Now Hiring: Associate Attorney – All Levels of Experience

Do you remember why you went to law school? Was it really just to help slice the corporate pie?

Join us in a highly sophisticated legal practice representing sexual abuse survivors in Catholic Church bankruptcies and other complex litigation.

Burns Bair LLP is a boutique trial firm specializing in high-stakes, plaintiff-side commercial and insurance litigation.

We are on a mission to force churches, insurers, and other institutions to fairly compensate survivors of sexual abuse. The majority of our work currently involves representing sexual abuse survivors in bankruptcy proceedings and in bankruptcy-related insurance litigation. We have been retained as Special Insurance Counsel in diocesan bankruptcies across the country, including the dioceses of San Francisco, Santa Rosa, and Oakland, California, and Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, Albany, Rockville-Centre, and Ogdensburg, New York.

Qualifications:

  • All experience levels considered.
  • Juris doctor from an accredited U.S. law school.
  • Strong academic credentials and excellent legal research, writing, and organizational skills.
  • Eligible to become a member of or admitted to the Wisconsin Bar.

Benefits

  • Salary reflective of experience.
  • Annual discretionary bonus.
  • Shorter partnership track than large firms.
  • 401(k) plan with firm matching.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and three references to our Office Business Manager, Brenda Horn-Edwards at bhorn@burnsbair.com.