U.S. Associate - Restructuring & Insolvency

Linklaters•New York, NY

1d•$310,000 - $390,000

About The Position

Seeking a bankruptcy and restructuring attorney with 3+ years of experience in Chapter 11 and Chapter 15 cases, and out-of-court restructurings. Ideal candidates bring creditor-side and/or in-court debtor experience, including Chapter 11 preparation work (cross-border restructuring experience is preferred). A candidate with banking transaction experience in areas such as leveraged finance, private credit, liability management transactions, or infrastructure finance is a plus. Candidates should be proactive, collaborative, and have strong organizational skills along with excellent written and verbal communication abilities. This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic, growing practice handling sophisticated domestic and international matters. Class of 2020-2022 preferred. U.S. J.D. and admission to the New York State Bar required. The base salary range offered for this role will be between $310,000 and $390,000 and represents the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent upon a number of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant experience, performance, qualifications, degrees and location, as well as the needs of the firm. The total compensation package for this position may include overtime pay, discretionary bonuses and other benefits. Promotion to Managing Associate (MA) assumes you have demonstrated significant technical expertise, leadership qualities and the ability to operate at a senior level. As an MA you’ll be deeply engaged in the business: managing matters, working on complex legal issues, nurturing client relationships, managing teams and driving financial profitability. And you'll be a potential future leader of our firm. At this stage of your career your responsibilities will be as follows: Technical Capability Develop deep knowledge of related practice areas’ law. Ensure comprehensive coverage of technical issues and argue complex technical points persuasively. Present highly complex information in a way that others find simple to understand. Lead and supervise negotiations and exercise judgment in making complex decisions on behalf of the client. Client Development Forge deep relationships with clients to establish yourself as a trusted advisor, impressing your client with your market and commercial insights. Constantly seek new business opportunities and ways to build the firm’s reputation and proactively introduce your clients to other practice areas and offices. Enthusiastically support and promote the firm’s strategy and contribute to the practice area business plan. Work Management Manage and take accountability for all aspects of client matters, delivering client service excellence and handling difficult messages with sensitivity. Gear matters to maximise profitability, monitoring team productivity throughout and adjusting resources as necessary, whilst looking out for the health and well-being of the team. Exercise commercial judgement to maximise profitability of matters and liaise with client over bills to ensure timely payment. Working with Others Promote a collegiate culture that respects diversity and encourages inclusion and facilitate collaboration with other practices and teams. Communicate promptly, positively and regularly to ensure your team feel informed and connected. Influence diverse stakeholders to gain commitment and support. Role model the values, generating loyalty, confidence and respect. Actively seek feedback from clients and colleagues, take forward improvement ideas and identify opportunities to use innovative practices. Knowledge & Learning Promote the firm as a thought leader through publications, speaking opportunities and external networking. Inspire, support and coach others to learn, providing everyone with equal and fair opportunities to realise their potential. Build regular reviews into work plans and encourage informal, day-to-day feedback as a matter of course. Technical Skills: This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required. This is the place where talent meets opportunity and where passion meets purpose. At Linklaters, the work we do means carving a path through unexplored territory, working on complex legal matters, across jurisdictions and borders and providing outstanding service and confidence to our clients. Having the vision to see things differently and the determination to deliver excellence, every time. That’s what makes us who we are. You can see your true potential connecting with dynamic colleagues all over the world, united by purpose and shared values and working together as one inclusive, collaborative team. With second to none training and support, this is the place where you meet your future. This is Linklaters. Be alert to fictitious job opportunity posts and offers of employment which claim to be in the name of Linklaters. We have been made aware of various recruitment-related scams which ask for upfront payments, for example, for office equipment and promise start up bonuses and reimbursement in return for such payments. These scams often involve the use of email addresses similar to a genuine domain name. Genuine emails from Linklaters only use the domain of “@linklaters.com”. We will never ask you to make payments for office equipment or otherwise as part of our recruitment process. If you are in doubt about a job opportunity that appears to relate to our firm, please get in touch using the contact details on our careers website at www.linklaters.com/careers. In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers. Your offer will be subject to the successful completion of these checks which will be initiated following your consent. As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We know that diversity makes us a better law firm and helps us attract the best talent, drive innovation with diversity of thought, and deliver the best experience to everyone who comes into contact with us. We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Selection decisions, and the reasons for those decisions, are recorded at each stage of the selection process. Selection criteria and, where appropriate, technical skills tests are in place to measure an individual’s ability for the safe and effective performance of a job. Those involved in recruitment and selection decisions and processes are also provided with guidance on diversity issues. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance. Specific experience requirements advertised on a role do not intend to preclude applications from candidates who may have more or less experience. Our intention is only to indicate a guideline as to the necessary skills for the role as described.

Requirements

bankruptcy and restructuring attorney with 3+ years of experience in Chapter 11 and Chapter 15 cases, and out-of-court restructurings
U.S. J.D.
admission to the New York State Bar required
Class of 2020-2022 preferred

Nice To Haves

creditor-side and/or in-court debtor experience, including Chapter 11 preparation work (cross-border restructuring experience is preferred)
banking transaction experience in areas such as leveraged finance, private credit, liability management transactions, or infrastructure finance

Responsibilities

Develop deep knowledge of related practice areas’ law.
Ensure comprehensive coverage of technical issues and argue complex technical points persuasively.
Present highly complex information in a way that others find simple to understand.
Lead and supervise negotiations and exercise judgment in making complex decisions on behalf of the client.
Forge deep relationships with clients to establish yourself as a trusted advisor, impressing your client with your market and commercial insights.
Constantly seek new business opportunities and ways to build the firm’s reputation and proactively introduce your clients to other practice areas and offices.
Enthusiastically support and promote the firm’s strategy and contribute to the practice area business plan.
Manage and take accountability for all aspects of client matters, delivering client service excellence and handling difficult messages with sensitivity.
Gear matters to maximise profitability, monitoring team productivity throughout and adjusting resources as necessary, whilst looking out for the health and well-being of the team.
Exercise commercial judgement to maximise profitability of matters and liaise with client over bills to ensure timely payment.
Promote a collegiate culture that respects diversity and encourages inclusion and facilitate collaboration with other practices and teams.
Communicate promptly, positively and regularly to ensure your team feel informed and connected.
Influence diverse stakeholders to gain commitment and support.
Role model the values, generating loyalty, confidence and respect.
Actively seek feedback from clients and colleagues, take forward improvement ideas and identify opportunities to use innovative practices.
Promote the firm as a thought leader through publications, speaking opportunities and external networking.
Inspire, support and coach others to learn, providing everyone with equal and fair opportunities to realise their potential.
Build regular reviews into work plans and encourage informal, day-to-day feedback as a matter of course.