Based across Charles Russell Speechlys’ Cheltenham and London offices, the Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency (CRI) team compromises seven partners and six associates at the 1-5 PQE level and three trainee solicitors. It is hard working but very friendly.
The team has specialist expertise in all aspects of CRI, with services including:
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Restructuring of solvent and insolvent companies including debt restructuring, refinancings, debt for equity swaps, distressed investing, loan to own strategies and distressed M&A.
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Schemes of arrangement and restructuring plans.
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Pre-formal insolvency advice and planning
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Advice on directors’ duties and liabilities in relation to distressed or insolvent companies
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Formal insolvencies, including company voluntary arrangements, administrations, liquidations (solvent or insolvent) and bankruptcies
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Security reviews on existing or proposed loans
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Strategic acquisitions of insolvent businesses and assets from insolvency practitioners
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Advice to investors in distressed or insolvent companies
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Litigation and recovery actions
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Asset tracing
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Directors’ disqualification proceedings
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LPA Receiverships, and
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Cross-border insolvency and COMI issues
Roles and Responsibilities
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Assisting with developing and maintaining client relationships and growing the CRI practice.
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Drafting and managing documents and supervising junior team members.
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Assisting the team with all stages of restructuring and insolvency matters, with a focus on non-contentious work, including general case management.
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Providing advice on all aspects of restructuring and insolvency matters, including enforcement options, to directors, companies, lenders and other stakeholders.
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Liaising with stakeholders (e.g., clients, counsel, and other firms).
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Managing matters with limited supervision as appropriate.
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Actively engaging in business development and knowledge management.
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Complying with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards and Regulations, and Principles.
Person Specification
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Have strong commercial acumen and be client focused.
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Be willing to be part of a dynamic and growing team with good career prospects.
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Have a strong academic background and excellent written and verbal communication and organisational skills.
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Have trained with a large regional commercial practice or City firm.
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Have experience of predominantly non-contentious insolvency and restructuring matters, both corporate and personal (although candidates with experience of one or more of these areas of focus will be considered).
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Be technically excellent.
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Be willing to take on early responsibility and opportunities to develop client relationships.
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Be a personable team player and willing to work as part of teams based in different locations.
Competencies required
For a detailed specification please download the job description in the documents section of this page.
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