Offshore Fund Formation Jobs

what to expect

CML has been placing lawyers for over 15 years and we have direct links with all the leading corporate lawyers in all major offshore financial centres. If you are looking to take your career offshore or make a strategic career move, our team can help.


Offshore jurisdictions, including Cayman, have been the leading jurisdictions of choice for many of the world’s leading investment funds. There are close to 15,000 regulated funds (mostly hedge funds) domiciled in Cayman along with circa 30,000 unregulated fund structures (many in the PE space). These funds and their onshore service providers rely on key strategic advice from offshore lawyers on the creation, ongoing maintenance, and variation of these structures.

Earning Potential

Higher, tax-free, or low-tax salaries in offshore jurisdictions make it an attractive prospect for those looking to improve their earning potential.

Career Potential

Offshore jurisdictions, including Cayman, have been the leading jurisdictions of choice for many of the world’s leading investment funds. With this comes ample opportunity to build a strong career in fund formation with much opportunity for growth.

Work-Life Balance

Life offshore is often more balanced, with shorter commutes and more balanced work hours than onshore. This topped with an island lifestyle makes for paradise found.

Quality of Work

If you are currently an onshore funds lawyer then you will likely have interacted with or directly instructed offshore counsel so you should have an idea of the role that offshore funds lawyers play. Typically you will be acting as offshore counsel to the onshore lawyers (usually in the United States) who are advising their investment manager client on a new fund launch. In most cases you will not be ‘project managing’ the deal/matter, so you will find that your working hours are more predictable than they are onshore.

Ideally, you will have onshore fund formation experience gained in your home jurisdiction. The type of funds you have dealt with isn’t that important. There is a learning curve for every new lawyer here and the law firms do not expect you to hit the ground running from day 1. There will be comprehensive training for every new recruit. If you have experience with hedge funds, PE funds, RE funds, Superannuation funds, UCITS or QIAIFS then you will be very marketable offshore.

What Experience is Needed?

Current Fund Formation Jobs

Cayman | BVI | Bermuda | channel islands

Our Jurisdictions

With our extensive network and expertise, we help clients and candidates alike find the perfect match in some of the most sought-after locations in the world.


Not only do our team have long-standing relationships with top employers in all major offshore jurisdictions, but our team are also headquartered in The Cayman Islands, giving us a unique understanding of what to expect when living and working offshore.

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