Finance & Bankruptcy Associate Attorney (New York)

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 235,000 - 390,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a mid-level Finance & Bankruptcy Associate Attorney to join their New York team. This opportunity involves complex financial restructurings and bankruptcy cases, offering an engaging work environment with a hybrid policy. The ideal candidate will combine strong interpersonal skills with robust analytical abilities to navigate multifaceted legal challenges in corporate finance.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in bankruptcy law.
• Experience in drafting bankruptcy petitions and first day pleadings.
• Clerkship experience with a bankruptcy judge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Represent debtors and creditors in bankruptcy proceedings.
• Draft bankruptcy-related documents and engage in litigation.
• Advise clients preparing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Oral communication

Writing skills

Understanding of business accounting issues

Education

JD

Impressive academic credentials

Admittance to the New York State Bar

Job description

Finance & Bankruptcy Associate Attorney (New York)

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP is seeking a mid-level associate to join its Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group in New York.

Sheppard Mullin is a global Am Law 50 full-service law firm with over 1,000 attorneys across 16 offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. The Finance and Bankruptcy practice of Sheppard Mullin has been a key element of the firm's practice since its founding over 90 years ago. As part of a large, broad-based commercial law firm, our bankruptcy and restructuring team is comprised of attorneys specializing in all facets of corporate special situations, financial restructuring, and creditor’s rights litigation including US and cross-border matters. We bring a team of fully engaged advisors with the legal and practical problem-solving skills necessary to execute the most complex of financial restructurings. The bankruptcy team brings significant expertise to solving complex problems presented by business insolvencies, and works closely with our commercial finance, real estate, corporate, tax, labor and securities attorneys to solve the multi-disciplinary problems presented by insolvencies relating to national and international insolvencies.

Sheppard Mullin offers the collegiality of a small multi-office team with the resources of a major national and international law firm. This is a unique opportunity to gain expertise working in multiple US and cross-border bankruptcy cases.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience representing debtors, creditor’s committees, lenders and opportunistic debt and equity investors;
• Drafting bankruptcy petitions, first day pleadings, bankruptcy motion practice, disclosure statements and plans;
• Bankruptcy-related litigation including prosecuting and defending preference and fraudulent conveyance actions, foreclosures, contested plans;
• Representing DIP lenders and borrowers;
• Representing sellers, stalking horse bidders and competing bidders in section 363 sales;
• Prosecuting and defending breach of fiduciary duty claims against insolvent companies; and
• Providing advice to clients preparing to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
• Clerkship experience with bankruptcy judge is a plus.
• Ability to handle multiple and varied projects simultaneously and efficiently; very strong interpersonal, analytical, oral communication and writing skills; and an understanding of business accounting issues.
  
  

Education and Admission

• JD; Candidate should also possess impressive academic credentials; and
• Must be admitted to the New York State Bar.
  
  

Work Environment

• This position is based in New York.
• The current Firm policy is hybrid with at least 3 of 5 days per week in the office (subject to change).
  
  

The salary range for this position is $235,000 - $390,000.

For questions about this position, please contact Destri Martino at [e-mail].

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice

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