INDIVIDUAL PROFILE

Alexa Saunders

High Net Worth 2026

Carey Olsen

Ranked in 1 practice area

Offshore: Trusts

Jersey

9 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Alexa is head of the trusts and private wealth group in Jersey and managing partner of Carey Olsen's Jersey office.

Alexa has a broad non-contentious trusts practice. She regularly advises in connection with private family trusts, employee benefit trusts and pension trusts, including on the establishment of new trust structures, drafting trust and ancillary instruments and advising in connection with the ongoing administration and restructuring of complex trust structures. Alexa also advises in connection with philanthropic and charitable structures as well as foundations.

Career

Alexa trained and qualified with a law firm in London in 2005 and then qualified as a Jersey Advocate in 2009. Prior to joining Carey Olsen in 2011, Alexa was a senior associate in the trusts group of another law firm in Jersey. She became a partner at Carey Olsen in 2016. She has been elected to The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (TIAETL), a highly selective group of recognised experts in trusts, estate planning, succession and related areas of law from across 41 jurisdictions.

Chambers Review

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Chambers High Net Worth

Offshore: Trusts - Jersey

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Alexa Saunders is a trusts lawyer in Jersey specialising in non-contentious matters. She is head of the trusts and private wealth team at Carey Olsen in Jersey and has a well-regarded practice.

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Provided by Chambers

Alexa Saunders is a pleasure to work with and provides a high-quality and responsive service.
Offshore: TrustsChambers High Net Worth
Alexa Saunders stands out as an exceptional adviser. She is incredibly personable and approachable, while also bringing a very high level of technical knowledge to every matter she handles.
Offshore: TrustsChambers High Net Worth
Alexa Saunders is absolutely willing to get out and see the client. She will go to their region and spend time with them. She is also extremely technically competent.
Offshore: TrustsChambers High Net Worth
Alexa Saunders is always a delight to work with. She is an extremely capable lawyer who delivers exceptional advice supported by well-considered analysis.
Offshore: TrustsChambers High Net Worth
Alexa Saunders is really collaborative, client-friendly and she can hold her own in contentious situations. She is able to navigate issues sensitively and still protect the client's position.
Offshore: TrustsChambers High Net Worth