Insolvency Litigation Lawyer
Location: Glasgow/ Edinburgh
Practice Area: Insolvency & Dispute Resolution
Position Type: Full-time / Permanent (Hybrid working available)
Role Profile:
- Highly successful and innovative Scottish law firm are seeking to hire an Insolvency Litigation Lawyer to join their growing Glasgow office.
- The successful candidate will work on a wide range of contentious insolvency matters, advising insolvency practitioners, companies, directors, creditors, and other stakeholders in complex and high-value disputes.
- This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-regarded disputes team with exposure to high-quality work, significant client contact, and strong prospects for career development.
Responsibilities:
- Advising on contentious insolvency matters, including liquidations, administrations, and bankruptcies.
- Acting in litigation relating to wrongful trading, misfeasance, breach of fiduciary duty, and director disqualification.
- Pursuing and defending claims for preferences, gratuitous alienations, transactions at undervalue, and challenges to antecedent transactions.
- Acting for insolvency practitioners in asset recovery and enforcement actions.
- Advising creditors and directors on risk, strategy, and dispute resolution.
- Managing cases in the Sheriff Court, Court of Session, and other relevant forums.
- Drafting pleadings, court documents, and legal opinions.
- Working closely with colleagues across restructuring, banking, and corporate teams.
- Contributing to business development, client relationships, and thought leadership.
Candidate Requirements:
- Qualified solicitor in Scotland (or dual-qualified with relevant Scottish litigation experience).
- Circa 2-6 years PQE.
- Strong background in litigation or dispute resolution- experience of insolvency litigation would be an advantage but not essential.
- Excellent analytical, drafting, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to manage a varied caseload and work to deadlines
- Strong client-facing and communication skills.
On Offer:
- On offer is a the chance to work on high-quality and varied insolvency litigation work in a supportive and collaborative team environment.
- A competitive salary and benefits package including bonus and pension.
- Clear progression and career development opportunities.
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
How to Apply:
For a confidential discussion about this position, to request the full job description please contact:
David Thomson- Director
- Edinburgh: +44 (0) 131 450 7164
- Glasgow: +44 (0) 141 244 0260
- Aberdeen: +44 (0) 1224 502 044
- London: +44 (0) 203 174 2482
- Dublin: +353 (0) 1 699 1360
- Mobile: +44 (0) 775 380 9223
- Email: david@thomsonlrc.com