Associate Attorney, Litigation
Job Location:
Job Location:
Houston, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
19 days ago
Posted on:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
| Associate Attorney Litigation |
Summary/Objective
Mortgage-related litigation files as lead counsel in State and Federal courts in Texas. An attorney in this position will draft and file pleadings and motions manage cases from inception through resolution and represent clients in contested matters and hearings. The attorney will communicate daily with clients borrowers and opposing counsel. Court appearances and hearing attendance required.
Essential Functions
- Provide legal advice to the Firms mortgage servicing clients.
- Research and analyze legal sources such as statutes recorded judicial decisions legal articles treaties constitutions and legal codes.
- Prepare legal briefs pleadings appeals contracts and any other necessary legal documentation during the course of litigation in State Court and Federal District Court.
- Handle civil litigation cases from referral to resolution which may necessitate the use of written and oral advocacy motion practice discovery trial preparation trial and appellate court briefing and argument.
- Participation in mediation willingness and ability to understand complex loan documentation and loss mitigation processes.
- Review work product of staff for accuracy;
- Settle cases and attend hearings
Qualifications
Position Preferences:
- Juris Doctorate;
- Licensed to practice law in the State and Federal Courts in Texas.
- 2 years experience preferred in finance or representation of financial institutions in real estate related matters.
- Ability to work through complex mortgage-related issues.
- PC literate and able to rapidly adapt to a variety of data base systems including but not limited to Microsoft Word;
- Mustrepresent the company in various forums to foster the desires and image of the company in the community.
- Able to work cohesively with others or independently with little supervision.
- Demonstrates strong ability to build and work effectively as a team with paralegals and support staff to manage caseloads efficiently.
- Highly dependable (attendance daily responsibilities/tasks and project deadlines).
- Competent in multi-tasking prioritization and maintaining confidentiality.
- Very detail-oriented.
- Good decision-maker; understands when to take initiative and when to seek managers input.
Other Duties
Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Working conditions
This position operates from the Dallas office location. At times it will be required to travel to the Firms other office locations of which are in a professional office environment.
Physical requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms and requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies up to 20 pounds.
Position Type and Expected Work Hours
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Employee must maintain reliable transportation to meet regular in-office work schedule requirements.
