Associate Attorney at LOGS Legal Group LLP in Huntsville, Alabama

Job Description:

LOGS Legal Group LLP is looking for an Associate Attorney to join the team. This role primarily focuses on Bankruptcy.

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  JOB TITLE: Attorney 


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  BUSINESS UNIT: Legal 


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  LOCATION: Alabama 


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  TRAVEL REQUIRED: Court Related Only


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  POSITION REPORTS TO: Managing Attorney (Local) 


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  SALARY RANGE/LEVEL: Commensurate 


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  POSITION TYPE: (FLSA) Full Time/Exempt – Professional

Purpose of this Role:

The Associate Attorney provides exceptional legal representation to financial institutions in a wide variety of creditor rights’ matters focused primarily on Bankruptcy. The Associate Attorney identifies effective, practical, and innovative solutions to emerging challenges in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Value to the Team:

The Associate Attorney will contribute to the legal team by collaborating with team members to share knowledge and expertise, provide guidance and oversight to non-attorney staff to ensure efficiency and compliance with laws, regulations, client contractual requirements, court rules and best practices; collectively solving client problems, and ensuring the quality of legal services provided.

Impact to the Organization:

Since its inception, the LOGS Legal Network has led the creditors' rights industry as thought leaders and innovators with localized legal expertise backed by national operations, compliance, and technology. The Associate Attorney operates as an integral part of a team of lawyers and legal assistants providing high-quality, innovative creditors’ rights legal services to financial institutions throughout the nation of varying sizes and diverse portfolios. This team works closely with both local, regional, and national team members to continuously advance the company’s relationships, reputation, and market share within the industry.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Full responsibility for all legal matters related to assigned caseload, including but not limited to:

• Work with default servicing and mortgage bank clients to resolve legal issues.


• Conduct a comprehensive review of all loan documents, financial information; and correspondence;


• Draft responses to motions and affirmative defenses received from defendants.


• Draft, review and ensure proper filing/mailing of pleadings, notices, motions, and correspondence.


• Attend in person and video court hearings.


• Identify and address both routine and complex legal issues and develop creative solutions.


• Identify causes of action, affirmative defenses, and counterclaims and develop strategy and evidentiary basis to advocate for clients in court.


• Review documents and provide direction and oversight to non-legal staff.


• Lead by example with regard to support of the compliance and ethics programs within the firm.


• Other duties and responsibilities, as assigned.


• This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• High degree of organizational skills.


• Detail oriented with strong analytical skills and problem-solving capabilities.


• Strong time-management and prioritization skills.


• Self-driven with ability to work independently or collaboratively, as needed.


• Excellent and adaptive interpersonal and communication skills


• Commitment to providing exceptional, responsive, and time-bound client service.


• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite of programs (Word, Excel, etc.) and computer savvy.


• Compliance focused.


• Emotional intelligence.

Training and Experience:

• Attorney Licensed in following state(s): AL


• 0-3 years of experience in creditors rights Bankruptcy work.

The following attributes are desirable but not required to apply:

• Multi-state licensure 


• Knowledge of Foreclosure process

Conditions of Work:

• Ability to sit or stand for long periods


• Ability to remain focused for extended periods


• Ability to work extra hours to accomplish goals


• Ability to work on computers for a significant portion of the day


• Ability to travel domestically, if necessary

Our firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. If you require an accommodation during the interview process, please indicate same when responding to this posting.

Behaviors

Preferred

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

Preferred

• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

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