Senior/Principal Associate - Restructuring & Insolvency - London

What does the role involve?

We are looking for a Restructuring and Insolvency Solicitor to join partner, Neil Smyth, and Senior Associate, Morgan Bowen, in our London office.  You will undertake predominantly non contentious work linked into our corporate, finance and real estate teams across the country, amongst others, helping with advice to all stakeholders in distressed situations including lenders, investors, corporates, directors and individuals, in addition to acting for insolvency practitioners.

Why should I apply?

For obvious reasons, the London restructuring team is very busy and needs additional resource. We are looking for someone who not only wants to develop their legal abilities and acumen in this field, but also wants to get into the market and help build the practice, dealing with top quality work under supervision. You will be part of the cross office Restructuring & Insolvency team within the Banking department.

What skills and attributes would I need?

• Experience of running transactional and other work as the day-to-day fee earner
• Technically strong
• Evidence of understanding what is needed to help grow and develop a practice
• Willingness to initiate and participate in marketing and business development activities
• Excellent drafting and verbal/written communication skills and attention to detail
• An ability to understand the environment that clients work in and to deliver “advice that advises”, both orally and in writing
• An ability to assimilate a lot of information quickly and focus on the key issues
• Good time and file management skills to enable you to juggle lots of different matters
• Dedication to providing outstanding client service
• Ability to work under pressure
• An enthusiasm to work as part of a team in line with the firm’s values

What else should I know? 

Mills & Reeve is a major UK law Firm renowned for its outstanding service to national and international clients, for its collaborative culture and deep sector expertise. The Firm has a strong sector focus with expertise in agriculture, charities, education, food and beverage, health, insurance, private wealth, real estate investment, sport and technology.

Clients include businesses from PLCs to start-ups, high net worth individuals and landowners, universities, colleges and education bodies and over 100 healthcare organisations.

The Firm has been named for a record 20 years running as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the Sunday Times' annual survey and is one of only a small number of organisations nationally to have achieved this accolade.

We are also delighted to report for the seventh year running we were named as one of Roll On Friday’s best law firms to works at.

Pre-employment screening

Please note that, in the event that we make an offer for a role, we will conduct pre-employment screening that includes, but is not limited to, a basic DBS check, right to work check, any disciplinary history recorded with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role.  A full policy of the screening the firm undertakes is available on request.

Disclosure and barring service check and security clearance

This post is also subject to a satisfactory response from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) (to check for any previous criminal convictions and cautions) and, given the nature of the work-type, you may also be required to undergo national security vetting to SC level – the latter can be undertaken following commencement of employment.

And finally

Mills & Reeve is committed to building a diverse workforce and fostering an inclusive environment in which all our people can thrive. We hire people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our firm stronger, and we have a collaborative culture that celebrates different perspectives and values respect for one another, working together, and openness and integrity. Our approach to flexible working means that we work in a way that achieves the right balance for our people, our clients and for our business.