Associate: Financial Restructuring & Insolvency (NY and Chicago)- Americas

Firm Summary

White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.

With lawyers operating from more than 47 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world’s key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.

It’s not just about our global network of offices and shared services centers; it’s the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It’s one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work. And why we attract a diverse group of people.

Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative and committed to excellence. Diversity is a core value of our Firm and it has been recognized with numerous awards and top rankings around the world. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages.

Position Summary

We are hiring talented junior associates to be a part of our financial restructuring team in New York and Chicago.  We are looking for team players with strong communication and research skills.  You will join a nationwide team that works on both debtor and creditor representations in complex situations.  Our practice includes presenting and litigating in court and the negotiation of plans of reorganization and out-of-court recapitalization transactions.  Our recent notable representations include Hertz car rental in its chapter 11 case, Boy Scouts of America in its chapter 11 case, and the Official Committee of Creditors to Celsius Networks.

You should expect to work closely with partners and senior associates.  Our associates interact directly with clients, opposing counsel, and the court.

You will be expected to handle a wide range of responsibilities, including (1) legal and factual research and investigation, (2) drafting written responses and court documents, (3) communicating with opposing counsel, and (4) preparing for and participating in court.  Every team member is expected to contribute to the success of our group, and in return will receive excellent opportunities for professional development.

Responding to client needs means being flexible about your approach to working hours, and you will have to be comfortable dealing with deadlines.  Your practice will require working alongside colleagues from other practices across the firm.  You will be required to manage teams of attorneys and multiple workstreams to accomplish the client’s goals. 

Our Practice Area

We are a market leader in restructuring, guiding clients through out-of-court workouts and court processes in jurisdictions around the world. Our work includes providing advice and executing strategic transactions across the distressed continuum, from advising issuers and lenders on liability management transactions, conducting large investigations of failed firms, and representing debtors, creditors and other parties in interest in court in chapter 11 cases.

The Financial Restructuring and Insolvency practice is a national practice that has been involved in nearly every large restructuring in the last 15 years.  We have partners located across the country in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Chicago and Houston.  We have built a reputation of being a strong team that produces first-rate work and results. 

Our work often spans other specialties within the Firm, such as M&A and project finance, and associates will work on a wide range of matters.

We are an international law firm, with 47 offices in over 30 countries.  While our practice is primarily an U.S. federal court practice, our clients are often international and large corporate restructurings rarely do not have international aspects.  The international breadth of our firm