Job Description

Restructuring Associate

Location: London

Salary: £65,000-£85,000 + Extensive Benefits

Experience required: 1+ Years PQE

Join a dynamic Restructuring team at the forefront of complex, high-stakes financial and corporate restructuring matters.

Our client, a nationally recognised law firm with a leading Restructuring practice, is seeking an ambitious Associate to join their growing London team. This is an exceptional opportunity to develop expertise in a supportive environment that handles significant, market-leading transactions.

If you're a Restructuring lawyer with 1+ years' PQE looking to work on challenging, high-profile cases, this could be your perfect next move.

About the Role

As a Restructuring Associate, you'll be integral to a team that provides innovative solutions to complex financial and corporate challenges across various sectors.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting complex restructuring and insolvency matters, including:
  • Corporate restructurings
  • Business reorganisations
  • Distressed debt scenarios
  • Formal insolvency proceedings
  • Cross-border restructuring
• Acting for diverse clients such as:
  • Banks
  • Financial institutions
  • Investors
  • Lenders
  • Corporate entities
  • Insolvency practitioners
• Handling various transaction types:
  • Debt restructuring
  • Refinancing
  • Creditor negotiations
  • Workouts
  • Pre-pack administrations
• Drafting and reviewing complex legal documentation
• Conducting thorough legal and financial research
• Preparing detailed case reports and analysis
• Supporting senior team members in client meetings
• Developing and maintaining client relationships
• Contributing to business development efforts
• Engaging in continuous professional development

This role offers the opportunity to work on significant, challenging restructuring matters with genuine learning and growth potential.

What We're Looking For

Essential Requirements:

• Qualified Solicitor with minimum 1 year's post-qualification experience
• Strong academic background
• Keen interest in restructuring and insolvency law
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Commercial awareness and strategic thinking
• Detail-oriented approach
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
• Collaborative team player

Desirable:

• Experience in corporate or financial restructuring
• Understanding of financial and accounting principles
• Knowledge of cross-border restructuring
• Additional insolvency-related qualifications
• Experience with distressed debt scenarios

Exceptional Benefits Package

Financial Rewards:

• Competitive salary (£65,000-£85,000 dependent on experience)
• Performance-related bonuses
• Comprehensive pension scheme
• Life and income protection

Professional Development:

• Extensive training programmes
• Mentoring from industry experts
• Leadership development support
• Continuous learning resources
• Technical and skills-based training
• Clear career progression pathways

Work-Life Balance:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Hybrid working options
• Generous annual leave
• Family-friendly policies
• Wellbeing support programmes

Culture & Recognition:

• Supportive and collegiate environment
• Culture of improvement, growth, and collaboration
• Diverse and inclusive workplace
• Employee networks celebrating diversity
• Recognition for high-character colleagues who care for one another

Location & Working Arrangements

Based: London office
Working Pattern: Full-time
Hybrid Working: Supported with flexible arrangements

About Our Client

Our client is a leading law firm committed to delivering technical excellence and real insight into clients' operations. They are the natural choice for FTSE 100 clients and their equivalents in other markets.

The firm's success has been built by people from the widest range of backgrounds, locations, and perspectives, with a number of employee networks that provide space to discuss differences and celebrate diversity.

Core Values:

• Technical excellence
• Real client insight
• Innovation
• Collaboration
• Diversity and inclusion

Ready to Take the Next Step?

If you're an ambitious Restructuring lawyer looking to work on challenging cases with exceptional development opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion about this exciting opportunity, please contact:

Lee Hawthorne-Finch
0333 996 2882 or lee.hawthorne-finch@h-fts.com