The role, as published
About the company
Our client is a law firm.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take charge of a restructuring and insolvency practice as its lead lawyer, bringing an established client base and taking on additional matters sourced by the firm. The role includes supervising a junior lawyer and building toward partnership.
What you'll do
- Serve as the head of the insolvency and restructuring group and set its direction.
- Counsel financial investor clients on distressed holdings, particularly creditor-side solutions and negotiated workouts.
- Manage matters that go through the courts as well as those resolved through private negotiation.
- Contribute an estimated 300 to 400 hours annually to work the firm originates, in addition to your own clients.
- Expand your current client base and develop new business with firm backing.
- Collaborate with colleagues who serve the firm's established clients.
- Supervise and coach a junior lawyer who already has relevant experience.
What we're looking for
- An independent, transferable practice generating between $1M and $1.5M in yearly collections.
- Substantial background in both court-based insolvency proceedings and consensual restructurings.
- Strong command of corporate restructuring and creditor-side advisory work.
- A proven record of winning and managing your own client relationships.
- A J.D. from an accredited law school and admission to the New York bar.
- Availability to take on 300 to 400 hours of firm-sourced work each year.
- An entrepreneurial outlook and genuine interest in growing your own business.
- Comfort leading a department and effectively being the whole practice.
- A history of long tenure at previous firms.
- Based in or near New York and able to be in the office about 3 days a week.
Bonus points
- Prior experience at a large law firm, with ease in a senior boutique environment.
- Background advising investors on distressed company debt.
Location and work model
- New York, NY, United States
- Hybrid, about 3 days per week in the office
- Full-time