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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.

Our restructuring and insolvency practice is a multi-jurisdiction departmental group of lawyers, based in London, Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore.

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, from non-contentious debt restructurings (whether consensual, or through a formal mechanism such as a scheme of arrangement), general advisory mandates including advice on corporate insolvency regimes, to insolvency litigation.

Members of the group have dealt with a wide range of cross border and domestic cases. We are listed Global Restructuring Review's list of the top law firms able to handle cross-border restructurings and insolvencies and several of our individuals are recognised in the legal directories.

Our practice covers the full spectrum of R&I work that you would expect of a global and dedicated R&I team, from high profile debt restructuring to formal insolvency processes and to contentious insolvency involving complex cross-border litigation in insolvent and contested scenarios. The profile of our practice continues to grow. We have been involved in some of the most high-profile and notable cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters in the market and our work is regularly mentioned in national newspapers as well as specialist press.

We have an excellent reputation for handling major multi-jurisdictional matters and often compete with magic circle and the large US firms for these mandates. We also have a market leading contentious insolvency practice. The quality of our commercial litigation department, and particularly our highly regarded fraud group also sets us apart from our competitors and we have worked closely on several high-profile R&I matters involving significant frauds. We are also one of the pre-eminent firms for personal insolvency work.

Our restructuring and insolvency practice is also complemented by the strengths of the firm in international trade, commodities, the oil and gas sector, and shipping.

Recent examples of work include the following:

• we acted for the administrators of NQ Minerals plc and subsequently the liquidators in respect of the sale of its subsidiary group (which owned various mining interests in Australia) and continue to advise on recovery of other assets in the estate;
• we advised the administrators of Ralph & Russo haute couture fashion house on its sale to a US investor;
• we are currently advising a US credit fund in respect of a significant loan made to a large UK based manufacturing business;
• we have significant experience in the sports sector (having previously advised the administrators of Bolton Wanderers FC and the court appointed receivers of Blackpool FC) and are active in this sector at present (cases currently confidential);
• we act for the BVI liquidators of Peak Hotels and Resorts Limited, the company which formerly (jointly) owned the prestigious Aman Hotel chain, in various disputes;
• we have particular expertise in Asia and the London team regularly collaborates with our Asian offices to undertake work requiring international law expertise (such as the Hanjin bankruptcy, the MAB Leasing restructuring plan, the Air Asia X scheme of arrangement in Malaysia and, most recently, the Hong Kong Airlines restructuring plan in UK and scheme of arrangement in Hong Kong;
• the team has been instructed on a number of high-profile aviation matters, including acting for the Lion Air Group, various stakeholders in the Thomas Cook Group, Terra Aviation Network SAS ("TAN") and Ciel Voyage SAS ("Ciel Voyage") in relation to the recognition by the English Court of French Conciliation Proceedings in relation to TAN and Ciel Voyage as well as on the Virgin Atlantic restructuring plan;
• we recently advised administrators of two large regional shopping centres on their appointment and the subsequent sale of the asset – having initially been retained by the secured creditor to advise on enforcement options and contingency planning; and
• we are currently advising a two-bank club of lenders in respect of their enforcement options and contingency plans for another significant shopping centre.

• Clear, concise and unambiguous preparation and drafting of documentation
• Liaison with clients under appropriate supervision of a partner
• Managing junior associates, trainees and paralegals
• Developing own informal internal and external network of contacts and plays a significant role in business development for the team
• Building excellent working relationships with clients and peers within SH
• Attending and helping to arrange business development and profile raising events (client seminars, graduate recruitment activities)
• Conducting legal research using internal and external knowledge management resources
• This is list is not exhaustive and may change depending on business

• Ability to acquire, consolidate and apply fundamental and up-to-date knowledge of the law
• Demonstrates and applies a deep understanding of the law and significant expertise in one or more areas within own PG, 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
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and numerical communication skills
• Organised and able to work to strict deadlines with the ability to prioritise realistically
• Resilient with the ability to handle setbacks and pressure
• A self-starter, ambitious, keen to work in a developing department
• Cooperative and collaborative in approach and is able to develop excellent working relationships at all levels and roles
• Ability to operate professionally and proactively at all times
• Active participant in self-development
• Commercial awareness
• Exhibits an understanding of the Firm’s position in the market and how it distinguishes its services from its competitors
• Excellent academic and professional qualifications

This job description is indicative only and does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The firm reserves the right to alter or change the responsibilities at any time, in line with the firm's strategy and business needs.

We are an equal opportunity employer, 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.