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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Bankruptcy Associate

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Work
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Level
Entry level
Function
Legal & compliance
Pay
$200K – $235K a year
Posted
3 months ago

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The top of this role’s range, $235K a year, is 96% above the median of $120K for entry level legal jobs in United States (middle half $90K – $190K, 244 jobs that state pay).

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About the role

Bankruptcy Associate

Location: Minneapolis, MN

The Minneapolis office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP is seeking a Bankruptcy Associate to join our firm and highly regarded Bankruptcy department.

Candidate Qualifications

  • 1 to 4 years of bankruptcy experience, as well as some commercial litigation or corporate experience, preferred.
  • Additional experience or a degree in finance, accounting, business or banking would be a plus, as would Federal Clerkship experience, though not mandatory.
  • Must be admitted to, or have the ability to waive into, the Minnesota Bar.
  • Must demonstrate outstanding writing, research, and analytical skills, as well as strong academic credentials.
  • Ideal candidates will also be highly motivated to be part of an active practice, demonstrate initiative, and an ability to assume responsibility for client matters, as well as the interpersonal skills to work well as part of a collaborative team.

We will not consider resumes submitted by external agencies or recruiters for this position. Recruiters and agencies will not be compensated for assisting Barnes & Thornburg LLP in recruiting for this position, regardless of whether such party has a recruiting contract with us.

About the Firm

Barnes & Thornburg LLP is an AmLaw 100 national, full-service law firm with 26 offices. The firm and our Restructuring and Bankruptcy department have an exceptional reputation for having an inclusive, collegial and supportive atmosphere, where members of the firm can thrive, learn, and advance in their career.

Equal Employment and Opportunity Statement

Barnes & Thornburg is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and as a matter of policy. We will recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate and provide benefits to all applicants and employees without regard to ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, religious creed, mental and/or physical disability, medical condition, military and/or veteran’s status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. The firm complies fully with all federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws.

Source

Posted by Barnes & Thornburg LLP on their own hiring page, jobs.ashbyhq.com. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 10:59 UTC; the original is the reference.

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