Insolvency Solicitor

The Company:

Our client is a fast-growing, progressive law firm. They work closely with SME’s, banking & finance clients, debt collection companies, High Court Enforcement Agencies and Insolvency Practitioners

The Job:

On behalf of this client we are seeking an Insolvency Solicitor. This will be joined our clients team in London and will be dealing withcontentious and non-contentious insolvency matters. They represent a large number of insolvency practitioners (based in London and Nationally), litigation funders and respondents facing claims arising from an insolvency process.

Responsibilities will include:

• Handling all aspects of corporate insolvency including administration appointments (both in court and out of court appointments), all court applications under insolvency legislation, providing advice to IPs, secured lenders and directors.
• Preparing business and asset sale and purchase agreements out of Administration.
• Dealing with all aspects of property related transactions in insolvency.
• Dealing with insolvency related litigation (in conjunction with our contentious insolvency team if required).
• Engage in marketing, building a client base and maintaining relationships with clients and referrers.
• Assisting the Team Leader to supervise a team and manage Junior Solicitors to ensure good client service delivery and compliance with regulatory and policies and procedures.
• Assisting the team leader with the financial management of the team.
• Contributing towards marketing content for the firm's website and other social media channels.

The Person:

For this role our client is seeking someone who is ideally at Senior Associate to Partner level, with at least 6 years PQE, who has experience of managing non-contentious insolvency matters.

• Have excellent commercial and drafting skills, with proven experience in non-contentious insolvency and/or commercial fields.
• Should be technically astute and well versed in the provisions of the Insolvency Act and Insolvency Rules.
• Good commercial judgment in terms of file and client management and achieving KPls.
• Be able to work in a busy team and support and develop other junior fee earners as required
• Be technologically competent and have experience of CRM and case management systems.
• Have excellent organisation, management and development skills.

The Salary:

Negotiable

The Location:

London EC1R (near Farringdon Station) - Hybrid working

The Benefits:

Pension, Private Healthcare, Critical Illness, Life Assurance, 25 days holiday

The Hours:

Monday - Friday 9am - 5.30pm (4 days in the office (Mondays essential) and 1 day from home)