Recoveries & Insolvency Associate
- Recruiter
- Clayton Recruitment Limited
- Location
- England, West Yorkshire, Leeds
- Salary
- £36000 - £50000 per annum
- Posted
- 22 Mar 2021
- Closes
- 19 Apr 2021
- Ref
- 49126
- Contact
- Helen Watson
- Job Title
- Solicitor
- Practice Area
- Debt Recovery
- PQE Level
- 2-4
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
My client is a Top 50 law firm, and they have an opportunity for a Recoveries & Insolvency Associate to join their team, which works as part of the wider Litigation department.
The team is experienced in handling all kinds of insolvency and recoveries work nationally. Acting on behalf of large corporates, owner managed businesses, public bodies, insurers, professional practices, regulatory bodies and private individuals, they also act on behalf of insolvency practitioners, financial institutions, litigation funders, fixed charge receivers, directors and other stakeholders. Members of all levels of qualification across the team regularly deal with complex, high profile and sensitive issues across a broad range of matters (both contentious and non-contentious) with far reaching implications as well as regulated and unregulated debt recovery from individuals and businesses. The team and many within it are recognised in both Chambers and Legal 500.
The successful Recoveries & Insolvency Associate will ideally demonstrate a minimum of 3 years PQE specialising in Insolvency and Restructuring on a contentious and non-contentious basis.
Main duties and responsibilities of the position will include:
* Conduct of contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters, working independently and assisting other fee earners in more complex cases;
* Provide supervision to junior members of the team where appropriate;
* Prepare pre-formal insolvency and contingency planning advice
* Prepare personal and corporate insolvency documents - including but not limited to drafting the appointment of fixed charge receivers, notices of intention to appoint and notice of appointment of administrators by QFCHs and Directors, drafting reports on the validity of the appointment of administrators and fixed charge receivers, statutory demands and winding up petitions;
* Drafting documents in relation to pre-pack administrations and sale of assets out of liquidation;
* Handling contested compulsory winding up and bankruptcy petitions and instructing Counsel accordingly;
* Investigate and pursue transactions conducted pre-insolvency against various third parties;
* Attending and conducting hearings;
* Drafting urgent applications for freezing injunctions and /or for the appointment of provisional liquidators;
* Managing and developing client relationships
* Perform asset tracing on target entities / individuals
* Complete MI procedures as required
* Achieve set targets/KPIs
* Ensure relevant deadlines, compliance and quality measures are adhered to
* Comply with relevant client policies and procedures
* Work in accordance with the firm's values
To be successful in this position the successful Recoveries & Insolvency Associate will have a minimum of 3 years' PQE or equivalent, previous insolvency experience working on both insolvency litigation and restructuring transactions and have the personality traits and work ethos to provide a timely, professional and client driven service at all times.