Associate Attorney

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Attend court hearings;

Monitor files from answer to judgment;

Communicate with customers and attorneys to resolve legal matters;

Provide clients with status updates both verbally and through email/websites;

Review file information received from client for accuracy and completeness;

Summarize legal documents;

Prepare and review declarations and affidavits for truthfulness;

Prepare correspondence to courts, attorneys and clients;

Prepare and file pleadings;

Draft motions and answers/responses to motions;

Review bankruptcy filings, deceased notifications and military hits; and

Perform online records research.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Excellent analytical, writing, research, investigative and organizational skills;

Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word and Excel) and case management software

Basic typing skills;

Ability to multitask;

Aptitude to be self-motivated; and

Desire to work with others in achieving company and client goals.

Minimum

Education and Experience Requirements:

At least a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited institution

Other Work Requirements:

Successfully pass pre-employment testing including criminal background check, credit check and drug testing.

Compensation and Benefits:

Competitive annual salary based upon experience;

Competitive medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance, the cost of which is shared between the firm and the employee (full-time only);

Life insurance fully paid by the firm (full-time only);

Long-term disability insurance fully paid by the firm (full-time only);

401(k) Qualified Retirement Plan. Both pre-tax and post-tax (Roth) 401(k) options available. Employee contributions are matched up to 4% of annual compensation;

Section 125 Plan (full-time only).