board and committee papers and ensuring consistent legal approaches across jurisdictions

Team Management

• Supervising Junior Legal Counsel, Senior Paralegal and Trainee Paralegal

• Allocating and reviewing work, tracking deadlines, and supporting team development

• Maintaining consistent standards across Jersey and Guernsey

Cross-Jurisdictional Work

• Collaborating on Group-wide matters with colleagues across multiple Praxis jurisdictions

• Managing cross-border matters, external counsel appointments, and legal operations including matter intake, triage and contract management

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Qualified lawyer with a minimum of 4 years’ PQE

• Jersey, Guernsey, England & Wales or equivalent common law qualification preferred

• Experience advising boards, senior management or client-facing teams

• Strong legal technical ability with excellent drafting and analytical skills

• Commercial, pragmatic approach to legal risk

• Confident communicator with senior stakeholders

• Collaborative team player, comfortable working across jurisdictions and functions

Desirable

• Background in fiduciary services, trust and corporate services, financial services, regulatory, contentious, commercial or in-house legal work

• Experience developing legal playbooks, templates or training