Commercial Bankruptcy Associate

3-3 yrs required

Full-time

No

# Commercial Bankruptcy Associate at Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC
Law Firm is searching for an experienced Commercial Bankruptcy Associate to join their team in Raleigh, NC or Winston-Salem, NC. The ideal candidate should have at least three years of corporate bankruptcy experience, excellent academic credentials and strong communication skills. This is a full-time position with a competitive salary and generous benefits.

## Job Title: Commercial Bankruptcy Associate
## Organization Type: Law Firm (25-30 employees)
## Location: Raleigh, NC or Winston-Salem, NC
## Position Type: Full-Time
## Positions Available: 1
## Minimum Experience: 3 years
## Practice Area: Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy/Litigation
## Compensation: $120,000 - $160,000/year commensurate with experience; generous benefits
## Reports To: Partners

## Job Summary
Law Firm is looking for a Commercial Bankruptcy Associate to join their team. The successful candidate should have at least three years of corporate bankruptcy experience, excellent academic credentials and strong communication skills. The candidate must be admitted to practice in North Carolina or willing to obtain admission.

## Requirements
• Minimum of three years of experience.
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• The candidate must be admitted to practice in North Carolina or willing to obtain admission.

## Skills & Qualifications
• Excellent legal research, written, and verbal communication skills
• Excellent academic credentials
• Ability to work independently and make executive decisions
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented with excellent organization skills, including the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks successfully in an autonomous fashion
• Team player, committed to working with colleagues and clients
• Bankruptcy Court or federal District Court clerkship is a plus

## Essential Functions
• Contribute to the firm’s representation of debtors and creditors in all areas of corporate restructurings, workouts, distressed asset and debt acquisitions, and insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings including Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 12 cases; adversary proceeding plaintiffs and defendants; creditors’ committees; individual creditors; trustees in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases; and receivers
• Handle all aspects of discovery from start to finish
• Draft and file pleadings and briefs
• Review and interpret developments at the state and national level regarding bankruptcies and research law and regulations
• Assist in the firm’s mass tort bankruptcy team, including litigation
• Assist partners in researching and drafting materials for manuscripts and presentations
• Perform other job-related duties, legal functions, and special projects as assigned by the partners, as needed, to optimize the ongoing business operations of the firm
• Delegate to paralegals and other support staff

Law Firm is looking for an experienced Commercial Bankruptcy Associate to join their team. This position offers a competitive salary of $120,000 - $160,000/year commensurate with experience and generous benefits. The ideal candidate should have at least three years of corporate bankruptcy experience, excellent academic credentials and strong communication skills.

The candidate must be admitted to practice in North Carolina or willing to obtain admission. The successful candidate should have the following skills and qualifications:
- Excellent legal research, written, and verbal communication skills
- Excellent academic credentials
- Ability to work independently and make executive decisions
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Detail-oriented with excellent organization skills, including the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks successfully in an autonomous fashion
- Team player, committed to working with colleagues and clients
- Bankruptcy Court or federal District Court clerkship is a plus

The Commercial Bankruptcy Associate will be responsible for contributing to the firm’s representation of debtors and creditors in all areas of corporate restructurings, workouts, distressed asset and debt acquisitions, and insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings including Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 12 cases; adversary proceeding plaintiffs and defendants; creditors’ committees; individual creditors; trustees in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases; and receivers. Additionally, the Commercial Bankruptcy Associate will handle all aspects of discovery from start to finish, draft and file pleadings and briefs, review and interpret developments at the state and national level regarding bankruptcies and research law and regulations, assist in the firm’s mass tort bankruptcy team, including litigation, and assist partners in researching and drafting materials for manuscripts and presentations.

It is the policy of Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC to administer all employment activities without discrimination because of race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status in accordance with all local, state, national laws, executive orders, regulations, and guidelines. To apply for this position, send resumes in confidence to .

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Generous benefits

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Legal research, Written, Verbal communication, Problem-solving, Organization, Prioritizing, Autonomous, Team player, Bankruptcy Court or federal District Court clerkship

Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school

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Qualification and Experience Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school, with preferred emphasis in bankruptcy or litigation

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