Senior Litigation Attorney

Position

Reports to Director of Litigation

Summary/Objective

To handle mortgage-related litigation files as lead counsel in State and Federal courts in Texas. The 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. This position is in-office.

Essential Functions

• Provide legal advice to the Firm’s mortgage servicing clients. Communicate with clients through a combination of phone, email and client database systems;
• 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 (comprised of legal assistants and processors) for accuracy;
• Maintain a current knowledge of any trends, regulations or legislation affecting the assigned area of practice;
• Settle cases and attend hearings;
• Perform additional duties as requested.

Qualifications

Position Preferences:

• Juris Doctorate;
• Licensed to practice law in the State and Federal Courts in Texas.
• 7+ years’ experience preferred in finance or representation of financial institutions in real estate related matters.
• Exceptional communication skills (oral and written).
• Ability to work through complex mortgage-related issues.
• Must be PC literate and able to rapidly adapt to a variety of data base systems including but not limited to Microsoft Word;
• Ability to represent the company in various forums to foster the desires and image of the company in the community

Characteristics:

• Positive attitude and professional image at all times.
• 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 manager’s input.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. 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 Firm’s other office locations of which are in a professional office environment. The role will use standard office equipment such as computer, phone, and copy/fax machines.

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

Pay: $150,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person