Bankruptcy Associate: Flexible Hours & Partnership Track

AMS Staffing Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AMS Staffing Inc. invites an experienced Bankruptcy Associate Attorney to join our Houston office. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years of hands-on Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy experience including complex proceedings.

The firm offers both partnership-track and non-partnership-track options, with reduced-hour arrangements possible for scheduling flexibility. Active Texas Bar license is required and compensation is commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
• Active Texas Bar admission and good standing.
• Minimum of five years of hands-on Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy experience, including complex Chapter 11 matters.
• Demonstrated experience representing multiple stakeholders in bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings.
• Strong legal research, analytical, drafting, and oral advocacy skills.

Responsibilities

• Represent secured and unsecured creditors, creditors' committees, Chapter 7 trustees, debtors, and other stakeholders in bankruptcy proceedings.
• Handle complex Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy matters, including workouts, reorganizations, restructurings, and distressed asset matters.
• Advise clients on creditor rights, asset protection strategies, debt restructuring, and bankruptcy-related commercial transactions.
• Draft and prepare pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery requests, proofs of claim, and other bankruptcy-related filings.
• Conduct legal research and analysis involving federal bankruptcy law, applicable state laws, and relevant procedural requirements.
• Represent clients in bankruptcy court proceedings, hearings, creditor meetings, and negotiations.
• Communicate and collaborate with bankruptcy trustees, local counsel, debtors' attorneys, creditors, and other interested parties.
• Review and negotiate agreements and transaction documents involving distressed businesses and assets.
• Develop and maintain strong client and referral relationships while contributing to the continued growth of the firm's bankruptcy practice.
• Collaborate with attorneys and other legal professionals to deliver practical, strategic, and effective client solutions.

Skills

Legal research

Drafting

Oral advocacy

Written communication

Attention to detail

Independent work

Client service

Negotiation

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Job description

AMS Staffing Inc. invites an experienced Bankruptcy Associate Attorney to join our Houston office. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years of hands-on Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy experience including complex proceedings.

The firm offers both partnership-track and non-partnership-track options, with reduced-hour arrangements possible for scheduling flexibility. Active Texas Bar license is required and compensation is commensurate with experience.