Associate Attorney

MANDARICH LAW GROUP, LLP; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with match

Company paid life insurance

Short and long-term disability

PTO & float holidays

Paid parental leave

Bar dues paid

Job summary

Mandarich Law Group, LLP is seeking an Associate Attorney licensed in Missouri and residing in the St. Louis metro area. The role emphasizes court appearances, court coverage, and active litigation support for a busy creditor's rights practice.

You will travel as needed, handle motions, and coordinate with clients and co-counsel to advance accounts and suits while maintaining timely, professional communication.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in Missouri; additional licenses in other states welcomed.
• Able to appear in court on time using personal transportation.
• Travel may be required; firm reimburses mileage per IRS rates.
• Multitasking and strong verbal and written communication skills are mandatory for a high-volume workload.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, appear for court within travel distance and manage timely appearances.
• Review and request appropriate court coverage with necessary documents.
• Draft, review, and file litigation motions as needed.
• Prepare for trials/arbitrations, including overnight stays when required.
• Communicate with consumers, employers, and attorneys to resolve accounts or suits.
• Review lawsuits and pleadings and related documents.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Court appearances

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Mandarich Law Group is one of the country's leading creditor's right law firms with offices in CA, NY, IL, MI, OH, NC, GA, WA, NV and FL, is seeking an Associate Attorney that is licensed in the State of Missouri and resides in the St. Louis metro area.

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
• 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
• Review lawsuits on new and ongoing legal pleadings and documents

Requirements

• Licensed in the State of Missouri to practice law. Additional licensing in other states (IA, OR, IL, NY, NE, ID, CA, WA, 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

Benefits

• 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