Job Description

Are you an experienced Insolvency Solicitor looking to take the next step in your career?
This boutique firm, based in Deansgate, is seeking a talented solicitor with 5+ years PQE (no upper limit) to join its close-knit team. Ex-top tier Legal 500 lawyers lead the firm and work on high-value, blue-chip client matters, offering a genuine opportunity to progress to director and shareholder level.
The Role You'll be handling a busy caseload of non-contentious insolvency work, alongside broader corporate matters. The team's workload includes:

• Non-contentious insolvency for high-profile clients

• Complex matters ranging from 35m to 100m+

• Working closely with directors and playing a key role in client delivery and working towards firm management with a clear sucession planning route.

About You

• Qualified Solicitor with 5+ PQE in insolvency (no maximum experience level)

• Background in non-contentious insolvency and corporate law

• Excellent organisational and client-handling skills

• Ambitious and motivated to take on a leadership role with progression to directorship

Benefits

• Best Legal 500 quality work on high-value cases

• Close-knit, highly experienced team with top-tier backgrounds

• Opportunity to buy in and gain equity share

• Succession planning in place - clear route to directorship and shareholder status

• Blue-chip client base and varied, high-quality work

Apply Now If this Insolvency Solicitor role in Deansgate interests you, please send your CV to patrick.mcmahon@qedlegal.com.
For a confidential chat about this role or other Insolvency and Corporate Solicitor opportunities in Manchester, call me on 07946239688.
Company
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Partner moves - both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on's
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions - placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves - focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves - lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals - FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA - regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers

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