Associate Attorney - Foreclosure

Job Description

Job Description

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.

In 2019, PLG was recognized by The M Report , a leading default services industry publication, as a Top 25 Company to Work For.

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.

At Padgett Law Group, we're not just looking for talented employees to join our growing team. We're looking for leaders who cultivate those around them and contribute to our path forward;

we're looking for individuals who appreciate our culture and commit to our shared goals; we're looking for people who want to be more than employees, processors, or paper pushers.

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.

What’s in it for you? 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 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

And more!

Duties and responsibilities Include :

• Manage all aspects of the Non-Judicial Foreclosure process, from referral to sale.
• Manage all aspects of routine and non-routine litigation stemming from the Replevin process.
• Manage pre-litigation cases and assist with clearing title to real property
• Prepare analysis of cases and advise client regarding strategies
• Draft court pleadings and motions
• Attend hearings, mediations, settlement conference and make court appearances
• All other duties as assigned

Required Experience :

• Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Excel and other Microsoft Office products
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects
• Must possess strong organizational skills
• Ability to identify and resolve problems quickly
• Bachelor's Degree with a Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
• Member of the AR state bar, while maintaining all necessary licensing and continuing legal education requirements
• Minimum of 1 year experience in creditors rights, real estate, or mortgage servicing preferred.
• Knowledge of foreclosure and replevin process and requirements preferred, but not required
• Must be well-versed in the rules of evidence and introducing evidence
• Knowledge of consumer protection statutes such as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act preferred
• Ability to manage and prioritize large caseload

Padgett Law Group is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law.

We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where employees are treated with respect and dignity.