Associate Attorney

Overview

This role is for an Associate Attorney position with the organization’s creditors’ rights and real estate legal services practice, supporting matters at the state and federal level in 18 states. The position is remote and based in North Carolina. Applicants must be licensed in North Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Represent clients in all stages of the foreclosure process, including contested foreclosures and real estate litigation.
• Conduct comprehensive reviews of conditions precedent to filing, including loan documents, financials, and demand letters.
• Perform comprehensive title reviews to identify title defects, missing links in chain of title, or encumbrances, and execute necessary corrective legal actions.
• Draft and review legal documents, pleadings, and correspondence to initiate and maintain foreclosure actions.
• Research and analyze applicable statutes, case law, regulatory requirements, and servicing requirements.
• Conduct legal research and writing.
• Attend court hearings and communicate with opposing counsel.
• Review and update internal client systems with findings, documentation, and recommendations.
• Maintain a high degree of confidentiality and professionalism.
• Prioritize and complete a high volume of work to meet firm, client, investor, and court deadlines.
• Use firm and client systems to ensure all applicable deadlines are met.
• Safeguard compliance with local, state, and federal foreclosure, bankruptcy, and collections requirements, as applicable.

Requirements

• Admission to the North Carolina State Bar is required.
• Ability to work independently.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize workloads to meet deadlines.
• Meticulous attention to detail and the ability to produce accurate, high-quality work in a fast-paced, volume-based environment.
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Admission to federal and bankruptcy courts in North Carolina.
• Prior foreclosure experience.
• Demonstrated experience in title review and the ability to analyze corrective title action opportunities.
• Intermediate to advanced computer proficiency (including Microsoft Office products) and general office skills.
• Previous experience with electronic case management and client systems.
• Basic principles of Quality Assurance and/or Quality Control.

Education and Training

• Juris Doctor (J.D.).
• Bar membership in North Carolina.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation will be commensurate with experience and includes the organization’s benefits package.

Location

• Remote role, with the selected candidate located within North Carolina.