Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency Associate (NQ to 2 PQE)
The team has specialist expertise in all aspects of CRI, with services including:
- Restructuring of solvent and insolvent companies
- Pre-formal insolvency advice and planning
- Advice on directors’ duties and liabilities in relation to distressed or insolvent companies
- Formal insolvencies, including administrations, liquidations (solvent or insolvent) and bankruptcies
- Security reviews on existing or proposed loans
- Strategic acquisitions of insolvent businesses and assets from insolvency practitioners
- Advice to investors in distressed or insolvent companies
- Litigation and recovery actions
- Asset tracing
- Directors’ disqualification proceedings
- LPA Receiverships, and
- Cross-border insolvency and COMI issues
The CRI team carries out the full range of contentious and non-contentious insolvency work. We act for insolvency practitioners, lenders and financial institutions, companies, directors, creditors and stakeholders.
Our UK-based practice has a significant international element to it, covering Europe, the Caribbean and the US.
Role and Responsibilities (this is a broad but not exhaustive list)
Roles and Responsibilities
- Drafting and managing documents.
- Assisting the team with all stages of contentious insolvency matters including general case management.
- Providing advice on restructuring and enforcement options to directors, companies, lenders and other stakeholders.
- Liaising with stakeholders (e.g., clients, counsel, and other firms).
- Managing matters with supervision.
- Actively engaging in business development and knowledge management.
- Comply with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards and Regulations, and Principles.
Person Specification
- Have a strong academic background and excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Have trained with a large regional commercial practice or City firm.
- Have experience of both contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters, both corporate and personal (although candidates with experience of one or more of these areas of focus will be considered).
- Be technically excellent.
- Be willing to take on early responsibility and opportunities to develop client relationships.
- Be a personable team player and willing to work as part of teams based in different locations.
Competencies required
- Strong organisational skills
- Effective, sound decision making and problem solving skills
- High degree of accuracy/attention to detail
For a detailed specification please download the job description in the documents section of this page.
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