Property Specialist

Property Specialist
Application Deadline: 3 October 2025
Department: Real Estate
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Cayman
Reporting To: Partner
Compensation: $80,000 – $110,000 / year
Description
We are seeking a candidate who has the ability to provide organisational and secretarial support to the Partner and Fee-Earners in the Property department; as well as a keen eye for detail and the ability to seamlessly foster/grow/service client relationships.
Key Responsibilities
· File opening (including running conflict searches and assisting with client due diligence/compliance) and file closing;
· Word processing (including generating letters, engagement letters, drafting and/or amending documents drafted by fee earners, creating and maintaining spreadsheets, etc.);
· Arranging meetings and other appointments
· Assisting with property transactions including the drafting of all relevant documentation for review by fee earner and to include preparation of completion statements;
· Assisting with a wide variety of Probate, Immigration, Trade Mark and Corporate matters, including drafting documentation for review, as above; arranging payment of annual Government fees for Trade Mark matters;
· Communicating with clients, attorneys, banks, realtors, stratas, the Court, Government agencies/departments/offices/registries, etc.;
· Seamlessly working other Property team members to share ideas and offer support;
· Assisting with business development – retention of existing clients and strategic growth of practice; promoting the Collas Crill brand;
· Catering to wide cross-section of clients, ensuring timelines are met and clients are kept happy;
· Seamlessly working with the Finance team and assisting in the billing and fee recovery process (including generating bills and sending them to clients with appropriate follow-up thereafter in conjunction with supervising fee earner);
· Participating in ongoing training as necessary; and
· Generally providing support and assistance to the Collas Crill team.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Essential:
Literate with a good standard of written English – with at least 5 subjects passed (CXC, GCSE, IGCSE, AS or AP) which must include English and mathematics;
Computer literate, with good working knowledge of all Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
Desirable:
Strong legal background enabling the candidate to understand legal, regulatory and compliance issues so as to hit the ground running in a high volume, fast moving practice.
Formal legal (LLB or paralegal) training would be an asset.
Salary will be in the range of US$80,000 – US$110,000 dependent on experience and qualifications, plus benefits.
Applicants are advised that they will need to meet the required criteria in order to demonstrate the skills required for the above position.
Why Join Us?
Everyone has the opportunity to develop their skills through quality work opportunities, supported by professional training delivered in-house or by external providers, mentoring and support. We want you to develop and share your ideas. This ensures that we foster an innovative and collaborative working environment that delivers constructive and realistic solutions to our clients.
Collas Crill is a flexible firm, encouraging staff to develop their careers in the way that suits them best. We are proud to offer flexible working with excellent technology to support remote working.

Collas Crill