Litigation Attorney

Overview

Litigation Attorney (I / II / Senior)

This role provides broad, versatile in-house legal support across mortgage operations, banking partners, and operational departments. The position functions as a legal generalist, advising leadership on general commercial transactions, litigation management, mortgage originations, loan servicing, banking compliance, labor and employment matters, intellectual property, risk management, and direct supervision of paralegal staff.

Responsibilities

General Legal Counsel & Corporate Governance

• Identify and analyze legal issues relevant to business lines, Human Resources, intellectual property, corporate governance, and general operational risk
• Provide daily legal advice and research to managers and supervisors to guide operational decisions
• Assist with preparing corporate resolutions, policies, and internal governance standards
• Prepare and deliver periodic legal updates and risk briefings to executive leadership

Mortgage Operations, Loan Servicing & Banking Compliance

• Provide operational legal guidance on mortgage origination, primary and secondary loan servicing, default servicing, warehouse lending, and banking operations
• Monitor and advise on compliance with federal and state financial services laws and regulations, including CFPB rules, RESPA, TILA, HOEPA, ECOA, FCRA, GLBA, and AML/BSA guidelines
• Advise business units on regulatory examinations, licensing maintenance, state banking department audits, and consumer complaint resolution

Litigation & Dispute Management

• Oversee and manage consumer, commercial, employment, and mortgage-related litigation, arbitrations, and administrative disputes
• Direct outside legal counsel on active litigation strategy, discovery, case reserves, and settlement negotiations
• Manage internal e-discovery, litigation holds, subpoena responses, and record production workflows

Contract Drafting & Negotiation

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial contracts, software vendor agreements, non-disclosure agreements, lease agreements, and service contracts
• Structure, draft, and negotiate complex financial services transactions, loan sale and purchase agreements, secondary market transfers, and financing arrangements
• Ensure third-party vendor contracts conform to organizational standards and regulatory requirements

Paralegal & Legal Team Management

• Directly supervise, mentor, and delegate operational tasks to paralegals, legal assistants, and regulatory support personnel
• Oversee legal workflow distribution, quality control on file preparation, and performance evaluations for direct legal support staff

Employment & HR Legal Support

• Advise Human Resources on employment law matters, wage and hour issues, employment agreements, non-competes, and internal HR policies
• Assist in reviewing employee dispute claims, administrative filings, or workplace accommodation requests

General Duties

• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school required
• Active state bar admission required, with the ability to obtain licensure in Colorado (via reciprocity or limited in-house counsel licensing)

Experience Level Requirements

• Litigation Attorney I: 1–3 years of corporate, contractual, financial services, or general civil legal practice
• Litigation Attorney II: 3–6 years of experience advising corporate clients on contract law, mortgage/banking compliance, employment matters, litigation management, or general corporate affairs
• Senior Litigation Attorney: 6+ years of versatile in-house counsel or transactional experience handling complex corporate agreements, litigation management, financial services regulatory governance, multi-department counseling, and direct paralegal supervision

Core Skills & Substantive Knowledge

• Broad legal expertise spanning commercial contracting, mortgage origination/servicing compliance, financial services regulation, litigation oversight, and HR/employment law
• Direct experience managing paralegals, legal assistants, or legal support teams
• Proven ability to act as a pragmatic legal generalist in a fast-paced mortgage and financial services environment
• Strong legal research proficiency (LexisNexis/Westlaw) and document drafting capability
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and executive presentation skills
• Ability to handle a wide range of concurrent legal matters with high precision and confidentiality

Physical Requirements

• Stationary position; prolonged periods at a desk and working on the computer
• Occasional movement about inside the office to walk to offices and office machinery
• Occasional lifting up to 10 pounds; must be able to push, pull, pull up, bend at the knees and waist, twist body at the waist, raise and hold arms overhead, turn head-neck-shoulders as needed, grasp and hold tools and other items with hands, for either extended periods of time or many times throughout the workday

Preferred Qualifications

No additional preferred qualifications listed.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary Ranges (Per Year)

• Litigation Attorney I: $95,000 - $125,000

• Litigation Attorney II: $125,000 - $160,000

• Senior Litigation Attorney: $160,000 - $215,000

• Plus benefits, depending on experience.

Benefits

Eligible employees may participate in a comprehensive benefits package and paid time off (PTO), including:

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Options to participate in a Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, and Health Reimbursement Arrangement
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Voluntary Supplemental Life
• Voluntary Short-Term and Long-Term Disability and Supplemental insurance
• Option to participate in a company retirement plan

Location

• Corporate Region – Colorado Springs, CO
• Office location: 7450 Campus Drive, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
• Remote status considered, but not preferred

Job Details

• Full Time
• Job Shift: Day
• Job Category: Legal
• Reports to: Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
• Exempt Status: Non-Exempt (I) / Exempt (II/III)

Equal Opportunity Employer

The employer is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants and employees when necessary to enable individuals to complete the application process and/or perform essential job functions.