Job Description

Insolvency & Restructuring Paralegal

Location: Manchester

Salary: £24,000 to £30,000 plus bonus and benefits

Experience: Paralegal level (insolvency experience advantageous but not essential)

If you’re a paralegal who enjoys fast-paced, problem-solving work and wants exposure to both corporate and personal insolvency, this is a great opportunity to join a growing Restructuring & Insolvency team in Manchester.

Our client is looking for a Paralegal to support fee earners across a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters, working with Insolvency Practitioners, Directors, Lenders, Creditors and Shareholders.

You’ll support the team with day-to-day file handling and case progression, helping to run matters from initial instructions through to conclusion. It’s a role that suits someone organised, proactive, and comfortable working to deadlines.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Assisting with file and case handling across a range of insolvency matters

• Helping to run and progress cases from initial instructions to conclusion

• Providing administrative and legal support to fee earners across the wider team (including colleagues based in other office locations)

• Managing tasks and deadlines, keeping matters moving and files up to date

What We’re Looking For

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

• Confident IT skills, including MS Office

• Ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines

• Strong communication, interpersonal and customer service skills

• Proactive approach and the ability to solve problems effectively

• Good commercial awareness

• Previous legal work experience within insolvency and restructuring is advantageous but not essential

What’s On Offer

• Salary: £24,000 to £30,000 plus bonus and benefits

• Hybrid working, with a minimum of 2 days per week in the Manchester office

• Enhanced pension scheme with employer matched contributions up to 6%

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to 28 days with length of service)

• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days’ annual leave

• Life assurance cover of 4x basic salary, with the option to purchase additional cover

• A range of health and wellbeing benefits

• Flexible benefits programme to tailor your package

• A supportive environment with a clear focus on development, wellbeing and inclusion

Working Arrangements

Permanent, full-time role. Hybrid working with a minimum requirement of 2 days per week from the Manchester office.

Next Steps (How to Apply)

Apply online or send your CV to  lee.hawthorne-finch@h-fts.com  or call 0333 996 2882 for more information.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. We will always obtain your express permission before sharing your details with our client.