Job Description

Commercial Bankruptcy Associate

Job Description:

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.

Essential Functions:

•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

Requirements:

•Minimum of two years of experience.

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

•The candidate must be admitted to practice in North Carolina or willing to obtain admission.

Compensation: DOE

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.