Senior Associate Attorney

Overview

A legal services organization is seeking an experienced attorney to represent mortgage servicer and investor clients in residential and commercial foreclosure, title, and general real estate litigation. This role involves handling consumer claims directly against clients and requires appearances in state and federal courts for routine and contested hearings. The position may be in-office, hybrid, or fully remote depending on the candidate's qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage and handle a caseload of contested foreclosures, defensive litigation, and ancillary matters on behalf of mortgage servicers and investors.
• Prosecute commercial foreclosures from initiation through resolution.
• Analyze loan files, title reports, and other client documents.
• Draft motions, pleadings, settlement agreements, discovery demands, and responses.
• Appear in court for settlement conferences, case management conferences, motion arguments, trials, hearings, and appeals.
• Communicate with clients to ensure quality representation and implementation of client directives, including electronic communication through various online portals.
• Collaborate with support staff to prepare and execute documents for client signatures, court filings, and internal or client reporting.
• Research and analyze complex client cases and collaborate with partners regarding client advice and potential resolutions.
• Create matter budgets and seek fee approval from clients as required; track billable and non-billable time.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position may include supervisory duties.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.
• Bar license in good standing in New York is required.
• Bar license in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and/or Connecticut is a plus but not required.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant litigation experience preferred; candidates with less experience will be considered if otherwise qualified.
• Substantial knowledge and experience with New York Mortgage Foreclosure Law and practice is required.

Skills and Abilities

• Effective time and priority management.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Strong legal writing skills.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team setting.
• Maintain professionalism under challenging circumstances.
• Ability to interact and communicate well with clients, staff, peers, and management at all levels.
• Maintain a positive attitude.

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to sit, talk, and hear.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Normal office working conditions with quiet to moderate noise levels.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $120,000 to $170,000 annually, commensurate with experience and accomplishments.

Additional Information

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
• No employment sponsorship or immigration support is provided for this position. This includes no support for CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, H-1B, TN, E-3, O-1 visas, or any other visa categories.
• Only qualified candidates will be contacted for consideration due to high volume of applications.

Location

• Position location may be in-office, hybrid, or fully remote based on candidate qualifications.