Overview
This full-time position involves representing mortgage servicer and investor clients in residential and commercial foreclosure, title, and general real estate litigation, including consumer claims against the clients. The role includes appearances in state and federal courts for routine and contested hearings, reviewing litigation, developing case strategies, drafting legal documents, conducting discovery, trials, evidentiary hearings, appeals, and settlement negotiations. Work location may be in-office, hybrid, or fully remote depending on candidate qualifications.
Responsibilities
- Manage and handle caseloads of contested foreclosures, defensive litigation, and ancillary matters for mortgage servicers and investors
- Prosecute commercial foreclosures from initiation to completion
- Analyze loan files, title reports, and other client documents
- Draft motions, pleadings, settlement agreements, discovery demands, and responses
- Appear in court for settlement conferences, case management, motion arguments, trials, hearings, and appeals
- Communicate with clients to ensure quality representation and implement client directives, including electronic communication through client portals
- Collaborate with support staff to prepare and execute documents for client signature, court filing, and reporting
- Research and analyze complex client cases and collaborate with partners on advice and resolution
- Create matter budgets and seek fee approval from clients as required; track billable and non-billable time
Supervisory Responsibilities
- This position may require supervisory responsibilities.
Additional Duties (Accounts Payable Processing)
- Manually enter daily invoices into the accounts payable system
- Coordinate with finance team for proper general ledger coding
- Create payment batches and format backup documents for payment checks with multiple vendor IDs
- Upload invoices into the accounting system
- Maintain accurate notes within internal records
- Void checks and maintain a spreadsheet of voided checks
- Process refunds and maintain a spreadsheet
- Issue daily checks as needed
- Monitor accounts payable email inboxes to ensure timely invoice processing and payment
- Communicate with operational and financial teams to complete duties
- Identify and resolve issues, communicating with leadership as necessary
- Complete special projects as assigned
- Perform other duties as needed
Education & Experience
- Associate degree or six months or more of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) and internet use
- Knowledge of accounting software applications; experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; comfortable communicating with clients and senior management
- Strong customer service and negotiation skills
- Organized with the ability to multitask
- Problem-solving skills with the ability to gather and analyze information effectively
- Ability to balance team and individual responsibilities and contribute to a positive team environment
- Attention to accuracy and thoroughness; proactive in improving quality
- Self-motivated and adaptable to change
- Ability to work under pressure and take on additional responsibilities
Physical Demands
- Frequently required to sit, talk, or hear
- Occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision and ability to adjust focus
Work Environment
- Normal office working conditions with quiet to moderate noise levels
Compensation & Benefits
- Comprehensive compensation package with salary commensurate with experience and accomplishments
Location & Eligibility
- Position based in the United States
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
- No employment sponsorship or immigration support will be provided, including CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, H-1B, TN, E-3, O-1, or other visa categories
Note: This job description is not all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.