Insolvency Senior Associate

Insolvency Senior Associate 5+ years PQE I Top 100 Firm l London

The Firm:
This Top 100 firm is entrepreneurial in spirit and, as such, remains in the top tiers across most of its practice areas. They now have a headcount of over 700 lawyers with offices nationally and internationally and have a strong presence in the market both in the UK and overseas.

They have a highly collegiate atmosphere in which junior lawyers sit with senior partners as they want their entire staff body to be doing quality work from day one. To facilitate this, the firm has invested a great deal of time and money into creating an innovative training infrastructure that you will not find elsewhere.

Their learning and development program is widely respected in the legal sector and they are known for their progressive approach to staff investment.

The Role:
This Top 100 firm is looking to further expand its flourishing team with the addition of an Insolvency Senior Associate with 5+ years PQE to be based in their City of London office.

The team works for a wide range of clients including insolvency practitioners, banks, lenders, investors, directors, companies and individuals. Given their international outreach, they have been winning cross-border mandates and often have leading roles in high-profile insolvencies making for a varied and interesting pipeline of work to tap into.

This role would suit an established lawyer who deals with both personal and corporate insolvency including transactional, advisory and contentious insolvency.

As an established lawyer, you'll be able to demonstrate effective business development capabilities as the firm want someone who can build new relationships to further strengthen their foothold in the market.

Requirements:

• Insolvency Associate / Senior Associate 5+ years PQE
• You will already be working in all aspects of insolvency, both personal and corporate, including transactional, advisory and contentious insolvency.
• Excellent working knowledge of the Insolvency Act 1986 and Insolvency Rules 2016 is essential
• The ideal candidate will have significant experience in dealing with administration appointments, security reviews, sales of businesses, winding up petitions, bankruptcy petitions, bankruptcy estates, matrimonial home proceedings, transactions at undervalue, preferences and directors' loan accounts.
• Experience of working with LPA Receivers would be advantageous.

What you get:

• The team works for a wide range of insolvency practitioners, banks, lenders, investors, directors, companies and individuals and the successful candidate will be allowed to work closely with all clients
• Highly competitive salary package and excellent benefits
• Opportunity to work alongside leading individuals and next-generation partners
• Unrivalled progression prospects

Exciting opportunity for an ambitious Insolvency Associate / Senior Associate with 5+ years PQE to join a leading practice, based in their City of London office.
Apply now for confidential consideration, or call Eve Haeffner at JMC Legal Recruitment for a confidential discussion.