Partner - Insolvency & Restructuring

Partner / Senior Solicitor - Restructuring & Insolvency Location: Belfast About the Role

Artemis Human Capital is partnering with a top-tier Belfast law firm to appoint an exceptional, commercially astute Partner or Senior Solicitor to join their growing Restructuring & Insolvency team. This is a strategic hire, offering a chance to lead, shape, and grow a well-established team that advises across a broad spectrum of restructuring, turnaround and insolvency work.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise debtor companies, secured and unsecured creditors, financial institutions, banks and insolvency practitioners on recovery, turnaround and insolvency matters.
• Lead on contentious and non-contentious restructurings (e.g., pre-pack sales, debt restructurings).
• Take ownership of key client relationships and help develop new business in the insolvency/restructuring space.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship within the team, driving excellence in both legal and commercial solutions.
• Represent the firm in high-stakes insolvency scenarios, including winding-up petitions, administrations, and personal insolvency matters.

Criteria

• A seasoned restructuring & insolvency practitioner, either at Partner level or senior-associate/director ready for partnership.
• Excellent technical knowledge of corporate and personal insolvency law.
• Proven track record of dealing with clients across different stakeholder groups (creditors, practitioners, companies).
• Strong commercial acumen: not just legal advice, but pragmatic restructuring solutions. This aligns with the team's reputation for combining legal and commercial perspectives.
• Leadership experience with ability to manage, mentor, and grow a high-performing team.Strong network in Northern Ireland and experience with local insolvency regime is highly desirable.

Why This Is an Attractive Opportunity

• Join a progressive, well-respected commercial law firm that has rapidly grown in its restructuring practice.
• Opportunity for genuine strategic influence: you will help define the future direction and growth of the insolvency practice.
• Attractive remuneration package, aligned to role and contribution, with clear path to partnership or senior leadership.
• Be part of a close-knit, collaborative firm culture that combines technical excellence with pragmatic business thinking.

For more information about this role, reach out to Ciara O'Connor at Artemis Human Capital.