Expired 4 months ago
Associate – Insolvency
full-time
| Junior Associate
Lagos
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Job Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and commercially minded Associate to join our Insolvency Practice. The successful candidate will advise creditors, debtors, insolvency practitioners, financial institutions, and corporate clients on a broad range of insolvency, restructuring, debt recovery, and business rescue matters. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex engagements involving distressed businesses, corporate reorganizations, receiverships, liquidations, and turnaround strategies.
Job Details
- Advise clients on insolvency, restructuring, debt recovery, and business rescue matters.
- Assist with corporate restructurings, workouts, schemes of arrangement, and other restructuring transactions.
- Draft and review insolvency-related documentation, including restructuring agreements, security enforcement documents, demand notices, and court processes.
- Support insolvency practitioners in receivership, administration, liquidation, and business rescue proceedings.
- Conduct legal research and provide opinions on insolvency, creditor rights, secured transactions, and related regulatory issues.
- Represent clients in insolvency-related negotiations, mediations, and court proceedings where required.
- Review and analyse financial and corporate records to identify legal and commercial risks.
- Advise lenders, creditors, and investors on enforcement and recovery strategies.
- Monitor developments in insolvency, restructuring, and corporate recovery laws and regulations.
- Prepare client updates, legal memoranda, and thought leadership materials on emerging insolvency and restructuring issues
Requirements
- LL.B degree from a recognized university and qualification to practice law.
- 3–5 years of post-qualification experience in insolvency, restructuring, litigation, banking and finance, or corporate law.
- Strong legal drafting, analytical, and research skills.
- Understanding of insolvency and restructuring frameworks, creditor rights, and debt recovery processes.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and legal research tools.
Benefits
- Comprehensive HMO (health insurance) coverage
- 13th-month salary
- Flexible hybrid work structure
- Opportunity to work with highly experienced professionals in the legal space
- Exposure, mentorship, and career growth in a top-tier professional environment
- Opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with a diverse portfolio of international clients, broadening professional expertise and global perspective.
About Company
AELEX
<p>At AELEX, we recognise that exceptional service is only possible if we employ the right people. We therefore, aim to attract individuals with the necessary skills, aspirations and drive to excel in all areas of their lives.We are looking for lawyers with strong academic achievements, confident legal skills and excellent communication skills. AELEX offers the opportunity to further develop your legal skills while working on exciting and cutting edge issues of law. We provide training in various practice areas and a chance to continually learn from contemporaries and partners through regular networking events, training and seminars.</p>