Restructuring Lawyer

Pinsent Masons; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Birmingham is looking for a Restructuring Associate with over 4 years of PQE and contentious insolvency experience. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience advising financial institutions and various stakeholders in high-profile insolvency-related matters. The role involves developing client relationships and executing complex restructuring projects both nationally and internationally. Competitive training and development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Market-leading global team

Investments in training and career development

Early responsibility and client relationships

Qualifications

• 4+ years PQE in a relevant field.
• Experience advising stakeholders in complex cases.
• Enthusiastic about business development.

Responsibilities

• Develop ongoing client relationships and pitch for new opportunities.
• Work within an international team on top-tier projects.
• Engage in complex restructuring and insolvency cases.

Skills

Contentious insolvency experience

Advising insolvency practitioners

Experience in cross-border disputes

Strong client relationship development

Excellent communication skills

Commercial awareness

Education

Strong academic background

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a Restructuring Associate with 4+ years PQE and contentious insolvency experience to join our London office. We are also open to candidates who prefer regional offices in England but are willing to travel to London as needed.

Ideal candidates should have experience advising insolvency practitioners and financial institutions, with additional experience advising stakeholders such as litigation funders, private equity funds, debt funds, and company directors. Specific experience in pursuing and defending insolvency-related claims, antecedent transaction claims, cross-border disputes, and asset recovery processes is highly desirable.

Our Team

Our highly rated National Restructuring team, part of the Finance and Restructuring group, advises financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, company directors, litigation funders, private equity, debt funds, shareholders, and other stakeholders on recovery and turnaround strategies. We serve major insolvency firms, leading banks, and lenders, including those funding distressed situations and litigation.

We handle complex, high-value restructurings early in the financial decline, aiming to improve stakeholder returns and often avoid insolvency. Our reputation extends to complex cross-border insolvency litigation, having been involved in high-profile cases recently.

Key Clients

• UK clearing banks (excluding Bank of England)
• Overseas banks
• Asset-based and challenger banks
• BDO LLP
• Forvis Mazars LLP
• Interpath Limited
• Kroll Advisory Limited
• RSM UK Restructuring Advisory LLP
• Blazehill Capital
• Gordon Brothers
• Rcapital Partners LLP

Work Highlights

• Advising FRP Advisory on the administration of Safe Hands Plans Limited, involving proceedings in the UK, Cayman Islands, and Jersey to recover assets.
• Representing RSM UK Restructuring in claims against former directors of Lendy Limited, including obtaining freezing injunctions.
• Advising Teneo as liquidators of Diamond Manufacturers Limited on complex recovery actions.
• Representing an American motorsport organization in a cross-border debt claim involving a £47 million Ponzi scheme.
• Advising Retail Realisation on the financial restructuring and administration of the Paperchase group.
• Advising a social media platform regarding the bankruptcy of Katie Price.
• Advising Gordon Brothers and Aurelius on the restructuring of French Connection.
• Assisting Nostrum Oil & Gas with its $1bn Scheme of Arrangement, including structuring its noteholder compromises.
• Advising Modella Capital on the administration of Ted Baker’s UK business.

The team is known for its professional, proactive, and collaborative approach, with strong technical expertise, especially in banking/security law, and a commercial mindset that facilitates swift deal execution in competitive environments.

Legal 500, 2024

The team won “Restructuring Team of the Year” at the 2023 Lawyer’s Awards and is nominated for 2024.

The Candidate Required

The successful candidate should ideally:

• Have experience in a City, national, or regional firm.
• Be technically excellent, commercially aware, and enthusiastic about business development.
• Be a team player with a client-focused approach.
• Have a strong academic background and excellent communication and organizational skills.

The role involves:

• Developing ongoing client relationships and pitching for new opportunities.
• Working closely within an international team.
• Engaging in top-tier national and international work.

What we offer:

• A market-leading, dynamic global team committed to outstanding client results.
• Investments in training and career development to help you become a sector specialist.
• Early responsibility and opportunities to build client relationships.