Restructuring Associate

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Allen & Overy Full time
Allen & Overy is a leading global law firm operating in over thirty countries.

We work on some of the most challenging and important deals and have built a reputation for delivering exceptional legal solutions that help our clients grow, innovate and thrive.

The legal industry is changing, and we're committed to leading that change, putting our people first, embracing new ways of thinking and integrating technology into our everyday work.


  • Our culture is one of highperformance and we have high expectations of one another, in everything we do. Being a proud team player is essential. We work together, listen and learn from one another and achieve results we could never achieve on our own. When you join our team, you'll become part of a flexible, inclusive environment underpinned by openness and consistent support for one another. At A&O, you're not only valued for what you do, but for who you are.
  • We have a powerful commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and we're working hard to create an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work. We know that to excel, we must nurture an environment where our people feel they belong.
    Department purpose


Our unrivalled restructuring and insolvency team, with more than 150 lawyers specialising in restructuring across 44 offices globally, is truly world class.

With such an extensive and dedicated team, we advise on the largest and most complex restructurings, and pride ourselves on providing pioneering solutions as well as delivering real commercial results.

We specialise in cross-border restructurings and insolvencies, utilising the full range of international options including U.S. Chapter 11 reorganisations, UK schemes of arrangement, pre-packaged sales and debt for equity swaps.

  • Our expertise covers advice on contingency planning, debt restructuring and reschedulings, distressed acquisitions/sales, credit bidding, formal insolvency proceedings, outofcourt refinancings and distressed debt trading. We advise lenders and investors at all levels of the capital structure as well as corporates/directors, central banks, insolvency officeholders/trustees and government institutions.
  • We work closely with specialists in related practice areas including finance, corporate, real estate, employment, pensions, tax, environment, regulatory, capital markets and litigation to provide our clients with a seamless and integrated service
    Role Purpose
Drafting, reviewing and amending documentation

  • Strategically advising clients in meetings, on the phone and in writing
  • Managing client expectations and project delivery appropriately
  • Business development development of personal plan, assistance with and implementation of business
- development campaign

  • Legal research
  • Supervision of junior team members
    Key relationships
General Lending Partners,

  • Associates and the wider team PSLs
  • Business Development Manager
  • Wider A&O community
    Role and responsibilities
Drafting, reviewing and amending documentation

  • Strategically advising clients in meetings, on the phone and in writing
  • Managing client expectations and project delivery appropriately
  • Business development development of personal plan, assistance with and implementation of business
- development campaign

  • Legal research
  • Supervision of junior team members
    Key requirements
Qualified lawyer

  • Strong technical knowledge of the legal framework surrounding restructuring transactions.
  • Outstanding academic credentials
  • Intellectual curiosity and versatility
  • Selfstarter with the desire and ability to continuously acquire, build upon and share knowledge
  • Detailfocused and selfmotivated approach
  • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines
  • Excellent client relationship skills
  • Sound experience of operating at associate level within a complex international organisation
  • Strong commercial/business acumen with the ability to deliver creative and pragmatic solutions and advice
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface at all levels and particularly to win the respect of the partner and feeearner community, building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
  • Collaborative team player with the ability to develop and work in a fast paced, intellectually rigorous environment
  • A person of sound judgment, able to establish a high level of credibility
    Who we are looking for


We are looking for high quality applicants with strong experience in general financing transactions to join a dynamic team where the quality of work is second to none.

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