Lead Associate - Restructuring & Special Situations Finance

Sun Recruiting, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 235,000 - 390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Job summary

Our client, a leading AmLaw firm, is seeking an Associate Attorney to join its Restructuring & Special Situations Finance Practice Group. This role involves complex domestic and cross-border restructurings, distressed financings, and special situations transactions within a sophisticated, fast-paced environment.

Qualified candidates will have 3–7 years’ experience in restructuring, bankruptcy, and/or special situations finance transactions, familiarity with Chapter 11, and strong

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record.
• Active Bar Admission in applicable jurisdiction, in good standing.
• 3–7 years of substantive experience in restructuring, bankruptcy, and/or special situations finance transactions.
• Familiarity with Chapter 11 proceedings, out-of-court restructurings, and liability management transactions.
• Experience representing creditors, debtors, sponsors, or financial institutions in distressed scenarios.
• Strong drafting, analytical, and negotiation skills.
• Large law firm experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Represent clients in complex restructuring and insolvency matters, both in‑court and out‑of‑court.
• Advise creditors, debtors, and investors in distressed and special situations financings.
• Draft and negotiate credit agreements, restructuring support agreements, and related transaction documents.
• Support liability management transactions, recapitalizations, and distressed M&A opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including finance, corporate, and litigation attorneys.

Skills

Drafting

Negotiation

Analytical

Cross-border experience

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) from a top-tier law school

Job description

Our client, a leading AmLaw firm, is seeking an Associate Attorney to join its Restructuring & Special Situations Finance Practice Group. This role involves complex domestic and cross-border restructurings, distressed financings, and special situations transactions within a sophisticated, fast-paced environment.

Qualified candidates will have 3–7 years’ experience in restructuring, bankruptcy, and/or special situations finance transactions, familiarity with Chapter 11, and strong