Associate / Senior Associate - Restructuring & Insolvency (4716)

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Additional Information

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group's on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group's employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

We're looking for an Assoicate/Senior Associate who has a clear enthusiasm for this area of law and is looking for a clear career path and progression to Partner with a leading firm, our ideal candidate will have the following:

• Qualified lawyer either via traditional SRA route or CILEX with a minimum of 5 years PQE;


• Demonstrable technical experience gained in Corporate specifically across restructuring and insolvency matters, OR;


• Demonstrable technical experience gained in Commercial Litigation, specifically across insolvency matters;


• The ability to assist across multiple cases whilst maintaining attention to detail and a seamless service;


• An aptitude for business development and a passion for growing strong client and referrer relationships;


• Demonstrable experience running cases without supervision and the ability to supervise more junior members of the team
  
  We're a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is 'we're legal and financial experts that care' - something you'll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we're more than just a law firm - we're a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life's ups and downs. Working here you'll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.


We'll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.

This role can be based from either our Crawley, Brighton or Southampton office and we're ideally looking for someone who is able to commit to 3 days in one of the offices.
Your Role and What You'll Be Doing

The successful candidate will join Partner, Andrew Walker who specialises exclusively in turnaround and insolvency matters; including advising banks, asset based lenders, boards of directors, insolvency practitioners, debtors and other creditors on all matters arising where insolvency is likely unless action is taken by restructuring or where a formal insolvency is imminent or has occurred.

Recent highlights of the team include:

• Advising on the CVA of Travel Lodge including the application of the vertical and horizontal tests;


• Advising international total facilities management provider, OCS Group, on a major restructuring deal which saved more than 500 jobs at EDS Group;


• Acting for a client in purchasing the business and assets of a producer of confectionary in Bradford. Our team advised on the sale and purchase agreement and various licences to occupy the properties.
  
  If this sounds like you and you want to join a thriving team hit the apply button below for consideration!

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.


• Generous and flexible pension schemes.


• Volunteering days - Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)


• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.


We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you're fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!