Texas Associate Attorney

About the role

Act as an attorney who represents TMLF and TMLF creditor clients in pre-litigation issues, foreclosure actions, bankruptcy, evictions, excess proceeds, and other litigation matters as assigned.  Will also work with TMLF team on internal case processing.

What you'll do

• Efficient management of multiple pre-litigation issues, foreclosure actions, bankruptcy, evictions, excess proceeds, and other litigation matters as assigned.

• Timely preparation of high quality letters, emails, foreclosure documents, pleadings, motions, discovery, disclosure, and appellate briefs as assigned.

• Reviews, audits, and edits legal work product of department staff.

• Provides guidance, feedback, and approval on legal work product to non-attorney staff and as requested.

• Maintains a high level of ethical standards concerning case load.

• Attend court hearings, mediations, trials, and oral arguments as required.

• Initial intake and preparation of strategy analysis of new cases assigned.

• Research applicable to assigned cases.

• Accurate recording of billable work performed.

• Provides excellent customer service to clients.

• Commitment to continued education/learning by attending CLEs, etc.

• Assist with other tasks as assigned by Managing Attorney.

Qualifications

• This position requires a Juris Doctorate, Texas State Bar license in good standing.

• Other skills required:·          

• • 5+ years of legal practice experience required
  • Experience with bankruptcy matters as they relate to default/servicing
  • Experience handling foreclosure proceedings
  • Possess relevant technology competencies such as Westlaw and time-billing software.
  • Foreclosure, Title and bankruptcy

• • Ability to prioritize workload.

• • Legal research and writing.

• • Excellent communication skills.

Competencies:

• Ethics - Treats people with respect. Keeps commitments. Inspires the trust of others. Works with integrity and ethically. Upholds organizational values.

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment. Manages competing demands. Changes approach or method to best fit the situation. Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

• Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information. Collects and researches data. Uses intuition and experience to complement data. Designs workflows and procedures.

• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time. Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent. Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations. Responds promptly to customer needs. Solicits customer feedback to improve service. Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.

• Delegation - Delegates work assignments. Matches the responsibility to the person. Gives authority to work independently. Sets expectations and monitors delegated activities. Provides recognition for results.

• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction. Takes responsibility for own actions. Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals. Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

• Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming. Maintains confidentiality. Listens to others without interrupting. Keeps emotions under control. Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.

• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions. Exhibits sound and accurate judgment. Supports and explains reasoning for decisions. Includes appropriate people in decision-making process. Makes timely decisions.

• Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others. Inspires and motivates others to perform well. Effectively influences actions and opinions of others. Accepts feedback from others. Gives appropriate recognition to others.

• Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals. Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles. Measures self against standard of excellence. Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations. Listens and gets clarification. Responds well to questions. Demonstrates group presentation skills. Participates in meetings.

Qualifications Physical Demands And Work Environment :

• Frequently required to sit, stand, utilize hand and finger dexterity, talk and hear.

• Occasionally required to walk.

• Continually required to sit.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.