Graduate Trainee – Legal

Job Title: Graduate Trainee – Legal (for immediate start)

Team / Location: Manchester & Home Based Working

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week (09.00 - 17.00)

Salary: Market rate

About Arrow Professional Services (Legal) (APSL)

APSL is part of Arrow Global Group. We are seeking a Graduate Trainee to join our growing legal team in Manchester.

We are a market leading team of specialist solicitors. Our teams have held senior positions in large private practice partnerships and understand the commercial and compliance pressures that legal advisers deal with.

The Restructuring & Insolvency team at APSL were finalists in the “Insolvency Law Firm of the Year” category at the Turnaround, Restructuring and Insolvency Awards held in London in December 2022.

APSL are described as a “Firm to Watch” by Legal 500 in their 2023 rankings.

The Role

You will be required to develop technical skills together with your commercial and interpersonal skills to be successful in this position. The role will see you working with our clients across the UK.

About You

This is a role which would suit a graduate with at least a 2:1 (achieved or expected) looking to qualify as a solicitor who is able to work autonomously and is very commercially focused. LPC/SQE funding/loan available for the right applicant.

You will be a confident individual who is self-motivated, goal-driven, and entrepreneurial.

We are looking for applicants who:

• Have at least some vacation experience ideally gained from a commercial law firm;
• is seeking to forge a career path outside of a traditional private legal practice into a more commercial role;
• is a good project manager;
• Strives to deliver best in class service levels on all opportunities and assignments and adopts a flexibility of approach which suits the circumstances of the case;
• Enjoys working autonomously in a dynamic environment, while working collaboratively with the wider teams across geographies;
• Possesses analytical skills and has a keen eye for detail;
• Demonstrates commercial acumen and has the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines;
• Has an interest in business development and;
• Is a competent Microsoft Office user, specifically in the use of Word and Excel and either has experience in or a willingness to learn how to use, for example, court filing and hearing bundle software.

Your Benefits

This is an excellent career move and is one which rarely arises.

You will be looking for a true alternative to the culture of law firm private practice, keen to move to a fast-growing and dynamic organisation, working with our institutional clients where you will be rewarded for your outcomes rather than the number of hours you work.

We have a flat structure, and you will work in an environment where you will be given respect, support and the autonomy and freedom to be creative to find solutions for our clients.

A competitive salary, PHI, life cover, workplace pension and bonus package are on offer for the successful candidate.

Your Career Development

APSL were a finalist in the “Employer of the Year” category at the Turnaround, Restructuring and Insolvency Awards held in London in December 2022.

APSL are committed to coaching, developing and creating opportunities for career growth for our colleagues. Our people managers work with colleagues to develop tailored personal development plans which aim to enable each and every individual to achieve their career goals and personal aspirations.

For example, Arrow have successfully developed over 50 colleagues, supporting them through the accredited ‘Management Development Programme’ which is run in partnership with the Apprentice Academy, a multi award winning organisation who work with Arrow to develop the skills and drive the performance of our colleagues.

We support our colleagues through a plethora of different routes from day courses and apprenticeships right through to professional qualifications.

Notes for Candidates

About Arrow Professional Services (Legal)

APSL was launched in May 2022, a new multi-disciplinary professional and fund management services business with over 200 employees to deliver a first class service to our institutional clients. It demonstrates additional investment and transformation to further accelerate the delivery of our strategic growth plans.

APSL offers a broad suite of disciplines including deal underwriting, portfolio valuation, legal advisory, real estate, banking, restructuring & insolvency, tax, debt finance, fund finance & operations, company secretarial and internal audit.

About Arrow Global Plc

Arrow Global Plc is a leading European investor and alternative asset manager specialising in non-performing and non-core assets.

Arrow was established in 2005 was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2013. Arrow is a regulated business in all of its European markets, managing over £50 billion of assets under management across five geographies with over 1,700 employees.

In October 2021, Arrow was acquired by TDR Capital LLP (a leading private equity form with over e8 billion of committed capital) for £563m in cash and Arrow has now been delisted from the LSE.

About the Arrow funds

In December 2019, Arrow completed a €838m fundraising for its inaugural pan-European Non-Performing Loan (NPL) fund (ACO1). In November 2020, the Fund completed a third close of capital commitments, bringing the total value of the Fund to €1.7 billion. A second fund, ACO2, is due to close in 2023.

The Fund (Arrow Credit Opportunities SCSp) is an 8-year closed end fund structure, drawing commitments from some of the largest and most sophisticated global investors from diverse geographies and sectors, and is a key part of Arrow’s strategy to grow its funds under management.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £20,000.00-£22,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester, M2 4AW