Principal Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer - #2166428

Restructuring & Insolvency Solicitor | Manchester | Build a regional practice

We’re recruiting on behalf of a leading national law firm that is investing in its Restructuring & Insolvency offering. They’re looking for an experienced solicitor to join the team in Manchester and help develop the practice in the North.

The role

You’ll join a well-established national Finance & Restructuring group and work alongside senior partners who have built an ambitious, growing Restructuring & Insolvency team covering both contentious and non-contentious matters. Recent partner-level investment shows the firm’s commitment to growth in this area.

Your work will be predominantly non-contentious, advisory and transactional, and will link closely with the corporate, finance and real estate teams across the firm. You’ll advise a broad range of stakeholders in distressed situations, including lenders, investors, corporates, directors, individuals and public bodies, as well as acting for insolvency practitioners. You’ll also work on a mix of domestic and cross-border transactions, many of them high-value and complex.

About you

You’ll ideally have 7+ years’ PQE, gained at a firm known for high-quality restructuring and insolvency work, and be ambitious to progress, grow your network and build a practice. You will have:

• The ability to win work from clients
• Drive and self-motivation to help build a practice
• The ability to build rapport with colleagues and support them in advising their clients on restructuring matters
• Experience managing and supervising junior team members
• Experience running transactional and other work as the day-to-day fee earner
• A technically strong background
• Excellent drafting and verbal and written communication skills, with strong attention to detail
• The ability to absorb a lot of information quickly and focus on the key issues
• Good time and file management skills to juggle multiple matters
• A real commitment to outstanding client service
• The ability to work well under pressure
• Enthusiasm for working in a collaborative, ambitious team

Interested?

Get in touch with Callum Robson at LHH for a confidential conversation.