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About the Role
A leading AmLaw 100 firm is seeking a bankruptcy litigation associate for its Complex Commercial Litigation group. This role involves litigating across the lifecycle of financially distressed situations, including contested matters and adversary proceedings tied to Chapter 11 cases and related disputes. The team focuses on building cases to win, from early motion practice through evidentiary hearings and trial.
Responsibilities
- Run point on core bankruptcy litigation work streams (research, writing, strategy, discovery, hearings)
- Handle contested matters and adversary proceedings (fraudulent transfer, preference, fiduciary duty, contract-based disputes, and more)
- Work closely with restructuring lawyers on multi-party, high-exposure fights involving debtors, creditors, sponsors, bidders, and committees
- Build a record early with a litigation approach that assumes the case could be tried
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of bankruptcy litigation experience (law firm training strongly preferred)
- Meaningful writing experience: motions, briefs, and court-facing work product
- Comfortable owning pieces of a case and driving them without constant direction
- Admitted and in good standing (or ability to waive in, depending on office)
Skills
- Bankruptcy litigation
- Complex commercial litigation
- Restructuring disputes
- Motion practice
- Discovery
- Hearings
- Trial
- Writing
- Strategy
Location
- Chicago
- Los Angeles
- New York
- Costa Mesa
- San Francisco
- Menlo Park
- Washington, DC
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 3+ years
Benefits
- Top-of-market base salary
- Discretionary bonus potential (class-year based)
About the Company
- Leading AmLaw 100 firm
- Chambers-ranked strength in both bankruptcy/restructuring and high-end commercial litigation