Insolvency NQ+

A legal 500 regional law firm is looking for an Insolvency Solicitor to join their growing team based in their Southampton office. Ideally the firm is looking for a newly qualified solicitor.

The specialist insolvency and reconstructing team support their clients through all stages of the demise curve, working with well-established clients from financial institutions, retailers, insolvency practitioners, and turnaround directors. The team carryout a variety of work including distressed corporate restructurings, insolvency procedures (including administration, company voluntary arrangements, bankruptcy, and liquidation), along with board advisory work.

The successful candidate will be involved in the preparation of appointment papers, drafting, and negotiating a range of contracts, assisting with solvent reorganisations and distressed equity clients, working with investment banks, carrying-out complex research, supporting clients with complex strategic and commercial issues, and designing and delivering training to both clients and internal teams.

This is an exciting and rewarding role with the opportunity to gain a hands-on experience, with support evolving skills, and the opportunity to spend time building and developing strong professional relationships with both new and existing clients of this reputable firm.

This Chambers and Partners ranked firm highly supports and encourages its employees career progression, with a proven track record of developing its lawyers, and ensuring they do not operate glass ceilings, allowing for considerable scope for both professional and personable development.

Essential skills:

• Experience working in Reconstituting and Insolvency/ within a corporate or finance role.
• A keen interest in this area of practice.
• Ability to build and develop strong client relationships.
• Committed and focused.
• Great team player.

*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Chadwick Nott Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.