Padgett Law Group (PLG) is an elite, full service creditors' rights law firm with practices in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Alabama, and New Jersey. Additionally, PLG offers national bankruptcy, replevin, and loss mitigation services.
The firm's practice provides exclusive representation to institutional clients such as lenders, mortgage servicers, credit unions, banks, hedge funds, investors and other financial services industry stakeholders. Leveraging technology in our partnerships with forward-thinking clients gives PLG the ability to focus on the aggressive management and processing of delinquent or under performing loans, providing our clients with an edge when curing or resolving these complex legal matters.
Description
At Padgett Law Group, our mission is simple : to attract and retain the most talented individuals within our industry while delivering high-quality legal services to our clients. We understand our crucial role as our clients strive to provide an ethical and empathetic experience. We contribute to that through our long-standing and recognizable firm culture that is visible during every interaction with PLG—and amongst ourselves.
At PLG, we stand on our decades-long tradition of merit, respect, hard work, and excellent results, and we use that foundation for every service we provide. As a firm, we believe that our mission can only be truly realized through investment in our core values of People, Precision, and Performance.
Our Vision
Our vision is to build the most compelling law firm that is home to the industry's best talent, as we are today and as we grow in the future.
Benefits
Padgett Law Group believes in investing in our employees and ensuring that they have all the resources necessary to succeed - including a competitive, comprehensive, and valuable benefits package. As a full-time PLG employee, you will receive :
- 4 weeks of PTO from day one (which increases with tenure)
- Paid Parental and Grandparent Leave
- 7 Paid Company Holidays and your birthday off every year
- Full suite of healthcare insurance options including health, dental, vision, STD, LTD, Accident, Critical Illness, Voluntary Life and AD&D coverage, and more
- Company-covered Term Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
- 401k (with company match)
- Extensive Training and Development Opportunities
- Flexible work schedules including in-office, hybrid, and remote working capabilities
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following :
Hearing Maintenance : Attending hearings and / or preparing local appearance counsel attendance prior to the hearing with clear instructions regarding the desired outcomePortfolio Management : Review and sign all pleadings in a timely manner prior to client and / or court submission to ensure compliance with all internal and external rulesProviding timely hearing results both internally and to the client if requestedMonitoring ECFs and dockets in real time and escalate any actionable docket eventsConfirming both internal and external systems (if applicable) are completed timely and appropriately with information specific to the referral and caseEnsuring staff have workable templates that comply with local and federal rules of procedure, as well as any district or judge specific rulesTimely escalate, manage and mitigate any matters of risk identified on a file in which the firm or a current client has an interestProvide Loan Level Support to Firm Staff and Clients : Answering questions and communicating generally in a timely manner to both firm staff and clients.Research : Remain up to date on relevant case law impacting your assigned jurisdictions as well as developments pertaining to bankruptcy code or case law changesRequirements
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
An active bar admission for the state in which you were hired with a member in good standing statusAdmission or ability to get admitted to all bankruptcy courts within the state in which you have an active bar membershipExperience representing creditors in bankruptcy proceedings in the jurisdiction in which you were hired or the willingness to obtain bankruptcy knowledge.Ability to work with others in a congenial and team-oriented manner.Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to multi-task and be adaptable to continual change.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.J-18808-Ljbffr