Bankruptcy-Creditors Rights Attorney in Charlotte, NC

Law Firm

Charlotte, NC

Bankruptcy-Creditors Rights Attorney in Charlotte, NC

Attorney

1-5 yrs required

No

Job Title: Associate Attorney

Job Responsibilities:
- Court Appearances: The Associate Attorney is responsible for preparing, appearing timely, and properly handling court appearances within a reasonable travel distance. This includes ensuring timely and reliable appearances at the designated courthouse, and may involve overnight travel for certain locations. Driving a car is required for some locations.
- Court Coverage Placements: The Associate Attorney must review and appropriately request coverage for all court calls where they will not appear. This includes attaching all necessary documents for the attorney’s appearance and any orders required for the requested coverage results.
- Mid Litigation Motions and Responses: The Associate Attorney may be required to draft, review, and file necessary motions during the course of litigation.
- Trials and Arbitrations: The Associate Attorney may need to prepare for trials and arbitrations as necessary for the law firm, which may involve overnight stays in distant counties.
- Communications: The Associate Attorney is required to communicate with consumers, consumers' employers, and consumers' attorneys as necessary to resolve accounts or suits.

Education and Experience Information:
- The candidate must be licensed to practice law in the State of North Carolina. Additional licensing in other states such as SC, IA, MO, KS, IL, NY, NE, ID, CA, WA, OR, AK, HI, NV is welcomed.
- The candidate should be comfortable appearing in court and have the ability to appear on time consistently using their own method of transportation.
- The candidate must be able to travel as required, with reimbursement in accordance with IRS published mileage rates and other law firm-approved travel expenses.
- The candidate must possess multi-tasking abilities and strong verbal and written communication skills to manage a high volume case load.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office is mandatory.

Salary Information:
- Competitive Base Salary is offered.
- Benefits include Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage; 401K plan with company match.
- The law firm provides company paid Life Insurance and Short and Long Term Disability.
- Paid Time Off (PTO), Float holiday, and Paid Parental Leave are available.
- Paid Bar Dues are included.

Additional Information:
- The law firm does not entertain applications from recruiters, out of country applicants, or applicants not licensed to practice law in North Carolina.
- The law firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The job posting or description should not be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.