Restructuring & Insolvency Associate/Senior Associate - Sheffield
About the team We are a top ranked national team of 30 specialist restructuring & insolvency lawyers, renowned for our expertise and experience. The team advises insolvency practitioners, corporates, boards of directors, lenders, investors and business purchasers in respect of all issues that can arise as a result of financial pressure and distress.
The team has a national reach working with clients throughout the country as well as those in the Yorkshire region. Key clients include national advisory firms including Interpath, BTG, A&M and BDO. The team in Sheffield is led by Partner, Oliver Jackson. Oliver’s recent work includes advising on high profile restructurings, trading/pre-pack administrations and complex corporate insolvency matters.
He is listed as a Recommended Leading Partner in The Legal 500 (2026 edition) and a Leading Individual in Chambers and Partners (2026 edition). About the role We are seeking a Restructuring & Insolvency Associate (ideally in the range of 1 to 4 years PQE) to join our friendly and dynamic team based in our impressive and modern Sheffield office in the heart of Sheffield’s business centre.
The team works with the wider national restructuring practice on complex restructuring and non-contentious corporate insolvency mandates. The nature of the work is fast paced, and our clients’ interests are paramount so the applicant should possess and demonstrate an enthusiasm, energy and passion for this area of practice and have exceptionally strong communication skills and work well in a team.
Applicants should have had exposure to restructuring and non-contentious insolvency work either during their training or after qualification, including insolvency advisory work, distressed business and asset sales and finance and security matters. Smart. Bold. Together. We Are Freeths. Become part of the team at Freeths. View some of our recent highlights on our website here. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.
If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you. We’re 1000+ Freethinkers, striving to create a better place. We’re committed to living our values – smart, bold, together – and making a positive change at every touchpoint for our colleagues, clients and communities. We’ve built our law firm on solid foundations of integrity, entrepreneurialism and expertise.
This has helped us grow into one of the largest full-service law firms in the UK, with 13 offices and over 1000 colleagues, and counting. 1. Think Ambition: We’ve built our law firm on solid foundations of integrity, entrepreneurialism and expertise. This has helped us grow into one of the largest full-service law firms in the UK, with 13 offices and over 1,000 colleagues, and counting. Matching individual ambition and our firm’s ambition matters.
That’s why we develop our people by making sure every one of our team feels connected through a clear progression pathway and leadership support. It’s helped us to grow an award-winning reputation in the eyes of our clients and competitors that each and every one of the Freeths team works hard to uphold in everything we do. 2. Think Recognition: Sharing success matters to us.
We love to showcase excellent work across the firm and celebrate our people through our employee awards. We recognise our teams work hard together to deliver the best solutions for our clients. That’s why great work is well rewarded - our rewards and benefits are among the best in the business. 3. Think Together: Our people are at the heart of what makes Freeths such a great place to be.
We’re a firm where people care about each other and employee wellbeing is high on the agenda. Our firm is set up to ensure everyone’s voice is heard, and mutual respect is shown by all. We understand that differences add strength, which means we maintain a diverse culture where everyone has the freedom to be themselves and thrive. We're committed to championing diversity and building an inclusive culture.
We want to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of their background. We welcome applications from everybody, particularly those from marginalised backgrounds. We celebrate difference, encourage diversity of thought and are dedicated to continually challenging our processes to maintain fairness, equity and transparency.
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