Job Description

Main information

Closing date

21/11/2025

Term type

Permanent

Working hours

Monday - Friday (9.30am - 5.30pm)

Reports to

Departmental Support Manager

Team

Banking and Insolvency

Location

London

The Firm

Farrer & Co is synonymous with the highest quality legal advice and service.


We advise individuals, families, businesses, financial services, educational and not-for-profit organisations on every aspect of the law, wherever the need arises. From our offices in London we work with trusted professionals around the world to deliver a seamless international service.


Our clients present us with complex and varied challenges. Whether that's a complicated family trust issue, a multinational corporate transaction, or an emerging threat to their reputation, they need clear thinkers who can advise on the best solutions, fast thinkers when speed is of the essence and agile thinkers who can produce a fresh approach to get the job done. That's why they choose us.


Our clients value our in-depth knowledge, technical excellence and diversity of disciplines. But what really binds our long-standing relationships with them is our approach: pragmatic, plain speaking and always steadfast in our values, which we hold dear. Values which mean we gain our clients' trust, always strive to do the right thing, and aim for the best results for them.


Superb client service sits at the heart of everything we do. We are modern lawyers with timeless values.

The Team

Farrer & Co's Banking & Insolvency team is a key part of the firm's full-service offering, providing, on the Banking side, strategic legal advice to both borrowers and lenders across a wide range of sectors and financial products including: Acquisition and Corporate Finance; Real Estate Finance; Art and Luxury Asset Finance; Fund Finance; Consumer and Regulated Finance; Education and Charities Finance and Sport, Entertainment and Media Finance.


Our client base includes private banks and wealth managers, property investors and developers, high-net-worth individuals and family offices, international law firms, corporate borrowers, fintech and payment services firms and we also work closely with our Financial Services Regulation specialists to ensure compliance with UK financial laws.


The insolvency part of our team specialises in complex, high-value transactional and advisory work. With expert knowledge in both corporate and personal insolvency work, we act for a number of the leading accountancy firms and insolvency practices, advising administrators, liquidators, receivers and trustees in bankruptcy.


We are recognised for our work in advising boards and directors, creditors and stakeholders, as well as being prominent in a number of other key specialist areas. The team has a particular strength in the important area of private banking, where we are proud to call ourselves, market leaders, providing advice on enforcement options and more particularly, on regulated mortgages.


In addition to advising on the acquisitions and disposals of insolvent companies, we also have particular focus on: LPA appointments/contentious property insolvencies; Company Voluntary Arrangements; Advising on bona vacantia issues and dissolved companies; Insolvencies relating to charities and schools; Insolvencies in the construction industry and advising high net worth individuals during the breakdown of their marriages.


Farrer & Co leverages its multi-disciplinary expertise across private client, corporate, tax, employment, IP, and real estate to deliver seamless support on complex financial matters.

Responsibilities

Organisational Support

Effective and proactive diary management, and awareness of Fee Earners' workloads to plan ahead, with minimal supervision Processes relevant applications, forms or searches, with minimal supervision Has a good knowledge of all systems/processes used within the Department

Client Relationship and Business Development

Provides excellent service to clients, both internal and external, in a timely and professional manner, presenting a positive image of the Firm at all times Acts as a first point of contact for Fee Earners Provides assistance in the delivery of marketing communications, and records all business development meetings in InterAction Recognises, respects and honours client confidentiality at all times

Document Production

Creates typed work of a high quality, formatting in accordance with house style, at high speed, with accuracy and following internal guidelines Makes effective use of the Document Management System Creates new documents from the Firm's templates, using contact data from InterAction where appropriate Proof-reads all documents for spelling, grammar and sense, querying wording where appropriate

IT Skills/Systems

Maintains a high level of proficiency in core IT applications including the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

File Management

Adopts a pro-active approach and works with Fee Earners effectively, to maintain regular file management, to ensure all files are up to date, closed and archived, as appropriate Keeps accurate records of all files sent to off-site storage via Records

Financial Risk Management

Prepares bills, as required by Fee Earners Prepares AML documentation and obtains relevant documentation from clients in a timely manner, as required by Fee Earners Carries out conflict searches and correctly identifies the work type

Skills and Experience

Qualified to GCSE standard, grade C/ level 4 (or equivalent) at Mathematics and English essential Previous secretarial experience in a law firm essential Previous secretarial experience in a law firm essential and previous experience working in Banking and Insolvency would be helpful

Education and Qualifications

Qualified to GCSE standard, grade C (or equivalent) at Mathematics and English essential

Special aspects

Happy to talk flexibly. This role is suitable for individuals looking to work a minimum 0.8 FTE. Flexible working patterns will be considered within the firm's agile working framework Standard office hours are 09.30 to 17.30 Monday to Friday, but it is essential that the applicant is committed, flexible and prepared to work beyond the normal office hours when necessary and in response to demand Farrer & Co operates an agile working framework under which members of the firm are expected to spend at least 40% of their working hours in the office. This is a minimum expectation: individuals may elect or be asked or expected to work more frequently in the office, depending on circumstance Farrer & Co is an equal opportunity employer which welcomes applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We look to employ the best candidates regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, social or economic background, religion, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other protected characteristic We are keen to ensure candidates have the best interview experience possible. If you require any adjustments during the interview or application process please let the recruitment team know.

Comments

Farrer & Co conducts a pre-employment screening which includes a Criminal History Background and Credit Check for successful candidates.