Bankruptcy Litigation Associate

Our client is a conflicts-free, litigation-only firm built to win the hardest cases. As a Bankruptcy Litigation Associate you will drive high-stakes insolvency disputes, fraudulent-transfer and preference actions, and cross-border enforcement matters that reshape outcomes for clients facing existential risk. Your work will sit at the intersection of complex commercial litigation and global asset recovery—where strategy, speed, and courtroom credibility decide the result.

Performance Objectives

Highlights

• Own first-chair drafting and argument of motions, complaints, and discovery in bankruptcy adversary proceedings within 90 days, producing work product that partners file without material rewrite.
• Build and execute fact-development plans that surface hidden assets or voidable transfers, converting investigation into admissible evidence that shifts settlement leverage or trial posture.
• Coordinate multi-jurisdictional teams on parallel U.S. and offshore insolvency proceedings so that filings, depositions, and hearings stay aligned and deadlines never slip.
• Prepare witnesses and experts for deposition and trial so that testimony withstands cross-examination and supports the theory of the case.
• Deliver concise, decision-ready memos to partners and clients that quantify risk, recommend next moves, and forecast likely judicial outcomes.
• Contribute to at least one significant pro bono matter annually at the same standard of excellence applied to paying clients.
• You will report to partners who try cases, not manage origination. You will work inside lean, senior-heavy teams with direct access to clients, forensic accountants, and foreign counsel. The firm provides the investigative resources, e-discovery platforms, and travel support required for nationwide and cross-border practice. Compensation and advancement are tied to results, not hours billed to conflicts-check committees.

Essential Qualifications

• J.D. and admission in New York (or ability to waive in promptly); 2–5 years of bankruptcy or commercial litigation experience at a peer firm or in a judicial clerkship with substantial writing.
• Demonstrated ability to take a complex factual record, isolate the legally dispositive issues, and produce a brief or motion that a court can grant.
• Comfort with Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Rule 2004 examinations, and the interplay between Chapter 11 and district-court litigation.
• Proven capacity to manage multiple high-pressure deadlines without sacrificing accuracy or judgment.
• Clear, persuasive writing and the presence to argue in court or negotiate with opposing counsel.

Role Selling Points

• No origination pressure and no institutional conflicts—every matter is chosen because it can be won.
• Immediate responsibility on bet-the-company insolvency disputes rather than years of document review.
• A culture that treats pro bono work as core litigation, not charity hours.
• A global platform that lets you litigate in U.S. bankruptcy courts while coordinating enforcement in offshore jurisdictions.