Restructuring & Insolvency Senior Associate

Confidential (via VG Charles & Co); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working 50% remote

Flexible working arrangements

Collaborative team environment

Career development opportunities

Job summary

VG Charles & Co in London is seeking an experienced Senior or Managing Associate to join its Restructuring & Insolvency team. The role covers contentious and non-contentious insolvency work on high-profile matters for insolvency practitioners, businesses, directors, lenders and individuals.

You will supervise and mentor junior lawyers, develop client relationships and contribute to the practice's growth in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment.

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience in restructuring and insolvency, with both contentious and non-contentious work.
• Experience advising insolvency practitioners, companies, directors, lenders and individuals.
• Breadth of experience across administrations, liquidations, receiverships and CVAs.

Responsibilities

• Advise on administrations, liquidations, receiverships and CVAs.
• Handle complex disputes including directors' duties and misfeasance.
• Support and supervise junior lawyers and paralegals.
• Build strong client relationships and deliver commercial, practical advice.

Skills

Restructuring & insolvency

Client relationships

Mentoring juniors

Commercially minded

Education

PQE in insolvency

Job description

London | Hybrid Working

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior or Managing Associate to join a highly regarded and expanding Restructuring & Insolvency team at a leading law firm.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious solicitor with a strong background in both contentious and non-contentious insolvency work to become part of a progressive team handling a diverse range of complex and often high-profile matters.

The successful candidate will play an important role in the continued development of the practice, working closely with senior colleagues while helping to support, supervise and develop junior members of the team.

The Role

You will advise a varied client base, including insolvency practitioners, businesses, company directors, lenders, shareholders and individuals, across a broad spectrum of restructuring and insolvency matters.

The work will cover both contentious proceedings and advisory matters, including early-stage guidance, business restructuring options and advice throughout formal insolvency processes.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Advising on corporate restructuring and insolvency matters, including administrations, liquidations, receiverships and company voluntary arrangements.

• Handling complex disputes involving directors' duties, misfeasance, antecedent transactions and potential director disqualification.

• Advising on pre-pack administrations, floating charges and associated trading issues.

• Supporting clients through members' voluntary and creditors' voluntary liquidations, including procedural and strategic considerations.

• Advising on compulsory liquidation and related creditor issues.

• Providing guidance to directors on their duties, responsibilities and ongoing trading decisions.

• Advising on restructuring plans and other available business rescue options.

• Dealing with a range of personal insolvency matters, including bankruptcy-related issues.

• Building strong client relationships and delivering commercially focused, practical advice.

• Supervising and mentoring junior lawyers and paralegals, contributing to their ongoing development.

About You

To be considered, you will ideally have:

• Significant post-qualification experience in restructuring and insolvency law, with a strong understanding of both contentious and non-contentious work.

• Experience advising a broad range of clients, including insolvency practitioners, companies, directors, lenders and individuals.

• A good breadth of experience across corporate insolvency procedures, including administrations, receiverships and both voluntary and compulsory liquidations.

• Knowledge of directors' duties, insolvency litigation, misfeasance claims and antecedent transactions.

• An interest in developing your expertise across the wider restructuring and advisory aspects of the practice.

• Previous experience supervising, supporting or mentoring junior colleagues.

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with a commercially minded approach to client service.

• The ability to manage a demanding workload, prioritise effectively and work to tight deadlines without compromising quality.

• A collaborative and proactive attitude, together with strong organisational and technical skills.

The Opportunity

You will be joining a supportive and forward-thinking environment where professional development, collaboration and individual contribution are genuinely encouraged.

The team offers exposure to an interesting and varied caseload, alongside the opportunity to play a meaningful part in its continued growth and success.

Benefits include:

• Hybrid working, with the opportunity to work remotely for at least 50% of the working week.

• A flexible approach to working arrangements.

• A welcoming and collaborative team environment.

• Opportunities to develop your career within an established and growing practice.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced restructuring and insolvency lawyer looking to take the next step in their career and contribute to the development of a successful team.