Associate Attorney

Socket.dev; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

401K with company match

Life Insurance

Short & Long Term Disability

PTO & float holidays

Parental Leave

Bar Dues

Job summary

Mandarich Law Group seeks an Associate Attorney licensed to practice in North Carolina to work in our Charlotte or Raleigh offices. The role involves court appearances, motion practice, and trial preparation, with travel as needed. You may travel overnight for distant counties and must drive when necessary.

Strong communication with clients, employers, and consumers is essential. Applicants may hold additional state licenses; company offers competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in North Carolina.
• Additional licensing in other states welcomed.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to travel for court appearances and related matters.

Responsibilities

• Court appearances and timely handling of court appearances within travel distance.
• Request and manage court coverage with attachment of necessary documents.
• Draft, review, and file mid-litigation motions and responses.
• Prepare for trials and arbitrations, including overnight stays when needed.
• Communicate with attorneys, employers, and consumers to resolve matters.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Microsoft Office

Travel willingness

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Mandarich Law Group is one of the country's leading creditor's right law firm with offices in CA, NY, IL, MI, OH, GA, MO and FL, is seeking an Associate Attorney who is licensed in South Carolina but will work in our Charlotte, NC or Raleigh, NC office.

What You'll Do:

• Court Appearances – Associate is required to correctly prepare, appear timely, and properly handle court appearances in that are reasonably within travel distance. It is your responsibility to ensure you are able to timely and reliably appear on time at the given courthouse. You may need to travel overnight for certain locations, driving a car is required for some locations.
• Court Coverage Placements – Associate is required to review and appropriately request coverage where necessary for all court calls where an Associate will not appear including the attachment of all necessary documents for the attorney’s appearance as well as any orders necessary for the requested coverage results.
• Mid Litigation Motions and Responses – Associate may be required to draft, review, and file any necessary motions during the course of litigation.
• Trials and Arbitrations – Associate may be required to prepare for trials/arbitrations as necessary for the firm which may include overnight stays in distant counties.
• Communications with Attorneys, Employers, and Consumers – Associate is required to communicate with consumers, consumer’s employers, and consumer’s attorneys as necessary to resolve accounts/suits.

• Licensed in the State of North Carolina to practice law. Additional licensing in other states (SC, IA, MO, KS, IL, NY, NE, ID, CA, WA, OR, AK, HI, NV) is welcomed.
• Comfortable appearing in court and the ability to appear on time consistently using your own method of transportation.
• Travel may be required, the firm reimburses in accordance with IRS published mileage rates, and other firm approved travel expenses will be reimbursed the subsequent pay period following submittal for reimbursement.
• Multi-tasking and strong verbal and written communication skills are mandatory for a high-volume case load.
• Microsoft Office

• Competitive Base Salary
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage; 401K plan with company match
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability
• PTO, Float holiday
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Bar Dues

Please no recruiters, out of country applicants, or applicants that are not licensed to practice law in South Carolina.

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