Solicitor

About your new role

Weightmans’ Insolvency and Recoveries Team is recruiting for a Solicitor (0 -3 Years PQE), who will be able to manage their own caseload, including proactive management of cases with limited supervision, and assist lead partners and senior fee earners on complex litigation matters

.Whilst the role will primarily sit within the recoveries arm of the Team, managing complex defended and higher value instructions, supporting lead Partners and senior fee earners, you will have the opportunity to undertake both (non) contentious insolvency and restructuring matters, as demand requires

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The Te

am
For almost 30 years, our award-winning Insolvency and Recoveries Team has represented large corporates, owner managed businesses, public bodies, insurers, and private individua

ls.The Team is made up of fee earners, many of whom have been recognised by legal directories, from Paralegal to Partner level, and regularly deals with complex and sensitive issues across its practice are

as.
Main Duties and Responsibili

• ties
  Assisting lead Partners and other supporting fee earners with their respective casel
• oads.Preparing advice pieces and client reports as requ
• ired.Drafting and performing legal research and investigat
• ions.Attending conferences, court hearings and client meet
• ings.Communicating with clients, opponents, counsel and third-party suppl
• iers.Handling contested winding up and bankruptcy petit
• ions.Handling money claims and return of goods mat
• ters.Issuing claims and obtaining judgem
• ents.Enforcing judgements (including overseas awards and arbitration cla
• ims).Investigating and pursuing transactions conducted pre-insolv
• ency.Conducting contentious and non-contentious insolvency
• work.Preparing personal and corporate insolvency documents including drafting appointments for fixed charge receivers and administrators by QFCHs and Directors, notices of intention to appoint and drafting reports on the validity of the appointment of administrators and fixed charge recei
• vers.Involvement in business development and profile-raising initiat
• ives.Completing client and internal MI proced
• ures.Achieving set financial and chargeable expectat
• ions.Ensuring relevant deadlines, quality measures and KPIs are
• met.Complying with relevant internal policies and procedures and regulatory requirem
• ents.Working in accordance with Weightmans’ va

lues.
Abo

ut You
You will have previous experience and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area o

f work.We also require you to h

• ave/be:
  A broad experience of commercial lit
• igation.A working knowledge of insolvency legislation an
• d rules.Experience with debt recovery
• matters.Experience with the different methods of judgement enfo
• rcement.A good knowledge of
• the CPR.Knowledge
• of MCOL.An ability to work to deadlines /
• targets.An ability to prioritise and manage a caseload and deliver effective so
• lutions.An ability to work well as part of a team and use own initiatives with a positive a
• ttitude.A commercial, solution-driven and client-focused a
• pproach.Strong legal, analytical and attention to details
• skills.Excellent organisation and time-management
• skills.Excellent communication and interpersonal
• skills.Flexible approach and agile
• working.Excellent IT