What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate - Creditors' Rights Litigation position at Harris Beach Murtha?
Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP. A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856 and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936. Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal.
Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, but a global reach. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates.
The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts, Newark, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.
Location: Rochester or Syracuse, NY
Description: We are seeking an associate to add to our Financial Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights team to represent creditors, sureties, trustees, debtors and committees in a variety of bankruptcy and litigation matters. Given the global nature of our firm and broad reach of practice, this role will involve working collaboratively with colleagues across multiple offices. Training will be provided and the opportunity to work a hybrid schedule is also available.
Responsibilities:
Salary information below will vary depending upon relevant experience for the position and geographic locations.
The firm’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits and termination. It is the policy of Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment. Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited. Harris Beach Murtha complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.
Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, but a global reach. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates.
The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts, Newark, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.
Location: Rochester or Syracuse, NY
Description: We are seeking an associate to add to our Financial Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights team to represent creditors, sureties, trustees, debtors and committees in a variety of bankruptcy and litigation matters. Given the global nature of our firm and broad reach of practice, this role will involve working collaboratively with colleagues across multiple offices. Training will be provided and the opportunity to work a hybrid schedule is also available.
Responsibilities:
- Draft demand letters, as well as state court motions, memoranda, pleadings, discovery demands and responses, briefs, etc.
- Research factual and legal issues to develop strategies for clients in various insolvency and bankruptcy situations
- Represent and give legal advice to creditor clients with regard to collateral preservation and recovery, and judgment enforcement matters
- Represent lenders in workout and forbearance agreements
- Court appearances in state court and bankruptcy court
- The firm expects a minimum of 1800 billable hours annually
- 1-5 years of litigation experience, preference to experience with creditor's rights
- Bankruptcy court experience preferred, not required
- Juris Doctorate from ABA-accredited law school
- Must be admitted in New York
- Familiarity with Zoom, MS Teams, and other video conferencing platforms
- Excellent research skills, writing skills and verbal communication required
- Must be able to function effectively in a fast-paced, team oriented environment
- Demonstrated high level organizational skills for prioritizing workload
- Demonstrated ability to absorb, process and understand, new information rapidly
- Must be able to manage competing priorities
- Maintains high standards of performance
- Exhibit conscientiousness, dedication, self-discipline, and a sense of responsibility
- Must have a professional, cooperative, positive and flexible attitude
- Military experience welcome
Salary information below will vary depending upon relevant experience for the position and geographic locations.
The firm’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits and termination. It is the policy of Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment. Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited. Harris Beach Murtha complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.
