Restructuring & Insolvency (Contentious) - Managing Associate

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We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.

You can expect:

• A competitive salary and a host of family friendly policies
• Life assurance, private health and dental care for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including gym discount and retail vouchers
• Tech, cycle and electric car schemes
• The opportunity to support the firm's charity through volunteering leave
• A wellbeing strategy that focuses on preventative measures to maintain overall health, and tools and support for when our people experience physical or mental difficulties. The strategy focuses on four pillars: physical, emotional, financial and social aspects.
• Most of our roles are hybrid, meaning that colleagues benefit from working in our office and remotely. We are happy to discuss this and other flexible working arrangements with you as part of the application and interview process.
• We are an equal opportunity organisation, committed to having a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, culture, or any other protected characteristics. We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives.

We are looking for a Managing Associate to assist principally with the contentious work of the team. However, depending on capacity, they may be requested to take part in all aspects of the work covered by the team, which includes non-contentious and advisory matters.

We advise on all issues arising in connection with corporate distress and insolvency in a variety of jurisdictions. The team combines technical excellence with the ability to apply astute commercial acumen to any given situation. The group acts for all stakeholders including banks and other financial institutions, office holders, corporates, pension trustees and directors.

We advise across the spectrum of R&I matters, including non-contentious domestic and international debt restructurings, refinancings, workouts and turnaround strategies, debt for equity swaps, distressed M&A, distressed investing and loan to own strategies, schemes of arrangement, Restructuring Plans, company voluntary arrangements, administrations (including pre-packs), receiverships, liquidations, general advisory mandates including advice on enforcement of security and corporate insolvency regime, high value personal bankruptcy, insolvency litigation, investigations, fraud and asset recovery, and commercial litigation.

The team is particularly well known for high value/high profile bankruptcies, enforcement receiverships and fraud/asset recovery work.. We are one of only five firms to be named in Chambers & Partners' new Disputes category for Restructuring and Insolvency.

• Qualified lawyer with relevant insolvency law experience gained in private practice.
• Demonstrates and applies a deep understanding of the law and significant expertise in one or more areas within own practice group, building a reputation and skills for restructuring and insolvency.
• Plans and allocates work in accordance with brief/scope agreed with clients; instructs and manages external parties and counsel; supervises and oversees/runs the management of concurrent matters.
• Monitors and manages time, fee levels and personal financial performance to manage matters profitably whilst preserving value for clients; Takes responsibility for protecting long-term relationships valuable to own group and the firm; regularly communicates, 'builds bridges' and keeps all important parties on side.
• Candidates with equivalent and/or alternative experience will be considered.

Stephenson Harwood is an international law firm, and we're committed to creating 'positive partnerships' with our clients. We represent listed and private companies, institutions and individuals, building lasting relationships to help them succeed in a complex andever-changing world.

Our focus is on five core sectors: Energy Transition, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Private Capital and Funds, Technology, and Transportation and Trade.

With more than 1,400 people, including 210+ partners, across eight offices in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we combine deep legal capabilities and broad commercial expertise. We have also forged close ties with high quality law firms around the world, blending local knowledge with global savvy for clients in over 100 countries.

We understand the power of diversity in delivering that high calibre advice to our clients. We want to attract diverse talent and we particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics.

Our brand strengths:

• GO FAR, GO TOGETHER
• EXPERTS IN MORE THAN LAW
• CAN DO PERSONALITIES
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