Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Associate

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a mid-level Associate Attorney to join the Litigation Practice Group in Cleveland, Ohio, focusing on bankruptcy and creditors' rights matters. The successful candidate will manage cases from inception through trial preparation, contributing to a dynamic legal team.

Duties

• Handle day-to-day tasks and strategic case management processes.
• Manage cases from inception through discovery and trial preparation.
• Attend depositions, settlement conferences, and other hearings.
• Prepare motions, discovery responses, and client reports.
• Assist in trial preparation, including strategy, discovery, records review, client interviews, and witness preparation.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in bankruptcy and creditors' rights matters.
• Experience taking and defending depositions.
• Superior analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree.

Certifications

• Ohio law license required.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication skills.

Benefits

• Inclusive work environment fostering creativity and success.

This multi-office firm has more than 125 attorneys in the Ohio area. The recent expansion of this firm has not prevented it from maintaining a small firm culture. Associates are encouraged to keep a healthy balance between their professional and personal lives. One reason that we like this firm is because they have a strict policy of maintaining and promoting a culturally and racially diverse firm. With a dynamic litigation practice that has clients from individuals to large corporations, this firm maintains a culture that emphasizes small-firm values even as it anticipates and welcomes technological and legal advances and changes.