Solicitor

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Restructuring and Insolvency Solicitor to join our Thames valley office in Reading. The team acts for insolvency practitioners, lenders, companies, directors and creditors, undertaking a mixture of restructuring, non‑contentious and contentious assignments, focused on businesses surviving and maximising realisations for creditors.

Role of a Restructuring and Insolvency Solicitor

• Advise on both contentious and non‑contentious matters in restructuring and insolvency, including corporate and personal insolvency law.
• Promote and drive high standards of service and accuracy across the department.
• Ensure adherence to Firm and Regulator standards.
• Maintain respect of clients and colleagues by being fair, consistent and acting as a role model.
• Directly bill and/or control billing in line with agreed targets.
• Act as an ambassador for the Firm at all levels internally and externally.
• Sustain long‑term, commercially valuable relationships.
• Use technical expertise to actively promote the Firm, e.g. through public speaking and publishing articles.
• Be recognised as a trusted advisor both internally and externally.
• Overcome technical difficulties and problem‑solve effectively and creatively where appropriate.

About You

• 0‑3 PQE Solicitor with experience or transferable skills in restructuring and insolvency.
• Collaborative, able to manage client relationships.
• Excellent technical ability and drafting skills.
• Strong teamwork and relationship‑building skills.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Proactive, ambitious, organised, with a keen eye for detail.

Benefits

• Private medical insurance.
• Sight tests / glasses discounts.
• Scottish Widows pension scheme.
• 28 days annual leave (plus public holidays).
• Bonus scheme.
• Electric vehicle scheme.
• International secondments for 0‑5 PQE.
• Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Life assurance.
• 1/3 gym membership contribution.
• Flu vaccinations.

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, we celebrate differences and create an inclusive workplace. We are an armed forces‑friendly organisation.