Senior Bankruptcy Attorney - Corporate Restructuring

Jobot; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Collaborative culture

Growth opportunities

Full benefits package

Job summary

Jobot, a North Carolina-based business law firm, is seeking an attorney with four years’ experience and a JD from an ABA-accredited law school to join their bankruptcy and related practice in Winston-Salem. You must be admitted to practice in North Carolina or be willing to obtain admission.

The role focuses on representing debtors and creditors in restructurings, workouts, and bankruptcy proceedings (Chapter 7, 11, 12), with opportunities in mass tort bankruptcy and litigation support.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four 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.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

Skills

Legal research

Written comms

Verbal comms

Independent work

Problem solving

Organization

Team player

Bankruptcy knowledge

Education

ABA-accredited JD

Bachelor's degree

Bankruptcy/Litigation emphasis

Job description

Jobot, a North Carolina-based business law firm, is seeking an attorney with four years’ experience and a JD from an ABA-accredited law school to join their bankruptcy and related practice in Winston-Salem. You must be admitted to practice in North Carolina or be willing to obtain admission.

The role focuses on representing debtors and creditors in restructurings, workouts, and bankruptcy proceedings (Chapter 7, 11, 12), with opportunities in mass tort bankruptcy and litigation support.