Legal Staff Paralegal in Fort Myers, FL

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Law Firm

Fort Myers, FL

Legal Staff Paralegal in Fort Myers, FL

Legal Staff

Min 2 yrs required

No

Job Title: Collections and Foreclosure Paralegal

Job Responsibilities:

1. Association Actions:
- Understand and comply with the provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and related state laws.
- Communicate with delinquent owners via phone, email, and letter correspondence respectfully and professionally.
- 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 the complaint packages.
- Prepare and generate 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 the affidavit of indebtedness and the affidavit of costs.
- Prepare and generate all Notices of Hearing.
- Instruct Team Assistant with various tasks.
- Prepare and generate the Final Judgment, including the Notice of Sale.
- Prepare cover letters to the judge.
- Prepare the hearing folder for the attorney to take to the hearing.

2. Bank Actions:
- Pull Mortgage/Satisfaction Search.
- Prepare Answer/Affirmative Defenses.
- Prepare and generate any Motions for Case Management Conference, Notice of Trial, and Motions to Reschedule Sale.
- Prepare and generate all Notices of Hearing.

3. Closing Files:
- Ensure all legal work is complete for the file to be closed and that there are no outstanding invoices to be paid.
- Determine if there is money in trust to pay outstanding invoices and manage check requests or additional funds requests accordingly.
- Contact the Association to obtain consent to use trust funds for payment of invoices, if necessary.

4. Matter Centricity:
- Receive Court Pleadings filed.
- Save the document in the file through Filesite for further profiling by the file clerk.

Required Skills/Abilities:
- Proficiency in software tools, including 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 when necessary.
- Highly organized and able to multi-task.
- Conscientious with respect to work completion, deadlines, time management, and attendance.
- Analytical and detail-oriented, capable of working at a fast pace and multi-tasking.

Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- 2 or more years of experience.

Salary Information:
The text does not provide specific salary information for the Collections and Foreclosure Paralegal position. However, it mentions that a comprehensive benefits package is offered, which includes Employer-Paid benefits, Mental Health coverage, and a 401k match.

Equal Employment Opportunity:
The law firm is committed to diversity in the workplace, emphasizing protection, respect, and inclusion of all attributes that each employee contributes. The firm strives for a workplace that welcomes and respects 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 also values differences such as educational level, life experience, work experience, socio-economic background, and personality. The law firm is committed to hiring practices and a work environment that values contributions from people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. The firm recruits, employs, trains, develops, and promotes employees based on individual qualifications, competence, and merit, without discrimination on any basis prohibited by applicable law.

Jun 17, 2025
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