Associate Attorney – Bankruptcy

Pay: $95,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a rapidly growing, highly respected practice where your work directly improves clients' lives.
• Build a long-term legal career with meaningful client contact, substantial responsibility, and room to grow into an instrumental role within the practice.
• Work alongside an experienced attorney who values high standards, character, initiative, and professional development—not billable-hour pressure.
• Gain hands-on exposure to consumer bankruptcy, client consultations, legal research, motion practice, 341 hearings, confirmation hearings, and broader practice management.
• Enjoy a casual yet professional environment with a collaborative team, strong employee longevity, and a genuine commitment to producing excellent work.
• Benefit from a generous long-term retirement opportunity, including eligibility for an employer-paid SEP retirement contribution of up to 25% of gross wages beginning in the third year.

Location: Tampa, FL — fully on-site in a comfortable, professional office with convenient parking, no downtown commute, and extensive opportunities for in-person client interaction and team collaboration.

Note: An active Florida Bar license is required. Candidates who have recently taken the Florida Bar exam may be considered with an offer contingent upon passing. Candidates already living in Tampa and committed to building a long-term career in the Tampa area are strongly preferred.

About Us

We are a growing, client-focused law practice with a strong reputation for delivering excellent legal work and personal attention. Our team believes in high standards without a stuffy atmosphere—we are casual, professional, collaborative, and genuinely invested in doing right by our clients. We value people who take pride in their work, their reputation, and the way they treat others. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Represent clients in consumer bankruptcy matters and help guide them through the legal process from consultation through resolution.
• Conduct client consultations and develop a clear understanding of each client's financial circumstances and legal needs.
• Research and analyze legal issues and apply bankruptcy law to individual client situations.
• Prepare and handle motions, pleadings, and other legal documents.
• Participate in 341 meetings, confirmation hearings, and other bankruptcy proceedings.
• Communicate directly with clients by phone, email, and in person, providing responsive and compassionate legal guidance.
• Work closely with the attorney and support staff to keep matters organized, moving efficiently, and handled to a high professional standard.
• Learn all facets of the practice and take on increasing responsibility as your knowledge and confidence grow.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, contribute ideas, and become an increasingly valuable member of the practice.
• Maintain exceptional standards of professionalism, judgment, ethics, responsiveness, and client service.

Qualifications

• Active Florida Bar license required; recent Florida Bar takers may be considered contingent upon passing.
• Bankruptcy experience is preferred but not required.
• Strong legal research, writing, analytical, and communication skills.
• Comfortable interacting directly with clients and handling sensitive financial matters with professionalism and empathy.
• Self-motivated, dependable, intellectually curious, and eager to learn.
• High personal and professional standards with strong judgment and character.
• Ability to work effectively in a fully on-site environment.
• Tampa-area residency and a genuine commitment to remaining in the Tampa area strongly preferred.

Why You Will Love Working Here

You will have the opportunity to build something meaningful rather than simply occupy a seat. We offer hands-on training, direct mentorship, meaningful client relationships, increasing responsibility, and genuine potential for long-term growth. Our environment is professional without being rigid, our team values longevity and collaboration, and we want someone who takes pride in becoming excellent at what they do.

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Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance