Restructuring Solicitor

Job description

Principal Associate – Restructuring & Insolvency (Non-Contentious)

We’re working with a highly regarded national law firm to recruit a Principal Associate into its specialist Restructuring & Insolvency team, part of a broader top-tier Banking & Finance practice.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative, partner-led team operating across Birmingham and London, advising on a wide range of distressed, restructuring and insolvency matters for lenders, corporates, investors, and insolvency practitioners.

You’ll be part of a close-knit, growing team working on a broad mix of non-contentious restructuring and insolvency matters, with regular collaboration across finance, disputes, and pensions teams.

The role offers exposure to complex, high-value distressed situations and the chance to work with a diverse client base, including banks, alternative lenders, corporates, private equity, and insolvency practitioners.

Daily duties:

• Advising insolvency practitioners, lenders, and corporates on a range of insolvency and restructuring matters
• Supporting on administrations, liquidations, pre-pack transactions, and asset disposals
• Reviewing and advising on security packages and lending arrangements
• Advising directors on duties in distressed scenarios
• Assisting with contingency planning and restructuring strategy
• Supporting on complex exits, including solvent restructurings and dissolutions
• Drafting and advising on distressed finance documents (e.g. Standstill agreements, waivers, reservations of rights)
• Working on transactions involving sales and acquisitions out of insolvency
• Collaborating with pensions, disputes, and sector teams on multi-disciplinary matters

About You

• Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) with experience in restructuring & insolvency
• Strong background advising lenders, creditors, insolvency practitioners, or corporates
• Experience across non-contentious insolvency processes (e.g. Administrations, liquidations, pre-pack deals)
• Understanding of security, banking documentation, and distressed finance structures
• Familiarity with restructuring tools and advisory work
• Commercially aware with strong technical grounding in insolvency law
• Confident communicator with the ability to manage client relationships
• Interest in business development and building a profile in the restructuring market

Why Apply?

• Join a market-leading Banking & Finance platform with a strong R&I offering
• Work on high-quality, complex and varied distressed matters
• Collaborative, partner-led environment with strong cross-team integration
• Hybrid working and flexible office base (Birmingham or London)
• Excellent training, development, and long-term progression opportunities
• Competitive benefits package including private medical, enhanced pension, and wellbeing programmes

Extra information

Status

Closed

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Birmingham

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English