Bankruptcy & Restructuring Associate Attorney

Restructuring is the one practice where a 4th-year can be the most important lawyer in the room at a first-day hearing — the partners are negotiating with the lenders, and the associate who knows the DIP order cold is the one running the docket.

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An AmLaw 50 firm with a nationally ranked restructuring practice is hiring a mid-level bankruptcy & restructuring associate (3–6 years) in New York. Cravath scale — $260K–$390K depending on class year.

You'd represent debtors, creditors' committees, individual creditors, and distressed buyers across in-court and out-of-court matters, managing your own client relationships and day-to-day workflow at your level rather than waiting on a partner to hand down the next task.

The work includes:

• Chapter 11 cases in SDNY, Delaware, SDTX, and NJ — first-day motions, DIP financing, plan negotiation, and confirmation
• Creditors' committee and individual creditor representations, including claims litigation and adversary proceedings
• Section 363 sales, distressed M&A, and stalking horse and credit bid strategy
• Out-of-court restructurings, liability management exercises, and exchange offers

What you bring:

• 3–6 years of Chapter 11 and restructuring experience at a comparable firm, or a bankruptcy clerkship plus firm experience
• Reps on both the debtor and creditor side, with real drafting and courtroom exposure
• Ability to run multiple matters at different stages and xhyhwjd own the client relationship
• Strong academics; New York bar admission

What you get:

• A practice that's counter-cyclical by design and busy right now, with a client mix spanning debtors, committees, and purchasers
• Mid-level ownership that most litigation and corporate associates wait years for
• Cravath scale ($260K–$390K depending on class year), plus bonus eligibility

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