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Associate Restructuring & Insolvency 3+ PQE
Our highly-rated Restructuring & Insolvency team has an opportunity for an able and ambitious Mid Level Associate.
We advise a broad spectrum of clients on market-leading national and international restructuring and insolvency mandates and other “special situations”.
We provide pragmatic, business-focused advice and guidance to our clients which include retail banks, investment banks, listed and privately-owned companies, distressed debt funds, financial advisors, pension scheme trustees, insolvency office-holders, regulatory bodies, turnaround specialists and boards of directors. We understand the legal and business drivers involved when a company gets into financial difficulties and we have the technical skills and expertise to help achieve the best possible outcome.
About CMS
CMS is a Future Facing firm. With 79 offices in 45 countries and 5,000+ lawyers worldwide, we combine deep sector understanding with a global overview, giving us the ability not only to see what's coming, but to shape it.
CMS is well equipped to help our clients face the future with confidence. We are driven by technology and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of delivering legal services. Our bold approach to a changing future ensures that we nurture our employees and recruit top talent.
About the Role
We are looking for a high quality non-contentious lawyer to add to our team of associates based in London. The dedicated R&I team in London currently consists of 15 fee earners, led by 5 partners, and it is a sub-team within the broader Banking & Finance Practice at CMS.
You would be exposed to all aspects of financial restructuring and special situations, including financial restructuring (acting for debtors and creditors), formal insolvency and schemes of arrangement and distressed investing (including loan sales and acquisitions as well as business acquisitions and work-outs). A lot of our mandates are cross-border.
About You
We are looking for a team-player with strong analytical skills, bags of enthusiasm and:
- at least 3 years’ post-qualification experience, preferably at a respected City firm or overseas equivalent
- some experience of both financial restructuring transactions and non-contentious formal insolvency matters, both domestic and multi-jurisdictional
- a good understanding of typical financing structures and an ability to analyse them from a restructuring/ contingency planning perspective
Equal Opportunities
At CMS, a next-generation mindset is woven into all we do. We're diverse, supportive and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture of sustainability in which every one of our people, whatever their background, can maximise their potential and thrive.
For further information about CMS' diversity initiatives and programmes, please click here to view the diversity pages on our website.
Please apply online or contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions. For information regarding our competitive range of benefits please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.
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