Overview
An elite US law firm is seeking an NQ-3PQE Associate to join its growing London restructuring practice.
The successful candidate will work on sophisticated domestic and cross-border matters spanning financial restructurings, liability management, recapitalisations, stressed and distressed situations, insolvency proceedings and distressed M&A.
The practice advises stakeholders across the capital structure, including creditor groups, financial sponsors, companies, investors, lenders and insolvency practitioners. This opening is specifically intended to strengthen the junior level of a highly experienced team.
What You'll Do
- Advise on complex financial and corporate restructurings.
- Act on creditor, sponsor and debtor-side mandates.
- Support liability management exercises and recapitalisations.
- Work on schemes of arrangement, restructuring plans and formal insolvency processes.
- Advise on stressed and distressed financings, enforcement matters and distressed transactions.
- Collaborate with private equity, leveraged finance, capital markets and private credit specialists.
- Contribute to significant cross-border matters alongside colleagues in Europe and the United States.
- Work closely with senior partners and receive substantial responsibility from an early stage.
About You
- England and Wales qualified, or due to qualify shortly.
- NQ-3PQE, with candidates above this level unlikely to be considered.
- Trained and retained by a well-regarded UK law firm.
- Genuine restructuring experience gained during a training contract or in post-qualification practice.
- Strong academic credentials and an excellent training background.
- Commercially minded, technically capable and comfortable working on complex, fast-moving matters.
- Able to collaborate effectively across complementary finance and corporate practices.
For NQ candidates, a strong restructuring seat and evidence of retention will be particularly important. Candidates at 2-3PQE should be able to demonstrate substantive restructuring experience, ideally involving creditor groups, liability management, private credit or complex cross-border matters.
Why Apply?
- Join a rapidly expanding London restructuring practice.
- Gain close exposure to a highly experienced senior team.
- Work on major cross-border restructurings, recapitalisations and liability management transactions.
- Develop experience across creditor, investor, sponsor and debtor-side mandates.
- Benefit from an integrated international platform and strong links with private equity, finance and capital markets teams.
- Receive market-leading remuneration and access to a competitive bonus structure.
- Progress through a streamlined interview process, typically comprising two partner-led stages.
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Restructuring Associate employer: We are Buchanan
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