bankruptcy paralegal

Brock & Stout

Our law firm is seeking a dedicated full-time bankruptcy legal assistant for our Enterprise, Alabama office location. This position will be responsible for assisting with the workload of the post-filing bankruptcy department. The legal assistant will also keep track of appointments, send out letters, take in paperwork, manage payments, assist in the filing of the cases, and perform all other duties assigned.*** Pay commensurate with experience. ***Required Skills and Specifications<ul><li>Must exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills.</li><li>Must be outgoing and good with people.</li><li>Must exhibit intermediate computer/technical skills.</li><li>Must be extremely organized and able to multi-task.</li><li>Must provide excellent customer service.</li><li>Reliability, dependability and punctuality are of the utmost importance.</li></ul>Education &amp; Work Experience<ul><li>High School Diploma required.</li></ul>Job Type: Full-timeBenefits:<ul><li>401(k)</li><li>401(k) matching</li><li>Dental insurance</li><li>Health insurance</li><li>Paid time off</li><li>Retirement plan</li><li>Vision insurance</li></ul>Education:<ul><li>High school or equivalent (Required)</li></ul>Experience:<ul><li>Bankruptcy legal assistant: 1 year (Preferred)</li><li>BestCase bankruptcy software: 1 year (Preferred)</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Bankruptcy Legal Assistant

Legal Aid Society of Northeastern NY

<div>Ready to Make a Difference?
The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, a nonprofit civil legal services program, is seeking a Foreclosure Prevention Attorney. The attorney will provide legal assistance to homeowners threatened with foreclosure in Cliton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton Counties served from the Plattsburgh office. Our service area spans sixteen counties, in upstate New York, encompassing six regional offices. This position is based out of our Plattsburgh Office. For more information about our work, our staff, and our clients, visit www.lasnny.org
We are a unionized program with excellent benefits, offering generous time off, excellent health insurance coverage with premiums primarily paid by LASNNY, health and long-term disability insurance, retirement contributions, tuition reimbursement, qualifying moving expenses, and flexible hybrid-remote and alternative work schedules.
We seek an attorney who will be dedicated to our mission and will seek justice and fairness for individuals in our community. We are skilled, creative, and compassionate advocates combining a passion to serve with the skills and will to address both individual and systemic injustice.
Minimum Requirements<ul><li>
Must be licensed to practice law in NYS or be eligible for admission. Law Graduates will be considered if they have taken the bar exam.</li><li>
Demonstrated commitment to public interest law and providing high-quality legal services to clients in civil matters.</li><li>
Must be able to communicate effectively and work independently and efficiently.</li><li>
Sensitive to the needs of the low and moderate-income households in crisis.</li><li>
Good computer and administrative skills including accurate and quick data entry.</li><li>
Ability to handle high volume caseload, work off-site, and collaboratively with community partner agency staff.</li><li>
Must have a car and a valid New York driver's license.</li><li>
Prior experience in foreclosure representation, real estate, or housing law-related experience is preferred.</li><li>
The ability to speak Spanish is a plus.</li></ul>
Staff Attorney Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Responsible for providing advice, brief service, negotiation, and full representation in foreclosure proceedings, settlement conferences, and other foreclosure-related cases to homeowners at risk of mortgage or tax foreclosure.<ul><li>
Engage in non-litigation advocacy with mortgage servicers, tax districts, and other local and state agencies.</li><li>
Provide counsel and, when necessary, assistance to homeowners in accessing/applying for available funds to prevent foreclosure.</li><li>
Responsible for related detailed grant reporting and must work closely with other staff at LASNNY, project partners, and housing counseling agencies.</li><li>
Expected to conduct outreach to prospective clients and routinely be out of the office at court, community partner agencies, or other off-site locations, attend meetings of the HomeSave Coalition and other local community meetings and participate in clinics, community legal education, or other outreach events.</li><li>
Provide free legal assistance to eligible households in a variety of legal matters to meet their clients' essential needs, such as housing and subsistence income, including housing-related bankruptcy, housing post-foreclosure, or other homeownership-related issues.</li><li>
Expected to represent clients in multiple forums, in varied areas of law, and types of actions and proceedings.</li><li>
Provide advice, brief service, and full representation to eligible clients, Responsibilities will include data collection, grant reporting, case file, and case management system maintenance.</li></ul>
Work Environment
This position operates in a professional law office environment and occasionally may require the carrying of regular office supplies. This role requires using standard office equipment and software and remote videoconferencing platforms. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
At LASNNY we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual's race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state or local laws. In furtherance of our culture, we strongly encourage applications from women, BIPOC, LGBTQI+ persons, protected veterans, applicants and recipients of public assistance, older adults, and people with disabilities.
If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at LASNNY. We will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.</div>

Foreclosure Prevention Project Staff Attorney - Plattsburgh

United States Department of Justice

Hiring Organization
 USAO District of New Jersey
 Hiring Office
 U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
 Attorney Appointment Type
 Attorney Permanent
 Job ID
 26-NJ-12851893-AUSA
 
Location: 
970 Broad Street
 Newark, NJ 07102 - United States
 
Application Deadline: 
Friday, January 30, 2026
 About the Office
 
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey is seeking an experienced attorney to serve in the Civil Division handling primarily creditor-side civil bankruptcy matters in all three of the District's vicinages, Newark, Trenton, and Camden.
 
This position will be located in either Camden, Newark or Trenton NJ.
 
Job Description
 
Responsibilities will include objecting to bankruptcy plans proposed under chapter 11 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, reviewing (and opposing where necessary) proposed asset sales in bankruptcy, prosecuting motions to dismiss or convert bankruptcy cases from one chapter to another, protecting federal agencies' interest in cash collateral, obtaining determinations regarding the dischargeability of federal debts, and responding to objections to federal agencies' claims.
 
The position will also require defending the following types of lawsuits filed in Bankruptcy Court: (i) complaints to determine the dischargeability of federal debts, (ii) complaints to determine the extent, validity or priority of federal liens, and (iii) complaints to recover pre-bankruptcy payments to federal agencies.
 
Typical agencies represented include the Department of Treasury (including the IRS), the Department of Health and Human Services, the Small Business Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Education.
 
The candidate must work independently and serve as effective and dedicated advocates for the government's interests, timely and efficiently pursue the just resolution of their assigned cases and make sound and legally supportable decisions. The candidate must possess the foresight and organizational and legal skills needed to manage a diverse caseload that involves both a high volume and complex cases. They must be able to identify the relevant legal and factual issues in their assigned cases, and to develop and implement effective strategies for all proceedings in those cases, including motions practice, discovery, alternative dispute resolution, trial, and appeal. They must be able to work well with their colleagues, supervisors, support staff (including a dedicated Senior Bankruptcy Paralegal), and witnesses. They must have strong legal research skills, be able to produce high-quality written work even under short deadlines and be persuasive oral advocates. Newly hired AUSAs are expected to quickly develop subject matter expertise and possess or rapidly acquire expert-level knowledge of the bankruptcy procedures and other applicable rules and laws.
 
Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
 
Security Requirements: Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory preemployment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. In addition, continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
 
Residency Requirements: Assistant United States Attorneys generally must reside in the district to which he or she is appointed or within 25 miles thereof. See 28 U.S.C. 545 for district-specific information.
 
Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov.
 
Qualifications
 
Required Qualifications: 
Applicants must possess a J.D. Degree, be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction), and have at least 1 year post-J.D. legal or other relevant experience.
 
United States citizenship is required.
 
You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
 
Application Process
 
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section located in the USAJobs.gov announcement found here: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/852348700.
 
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 01/30/2026 to receive consideration.
 
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account and apply to the following link https://www.usajobs.gov/job/852348700. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
 
2. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package. (It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation are submitted prior to the closing date.)
 
3. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
 
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
 
You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. However, should you not be able to apply online, please contact District of New Jersey at 9736452809 or email at Tameika.Jones@usdoj.gov, prior to the closing date of this announcement to request an alternate method of applying.
 
Applicants should familiarize themselves and comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible conflicts of interest in connection with their applications. In particular, please notify this Office if you currently represent clients or adjudicate matters in which this Office is involved and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicating matters in which this Office is involved so that we can evaluate any potential conflicts of interest or disqualification issues that may need to be addressed under those circumstances.
 
Salary
 
Assistant United States Attorney's pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. The range of basic pay is $63,163 to $165,209 and $81,474 to $195,100 which includes 28.99% locality pay for Camden NJ or 37.95% locality pay for Newark/Trenton NJ.

Assistant United States Attorney (Civil Bankruptcy)

Coons and Crump LLC

Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney &ndash; Topeka, KSSalary:<ul><li>$80,000+ incentives with experience</li><li>Salaried position</li></ul>Benefits:<ul><li>401(k) with employer match</li><li>Potential for partial remote work after training</li><li>Collaborative team environment</li></ul>About Us: Coons and Crump, LLC is a respected law firm serving individuals and families across Kansas. We focus on helping clients achieve a fresh start through consumer bankruptcy representation. We are seeking a motivated Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney to join our team in our Topeka, Lawrence, Wichita or Overland Park office.What We Offer:<ul><li>Competitive starting pay depending on experience</li><li>Incentive opportunities for experienced attorneys</li><li>401(k) with employer match</li><li>In-person position with potential for hybrid work (after training)</li><li>Supportive staff and a steady caseload</li></ul>Responsibilities:<ul><li>Meet with clients to discuss their financial situation and legal options</li><li>Represent clients in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases</li><li>Prepare petitions, schedules, and legal filings</li><li>Attend court hearings, creditor meetings, and related proceedings</li><li>Provide compassionate and professional guidance throughout the process</li></ul>Qualifications:<ul><li>Juris Doctor (JD) and license to practice law in Kansas (required)</li><li>Strong communication and organizational skills</li><li>Ability to work independently and manage a caseload</li><li>Experience in consumer bankruptcy is preferred but not required</li></ul>Schedule:<ul><li>Full-time, Monday&ndash;Friday</li><li>In-person in Topeka office (with some remote work potential after training)</li></ul>How to ApplySubmit your resume and a brief cover letter explaining your interest in consumer bankruptcy law through Indeed. We look forward to welcoming the right candidate to our team!Job Type: Full-timePay: From $80,000.00 per yearBenefits:<ul><li>401(k)</li><li>401(k) matching</li><li>Paid time off</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Associate Attorney

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

<div>Moore &amp; Van Allen PLLC, a dynamic and fast-growing full-service law firm of more than 400 attorneys and professionals, is seeking an experienced Corporate Paralegal to join its Charlotte, NC office. This full-time position, under the direction of an attorney will assist with corporate, mergers &amp; acquisitions, entity formation, and other transactional functions. 


Essential Duties &amp; Responsibilities:

Corporate, M&amp;A, Transactional Functions:
<ul>
<li>Drafts and files certificates/articles of incorporation and certificate/articles of formation</li>
<li>Drafts written board consents in lieu of a meeting and written stockholder consents in lieu of a meeting, including both organizational and transactional closing matters</li>
<li>Drafts resolutions to be presented at a board meeting and/or stockholder meeting</li>
<li>Prepares basic organizational documents, including initial stock certificates and stock ledger</li>
<li>Completes and files Forms SS-4 to obtain EINs</li>
<li>Compiles and maintains minute books and stock ledgers</li>
<li>Conducts research to assist attorneys in determining jurisdictions for qualification</li>
<li>Prepares and files qualification and withdrawal applications</li>
<li>Orders lien, bankruptcy and litigation searches and summarizes search results</li>
<li>Prepares and files statutory filings with Secretary of State, including amendments, conversions, mergers, and dissolutions</li>
<li>Formulates solutions to problems which may arise, such as good standing issues</li>
<li>Interfaces with corporate service providers regarding statutory registered agent services (including changing contact information)</li>
</ul>
Closing and Post-Closing &ndash; General Functions:
<ul>
<li>Drafts certificates including secretary and officer certificates</li>
<li>Prepares closing files</li>
<li>Handles distribution of signature pages</li>
<li>Orders certified copies of charter documents and good standing certificates</li>
<li>Identifies and resolves problems that arise</li>
<li>Prepares and files UCC financing statements, amendments, and termination statements</li>
<li>Assists with closing, including compiling signature pages, filling in dates, tracking down final agreements and providing general support</li>
<li>Prepares closing index and assembles closing binder, and assists in distribution</li>
<li>Regular and in-person attendance is required to perform the essential functions of this interactive position.</li>
<li>Performs additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.</li></ul> 


Qualifications &amp; Experience: 

<ul>
<li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree or equivalent combination of experience and education required.</li>
<li>Minimum of 3 years of experience as a paralegal in corporate business transactions and/or finance is required.</li>
<li>Candidates must have strong verbal and written communication skills, the ability to work independently on multiple outstanding matters, and be able to maintain a strong substantive understanding of the legal aspects of their work and related documentation.</li></ul> 


Physical Requirements:
<ul>
<li>The work is primarily sedentary.</li>
<li>It requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.</li>
<li>The work requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.</li>
<li>The work at times requires bending, squatting, and reaching, with the ability to lift, carry, push, or pull light weights.</li></ul> 


May need to occasionally work more than the standard 37.5 hours per week to accomplish essential duties of the position. Salary is negotiable and commensurate with experience and includes an attractive benefits package. Interested and qualified applicants should apply via our website at https://www.mvalaw.com/careers-working-at-mva. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. 

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CORPORATE PARALEGAL

Gloyeski Law Office

Busy Bankruptcy firm is looking for an Associate Attorney. Be at home at a reasonable hour! You don&rsquo;t have to sacrifice your personal life to be an attorney. We are one of the largest female owned bankruptcy firms in Indiana. This is a Monday- Friday position. We do not work weekends. You should:<ul><li>Be reliable</li><li>Possess a good attitude</li><li>Be good with technology</li></ul>You will have a traveling office to Muncie once per week.You will be responsible for:<ul><li>Interviewing prospective clients</li><li>Assuring cases are filed</li><li>Filing and Drafting Petitions, Motions, and Applications</li></ul>Even if you don&rsquo;t have bankruptcy experience we can train you! Send your resume when replying.Must have a Juris Doctorate. If you are licensed outside of Indiana, your resume can be considered.Job Type: Full-timePay: $65,000.00 - $85,000.00 per yearBenefits:<ul><li>Paid time off</li></ul>Ability to Relocate:<ul><li>Fort Wayne, IN 46805: Relocate before starting work (Required)</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Attorney

Hoglund Law

Hoglund &amp; Mrozik, P.L.L.C. is a premier consumer bankruptcy law firm in Minnesota. We are looking for a candidate who is eager to gain a fulfilling career in consumer bankruptcy practice.Our firm has an excellent support staff which allows a candidate the opportunity to focus on the fostering of relationships with their clients and ultimately, a high-level legal career. Our bankruptcy attorneys with 70+ years of combined experience offer unparalleled mentorship for attorneys just starting out.Our ideal candidate would possess the following skills:&middot; Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills&middot; Readiness to work in a high-paced environment&middot; Ability to work both independently and on a team&middot; Devotion to meeting the highest standards of excellence and serving clientsRequirements&middot; Law Degree and Minnesota Bar admission required&middot; Excellent attention to detail, analytical skills, oral and written communicationsDuties&middot; Meeting with clients&middot; Legal analysis&middot; Court appearancesJob Type: Full-timePay: $80,000.00 - $120,000.00 per yearBenefits:<ul><li>Dental insurance</li><li>Health insurance</li><li>Paid time off</li><li>Retirement plan</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Bankruptcy Attorney

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