Restructuring Mid-Level Associate

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a mid-level associate with four to six years of experience to join its Restructuring practice group in Washington, D.C. The ideal candidate will have experience in large transactions with a major law firm and possess both litigation and transactional skills.

Duties

• Represent debtors, creditors' and ad hoc committees, and asset acquirers.
• Engage with unsecured creditors' committees, restructuring support agreements, DIPs, reorganization plans, and exit facilities.
• Research and draft pleadings and briefs with a high level of familiarity with the Bankruptcy Code and Rules.
• Collaborate on restructuring transactions with an understanding of accounting and financial issues.

Requirements

• At least four years of restructuring experience with a major law firm.
• Strong academic credentials and excellent legal research skills.
• Superb writing and oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as a team player.
• Admission to the Washington, D.C. Bar or ability to waive in.

Education

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.

Certifications

• Admission to the Washington, D.C. Bar.

Skills

• Litigation and transactional skills.
• Understanding of accounting and financial issues in restructuring.
• Ability to draft complex legal documents.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
• Mental well-being programs.
• Child, family, elder, and pet care benefits.
• Short- and long-term disability and parental leave benefits.
• Health savings account contributions and flexible spending accounts.
• 401K program.
• Flexible Time Off program and paid holidays.

This Silicon Valley firm offers a full-service practice which covers a number of areas, including: intellectual property, corporate, and labor & employment. The firm's intellectual property practice is both rapidly expanding and exceptionally solid; the firm's intellectual property attorneys have extensive experience in state, federal, and international litigation, as well as licensing, litigation avoidance and other matters across the complete spectrum of intellectual property issues. The atmosphere is collegial, but slightly more conservative than most Bay Area firms. Salaries are in line with other top Bay Area firms, and the firm provides a sizable bonus for all lawyers who bill at least 1,950 hours, with additional money based on three separate billable-hour levels above 1,950.