​​​​​​​Insolvency & Restructuring Senior Associate, 5+ PQE – Belfast

Company: Abacus Recruitment
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Location: Belfast
Job Description:

Overview

In this Belfast-based role you will handle high-value insolvency matters in a top-tier firm, balancing contentious and non-contentious work. You will lead matters for creditors and office holders, contributing across administrations, restructurings and enforcement. The role offers visibility in a senior seat with impact on significant restructurings and investigations. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive fast, practical outcomes and shape strategy in complex cases.

Responsibilities

  • Administrations and receiverships handling
  • High-value restructurings, refinancings, schemes and voluntary arrangements
  • Security reviews, enforcement, retention of title and asset tracing
  • Contentious work including director disqualification and asset recovery
  • Unwinding transactions and related advisory work
  • Supervising junior team members and leading matters for lenders/creditors

Key requirements

  • 5+ years’ PQE in insolvency, restructuring or related banking litigation
  • NI qualification, or E&W/ROI qualification with a view to practising in NI
  • Experience acting for office holders, lenders or creditors
  • Confident in leading matters and supervising others
  • leadership and people management
  • client-facing communication
  • decisiveness under pressure
  • insolvency and restructuring expertise
  • banking litigation experience
  • advising office holders, lenders or creditors

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Posted: October 18th, 2026