Restructuring & Insolvency - Associate / Senior Associate

Description

Role overview

The team

Our Restructuring & Insolvency team is recognised for its work in financially distressed situations. We have extensive experience in advising corporates and individuals in relation to all aspects of domestic and cross-border insolvency and restructuring matters.

Advising a wide variety of affected stakeholders, we work across a broad range of sectors including retail and consumer, financial and professional services. Our clients include insolvency practitioners, lenders, funds, corporates and all stakeholders in contentious and non-contentious restructurings, formal insolvencies and turnaround situations. We're regularly called upon to provide support in mid-to large-scale distressed and formal insolvency situations.

We have advised clients in a range of matters including sale and purchase of assets from insolvency processes, litigation arising out of insolvency including antecedent transactions and asset recovery and all forms of advisory work arising out of financial distress. A large, and increasing, element of our work has a cross-border focus.

The role

We seek a talented senior associate / associate with approximately 4-6 years' post-qualification experience. You will be proactive, comfortable taking ownership of your work and driving matters forward. Working closely with senior stakeholders and colleagues, you will have opportunity for considerable c

lient contact and involvement in business development.

You will have gained experience in restructuring and insolvency across transactional, advisory and litigation. You will have strong experience of dealing with sale (and related) documents, managing insolvency appointments and security / appointment reviews, litigation which is predominantly insolvency focused and of advising boards of distressed companies. You will also be motivated to develop the practice and your own profile within the teams' business development plan.

Previous experience, or an interest, in retail including retail insolvency, distressed mergers and acquisitions, insolvency litigation, and title to goods and tax related insolvency issues will be a plus.

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• Circa 4-6 years of PQE or equivalent relevant expertise.
• Specialism in restructuring and insolvency including experience in transactional, advisory and litigation matters.
• Delivers legal and commercial solutions, working collaboratively with clients and colleagues to provide an outstanding client experience.
• Takes responsibility for managing and developing strong relationships with clients based on an understanding of their business objectives.

Committed to business development to further grow the practice. Identifies and shapes commercial opportunities encouraging others to participate.

Works efficiently and commercially and understands the importance of financial hygiene. Shares their understanding with the team.

Adopts a commercial mindset when pricing, resourcing and using technology to manage matters and understands the impact of this on profitability.

A collaborative leader within a team who coaches and develops junior team members to achieve their full potential.

Committed to being part of a supportive, inclusive and collaborative firm culture.

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging

We are problem solvers. Whether in front of clients or behind the scenes. To solve problems creatively for clients, we need diverse collaborative thinking; drawing on different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives. That means that everyone who either applies to, or works for, the firm is treated equitably. We believe in removing barriers to equal access not least because our people define us and define what we do. If you need support and adjustments to do your best work, whether that's during the recruitment process or throughout your time at RPC, we're here to help.

Flexible working that supports your commitments outside of work is an important part of our culture and, where possible, we will support this across all roles. Please get in touch with our rec

ruitment team if you have any questions about our hybrid working approach or flexible working policy.