The firm represents businesses and individuals across a range of complex legal matters, with a particular focus on bankruptcy, commercial transactions, healthcare, commercial real estate, litigation, and mediation. The practice takes a client-focused and multidisciplinary approach, allowing attorneys to work closely with experienced partners and colleagues across multiple areas of law while maintaining a high degree of autonomy.

Commercial Bankruptcy Attorney

Location: Raleigh, NC or Winston-Salem, NC
Position Type: Full-Time
Practice Area: Commercial Bankruptcy / Bankruptcy Litigation
Experience: 4+ years
Compensation: Commensurate with experience, with a generous benefits package

About the Opportunity

A well-established business law firm is seeking a Commercial Bankruptcy Associate to join its growing bankruptcy team. This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney with at least four years of corporate bankruptcy experience who is looking for sophisticated legal work within a collaborative, collegial environment.

The firm represents businesses and individuals across a range of complex legal matters, with a particular focus on bankruptcy, commercial transactions, healthcare, commercial real estate, litigation, and mediation.

The practice takes a client-focused and multidisciplinary approach, allowing attorneys to work closely with experienced partners and colleagues across multiple areas of law while maintaining a high degree of autonomy.

Position Overview

The ideal candidate will have at least four years of corporate bankruptcy experience, excellent academic credentials, and strong written and verbal communication skills.

The attorney will contribute to the representation of debtors and creditors in complex restructurings, workouts, distressed asset and debt acquisitions, insolvency matters, and bankruptcy proceedings.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent debtors and creditors in corporate restructurings, workouts, distressed asset and debt acquisitions, and insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings

• Work on Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 12 matters

• Represent adversary proceeding plaintiffs and defendants

• Assist with creditors' committees, individual creditor matters, and trustee representations

• Assist with receivership matters

• Handle all aspects of discovery from start to finish

• Draft and file pleadings, motions, briefs, and other legal documents

• Research and interpret developments in bankruptcy law and regulations at both the state and national levels

• Contribute to the firm's mass tort bankruptcy practice, including related litigation

• Assist partners with research and drafting for legal manuscripts, presentations, and other professional materials

• Delegate work to paralegals and other support staff

• Handle additional legal projects and responsibilities as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of corporate bankruptcy experience

• Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school

• Admission to practice law in North Carolina, or willingness to obtain admission

• Excellent academic credentials

• Strong legal research, writing, and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience involving bankruptcy litigation

• Bankruptcy Court or federal District Court clerkship experience

• Background representing both debtors and/or creditors in complex bankruptcy matters

Skills & Attributes

• Strong legal research and analytical abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Creative problem-solving skills

• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment

• Highly organized and detail-oriented

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple matters in an autonomous environment

• Strong commitment to client service

• Collaborative, team-oriented approach

• Ability to effectively delegate and work with paralegals and other support professionals

What the Firm Offers

• Sophisticated bankruptcy and commercial legal work

• Direct collaboration with experienced attorneys and firm leadership

• Collegial, team-oriented work environment

• Opportunity to work on complex and high-profile matters

• Competitive compensation based on experience

• Generous benefits package

• Raleigh or Winston-Salem location options

This is an opportunity to join a respected business law practice where attorneys are given meaningful responsibility, work collaboratively across practice areas, and have the opportunity to build a sophisticated bankruptcy practice.

All inquiries held in strict confidence. Contact Sarah Black at

sarah.black@gogpac.com

 or 605-513-3384

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.