Careers at Burges Salmon

As a non-contentious Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer, we will provide you with a collaborative, friendly and sociable setting in which to thrive and realise your potential. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a growing restructuring and insolvency team that forms part of, and works closely with, our wider banking and finance practice.

About the Firm

We are proud to have been named 'UK Law Firm of the Year' in 2020. The Firm has also recently been awarded with a platinum, 'We invest in people' accreditation by Investors in People for the deeply engrained policies and practices in place at the firm to support our people and enable them to flourish.

Our culture is incredibly important to us at Burges Salmon and that our values should be evident in everything we do. It is what makes us different for our clients, our people, our business partners and the communities in which we live and work.

Team

Ranked Tier 1 by both Chambers and Legal 500, we have an "extremely strong" (Legal 500) restructuring & insolvency team with extensive experience across a wide range of sectors including: renewable energy, real estate, pensions, retail, leisure and the public sector.

Whilst our team is based out of Bristol and Edinburgh, most of our domestic work originates in London and the rest of the UK. For cross-border matters, we work closely with our preferred firm international network. We are active members of R3, INSOL, INSOL Europe, ILA, TMA and IWIRC.

Recent works includes advising:

FTI on the sale of Cote Restaurants, Clarks on its Restructuring, Birmingham Bio on its debt and equity restructuring, Deloitte as administrators of Adelie Foods, Bakers + Baristas on its CVA, BDO as administrators of Bathstore and Causeway Capital on the acquisition of Patisserie Valerie

What others say

"The team effortlessly mix quality legal advice with common sense which stems from their experience and expertise in the marketplace."

"Burges Salmon's team is reliable, efficient and knowledgeable with approachable team members."

(Legal 500)

Work

The team routinely advises a variety of stakeholders on complex domestic and cross border matters. We advise on distressed refinancings, corporate restructurings, distressed M&A, contingency planning and insolvency matters for clients including corporates, sponsors, distressed investors, banks and non-bank lenders, pensions trustees and insolvency practitioners.

You will work collaboratively, in partnership with your clients and form your thinking around their needs to ensure we deliver the right solutions when it matters. You will combine your legal expertise with in-depth knowledge across a range of industry sectors to secure the right outcomes for our clients.

Requirements

• Recent and relevant work experience gained from a firm with a strong banking/restructuring & insolvency practice, together with a sound commercial understanding of the market.
• Non-contentious experience of working on a range of domestic and cross border restructurings.
• Be familiar with finance documents and have a good understanding of insolvency proceedings.
• You will be a strong team player, able to manage a complex and varied workload effectively, and demonstrate a willingness to learn and be self-motivated.

Get in touch!

Our Resourcing team can provide firm insight and an overview of the department to make sure this is the right career move for you. For a confidential conversation call:

Penny Bowring T : +44 (0) 117 307 6201