Associate - Insolvency & Dispute Resolution

About the role

A leading international law firm with offices in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey is recruiting an Associate for its Insolvency & Dispute Resolution (IDR) team, based in the Singapore office. The role suits an ambitious, technically strong lawyer and sits alongside leading practitioners in the IDR team.

Key responsibilities

• Advise on contentious and non-contentious financial services matters, including trust, funds, corporate issues and multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes and dispute resolution.
• Advise on contentious insolvency mandates and restructuring, including liquidations, receiverships and schemes of arrangement, debt recovery and directors' obligations.
• Advise insolvency practitioners, banks and other financial institutions, large corporations, directors, shareholders and limited partners on corporate recovery, insolvency and company and partnership disputes.
• Advise commercial clients, intermediaries and high net-worth individuals on commercial litigation, from pre-emptive injunctions and disclosure applications through to enforcement and asset recovery.
• Advise banks, lenders and private equity funds on security and enforcement of security.
• Manage files according to the firm's requirements and proactively develop client relationships, growing the business across the region.
• Maintain a record of revenue and profitability, following recommended billing rates and managing costs.

Required profile

• Previous offshore experience with a minimum of 5-8 years after qualification in a leading offshore law firm.
• Excellent academic record.
• Ambitious and commercially driven, with solid legal skills and technical knowledge of the relevant law.
• Experience in business development with new and existing clients.
• Ability to support partners and independently attract new clients.

Required skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication, including drafting memoranda and client advisories.
• Strong legal research skills and ability to use legal AI platforms.
• Collaborative team player willing to support others.