Wanted: Insolvency Partner

The Insolvency Partner role in Birmingham offers a strategic position within a national law firm, carrying a salary between £110,000 and £200,000. This full-time, hybrid-remote appointment seeks an established specialist with a robust market reputation and an existing client following. You will drive practice growth, acting for insolvency practitioners, lenders, directors, and creditors.

Responsibilities include:

• Handling complex matters
• Developing new business
• Contributing to the firm’s commercial direction

This Birmingham-based post suits a commercially minded professional ready to shape a growing team while managing a varied caseload. The package reflects the seniority and influence of this hire.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Insolvency Partner to join the Birmingham office of a highly regarded national law firm. This is a strategic hire for a firm looking to further strengthen and grow its insolvency offering in Birmingham.

The successful candidate will be an established insolvency specialist with a strong reputation in the market, an existing client following and the commercial drive to develop new opportunities.

The Role:

• Developing the firm’s insolvency practice, acting for a broad range of clients including insolvency practitioners, lenders, directors, shareholders, companies, creditors and other stakeholders
• Corporate and personal insolvency
• Corporate restructuring and turnaround
• Insolvency litigation and contentious matters
• Director disqualification and breach of duty claims
• Preference, transaction at undervalue and antecedent transaction claims
• Administrations, liquidations and receiverships
• Creditor and shareholder disputes
• Advising insolvency practitioners and financial institutions
• Asset recovery and enforcement
• Cross-border and complex insolvency matters where appropriate

The Candidate:

The successful candidate will be an established Insolvency Partner or senior insolvency lawyer with a strong track record and a demonstrable reputation within the market. Importantly, you will have:

• A strong existing client following and portable work
• A proven ability to generate new business and develop client relationships
• An established network of contacts across the insolvency, restructuring, banking and professional services markets
• Strong technical expertise across contentious and/or non-contentious insolvency
• Excellent commercial and business development skills
• The ambition to play a significant role in growing a Birmingham practice
• A collaborative approach and the ability to work strategically within a national law firm

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is not simply a role for someone looking for a new title. The firm is looking for an entrepreneurial insolvency specialist who can make a real difference to the growth of the practice. You will have the platform, resources and national network of an established law firm behind you, together with the opportunity to develop your own practice and take a leading role in the continued growth of the Birmingham office.

The firm is open to speaking with Partners who are looking for a genuine lateral opportunity, as well as senior lawyers who have the following and business case to make the move into partnership. A highly competitive remuneration package is available for the right individual, reflecting the level of practice and following being brought to the firm.

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