Maples and Calder is pleased to announce that Alicia Thompson has completed her articles of clerkship with the firm and was admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands by Hon. Justice Williams on 8 June 2018, before an audience of family, friends and colleagues.

Ms Thompson attended the Truman Bodden Law School where she received a Bachelor of Laws in 2015, and completed the Legal Practice Course with Commendation at the University of Law in 2016. She first joined Maples and Calder in November 2016 as an Articled Clerk, and following her qualification will be practising in the firm’s Finance group.

During her studies at the Truman Bodden Law School, Ms Thompson was the recipient of the Dillon Eustace Award for Top Caymanian Student. As an active member of the law student community, she was the 2014-2015 undergraduate representative for the Cayman Islands Bar Association, a member of the Student Society of the Truman Bodden Law School and was the third year representative for the school.

“The opportunity to train with Maples and Calder was a blessing,” remarked Ms Thompson. “Maples and Calder is filled with some of the best associates and partners you can work with and learn from. I received top training that has provided me with the requisite tools for the next chapter of my growth as a young Caymanian lawyer. I look forward to growing with the firm and developing my skills as a lawyer and becoming an asset to my community.”

“The Finance group is delighted to welcome Alicia to the team,” commented Partner and global head of the Maples and Calder’s Finance practice, Mark Matthews. “We know she will be a valuable resource to the team and we look forward to working with Alicia as her career progresses.”

Maples and Calder has been committed to recruiting, training and promoting aspiring lawyers in the Cayman Islands for many years. Its scholarship programme is one of the largest and most successful on the island; consistently fielding some of the most outstanding students the jurisdiction has to offer and has, through its Articled Clerk scheme, enabled over 30 Caymanian lawyers to be admitted since 2005, with another three currently in training.

Maples and Calder is one of a number of international law firms in the Cayman Islands that provide opportunities for Caymanians to qualify as Cayman Islands attorneys without having to train in the UK or elsewhere.

About Maples and Calder

Maples and Calder is a leading international law firm advising financial, institutional, business and private clients around the world on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland and Jersey. Maples and Calder has offices in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dubai, Dublin, Hong Kong, Jersey, London and Singapore.

With a reputation as an innovative, entrepreneurial firm, Maples and Calder is known worldwide as a market leader with highly qualified lawyers who are specialists in their respective practice areas.

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IMAGE: Caption: (L-R) Maples and Calder Partners James Eldridge and Andrew Keast; Alicia Thompson; Hon. Justice Williams