Job Title: Collections and Foreclosure Paralegal
Job Responsibilities:
The Collections and Foreclosure Paralegal plays a crucial role in supporting attorneys by managing substantive legal work and ensuring compliance with relevant laws. Key responsibilities include:
Association Actions:
- Understand and comply with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and related state laws.
- Communicate with delinquent owners via phone, email, and letter correspondence in a respectful and professional manner.
- Process payments from owners and prepare balance due letters, payoff letters, and estoppels.
- Prepare initial Demand Letters, Notice of Intent to Foreclose letters, and Liens.
- Prepare and generate complaint packages and all foreclosure motions.
- Prepare and generate Stipulations for Settlement, including the Order Ratifying the Stipulation, if necessary.
- Prepare and generate the Motion for Summary Judgment, including affidavits of indebtedness, costs, and attorney's fees.
- Prepare and generate all Notices of Hearing and instruct Team Assistant with various tasks.
- Prepare and generate the Final Judgment, including the Notice of Sale.
- Prepare cover letters to the judge and the hearing folder for the attorney.
Bank Actions:
- Conduct Mortgage/Satisfaction Searches.
- Prepare Answer/Affirmative Defenses.
- Prepare and generate Motions for Case Management Conference, Notice of Trial, and Motions to Reschedule Sale.
- Prepare and generate all Notices of Hearing.
Closing Files:
- Ensure all legal work is complete and there are no outstanding invoices before closing a file.
- Determine if there is money in trust to pay outstanding invoices and coordinate with the Team Assistant or the Association as needed.
Matter Centricity:
- Receive Court Pleadings filed and save the document in the file through Filesite for further profiling by the file clerk.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Proficiency in software tools such as Word, Excel, Outlook, and the Internet.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent customer service to internal and external customers.
- Ability to identify and solve issues in a timely manner.
- Team player willing to assist others in the department.
- Extremely organized and capable of multi-tasking.
- Conscientious regarding work completion, deadlines, time management, and attendance.
- Analytical and detail-oriented, while working at a fast pace.
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- 2 or more years of experience.
Salary Information:
The text does not specify salary information for this position.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The law firm is committed to diversity and equal employment opportunity. The firm values the protection, respect, and inclusion of all employees regardless of protected class status, including race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, age, ancestry, and disability. The firm acknowledges the importance of educational level, life experience, work experience, socio-economic background, and personality in contributing to workplace diversity. The firm adheres to hiring practices that promote individual qualifications, competence, and merit, ensuring compliance with applicable laws.
