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Insolvency Solicitor

Employer
JMC Legal Recruitment
Location
England, West Yorkshire, Leeds
Salary
£45000 - £60000 per annum
Closing date
2 Dec 2020

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Vacancy Type
Solicitors, Private Practice
Experience Level
Mid Level
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Practice Areas
Insolvency & restructuring
PQE
4-6 Years

Job Details


This entrepreneurial firm is innovative and continually growing its presence in the Insolvency field. They deliver first-class, commercial solutions to client's objectives, and rising through the Legal 500 rankings, giving them a competitive edge in the market.

The Firm

This Legal 500 and Chambers ranked regional firm have a rich heritage dating back several decades. Despite them being well established for a number of years, they are innovative, forward-thinking, and dynamic and continue to evolve; it is this approach that ensures they continue to stay ahead of the game. They still have the same values and ethos of which the founding Partners built the firm on, which continues to serve them well.

You will find that the practice is spearheaded by leading individuals, several of them being 'home grown' Partners and this is indicative of the complex influx of work they deal with. This coupled together with their pragmatic approach, will give you a flavour as to why they are successful and industry leaders.

The practice invests heavily into ensuring they are using and utilising the best technology available. They have good infrastructure and excellent support teams, all allowing fee earners to be as streamlined as possible, allowing you more time to focus on generating fee's and having more in the way of client contact.

The firm have grown substantially due to their dynamic team and strategic heavyweight hires. Despite their continuous expansion and continued organic growth plans, they have committed to preserving a real family feel throughout their offices, they have a great social element, there are sporting and social committees and regular events that all staff like to get involved in.

The Role

The firm is looking for an Insolvency Solicitor to join their flourishing office in Leeds.

The firm have a small specialist Restructuring / Insolvency team which sits under the litigation arm of the practice. The Litigation team are ranked highly in the Legal 500. The team are dynamic and punch above their weight often acting on the other side of large settlements

You will find that the work is broad, this variedness will make for an interesting caseload. You will work across a wide range of industry sectors.

The caseload will include but not be limited to; Insolvencies, administrations, receiverships, bankruptcies, restructurings, and liquidations.

This opportunity comes with excellent prospects for progression as it is an emergent role to support the firm's growing Insolvency caseload; senior positions at the firm are well within reach for the right candidate.

Requirements

  • You will be a Restructuring / Insolvency Lawyer with at least 4 years PQE
  • You will have a strong technical knowledge and first-class communication skills
  • You will have good experience of dealing with large settlements
  • You should have a strong background in this area of law
  • A meticulous eye for detail
  • You will be commercially minded and enjoy business development and marketing

Remuneration

  • Salary is competitive and negotiable depending on your level of experience, on offer is an excellent benefits package and bonus scheme

This is an exciting opportunity for an Insolvency Solicitor looking for progression to join this legal 500 ranked firm based in the centre of Leeds.

Apply now for immediate consideration or feel free to give me a call for a confidential conversation.

Company

JMC Legal Recruitment was founded by highly experienced Legal Recruitment Consultant, Jason Connolly. His motivation to establish JMC was to create a refreshingly friendly agency with a truly consultative approach and who are always a pleasure to deal with.

We're a dynamic business with our sights set high and a growing client base spanning the country. We believe that in any business the most valuable assets are the people – and it’s true of JMC, too. Whether dealing with candidates or firms, our consultants’ passion for legal recruitment and excellent market knowledge always shines through.  Our state of the art software means our consultants are more accessible to you and we keep ahead of the curve in the changing legal landscape to ensure you are always given up to date advice.

What can you expect from us? We will always manage your expectations and come back to you with updates as soon as they become available. We pride ourselves on the highest level of integrity, as we understand that when looking for a new role or member of staff it is often highly confidential. You will find that we always take the time to really listen and understand before we advise. We will get to know you, taking into account not just technical ability, but personality and cultural fit. We’re also easy to get hold of; we appreciate that when looking for a new role it can be difficult to talk during the working day, so we will make ourselves available and find a time that works for you. Give us a call and talk to one of our friendly team today. We’re waiting to help you.

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