Overview
This role is sourced from a job board.
The organization is seeking a Bankruptcy Attorney located in New Jersey. This is a remote position, with some in-person hearings required.
Responsibilities
Hearing Maintenance
- Attend hearings and/or prepare local appearance counsel attendance prior to the hearing with clear instructions regarding the desired outcome.
- Provide timely hearing results internally and to the client if requested.
Portfolio Management
- Review and sign all pleadings in a timely manner prior to client and/or court submission to ensure compliance with all internal and external rules.
- Monitor ECFs and dockets in real time and escalate any actionable docket events.
- Confirm that both internal and external systems (if applicable) are completed timely and appropriately, with information specific to the referral and case.
- Ensure staff have workable templates that comply with local and federal rules of procedure, as well as any district or judge-specific rules.
- Timely escalate, manage, and mitigate any matters of risk identified on a file in which the firm or a current client has an interest.
Provide Loan Level Support to Firm Staff and Clients
- Answer questions and communicate in a timely manner with both firm staff and clients, including detailed guidance on required action and robust legal analysis.
- Provide guidance to firm staff regarding preparation of pleadings and/or templates to assist in preparation.
- Coordinate with leadership to identify areas where processes can be improved.
Research
- Stay up to date on relevant case law impacting assigned jurisdictions and developments pertaining to bankruptcy code or case law changes.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
- Active bar admission for New Jersey with a member in good standing status.
- Admission or ability to get admitted to all bankruptcy courts within the state where you have an active bar membership.
- Experience representing creditors in bankruptcy proceedings in the jurisdiction where you were hired, or willingness to obtain bankruptcy knowledge.
- Ability to work with others in a congenial and team-oriented manner.
- Exceptional organizational skills, including ability to multitask and adapt to continual change.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Compliance with the organization’s technology requirements.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Prolonged time sitting at a desk typing, using, and looking at a computer.
- Position may include travel for in-person court hearings.
Compensation & Benefits
As a full-time employee, you will receive:
- 4 weeks of PTO from day one (increases with tenure)
- Paid Parental and Grandparent Leave
- 7 Paid Company Holidays and your birthday off every year
- Full suite of healthcare insurance options, including health, dental, vision, STD, LTD, Accident, Critical Illness, Voluntary Life, and AD&D coverage, and more
- Company-covered Term Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
- 401k (with company match)
- Extensive Training and Development Opportunities
- Flexible work schedules, including in-office, hybrid, and remote working capabilities
Additional Information
- This job description does not state or imply that duties are limited to those listed. Employees will be required to follow other job-related instructions and perform other job-related duties requested by authorized persons.
- All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and may be subject to modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
- This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at-will relationship.