Attorney - Bankruptcy

Padgett Law Group; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks of PTO from day one

Paid Parental and Grandparent Leave

Full suite of healthcare insurance options

401(k) with company match

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Padgett Law Group in Atlanta, Georgia, is seeking an Attorney – Bankruptcy to support the firm’s bankruptcy operations. Responsibilities include attending hearings, managing appearance counsel, and providing legal advice to clients.

The ideal candidate will have an active bar admission and experience in bankruptcy proceedings. The role offers a full suite of benefits, 4 weeks of PTO, and flexible work schedules.

Qualifications

• Admission or ability to obtain admission to all bankruptcy courts in state of hire.
• Experience in representing creditors in bankruptcy proceedings.
• Ability to work with others in a team-oriented manner.

Responsibilities

• Attend hearings and manage local appearance counsel.
• Update internal and external systems of record.
• Answer legal questions and provide training tools.
• Maintain integrity and embody firm culture.

Skills

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Teamwork

Education

Active bar admission in the state of hire

Job description

About Padgett Law Group

Padgett Law Group (PLG) is an elite, full-service creditors' rights law firm with practices in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Alabama, New Jersey, Kentucky, and Illinois. Additionally, PLG offers national bankruptcy, replevin, and loss mitigation services. The firm’s practice provides exclusive representation to institutional clients such as lenders, mortgage servicers, credit unions, banks, hedge funds, investors and other financial services industry stakeholders. Leveraging technology in our partnerships with forward-thinking clients allows PLG to focus on aggressive management and processing of delinquent or underperforming loans, giving clients an edge when curing or resolving complex legal matters. In 2019, PLG was recognized by The M Report, a leading default services industry publication, as a Top 25 Company to Work For.

At Padgett Law Group, our mission is simple: to attract and retain the most talented individuals within our industry while delivering high-quality legal services to our clients. We understand our crucial role as we strive to provide an ethical and empathetic experience. We contribute to that through our long-standing and recognizable firm culture that is visible during every interaction with PLG—and amongst ourselves. At PLG, we stand on our decades-long tradition of merit, respect, hard work, and excellent results, and we use that foundation for every service we provide. As a firm, we believe that our mission can only be truly realized through investment in our core values of People, Precision, and Performance.

Vision

We are looking to build the most compelling law firm that is home to the industry’s best talent, as we are today and as we grow in the future. We seek leaders who cultivate those around them, contribute to our path forward, appreciate our culture, and commit to our shared goals.

Benefits

• 4 weeks of PTO from day one (increases with tenure)
• Paid Parental and Grandparent Leave
• 7 paid company holidays and your birthday off every year
• Full suite of healthcare insurance options including health, dental, vision, STD, LTD, accident, critical illness, voluntary life and AD&D coverage, and more
• Company-covered term life insurance, AD&D insurance, and employee assistance program
• 401(k) with company match
• Extensive training and development opportunities
• Flexible work schedules including in‑office, hybrid, and remote working capabilities

Position Overview

The position of Attorney – Bankruptcy at PLG provides support to the firm’s bankruptcy staff and clients and reports directly to the firm’s designated Supervising Attorney of Bankruptcy Operations. The Attorney carries a caseload and is responsible for ensuring compliance with all local, state, and federal areas of concern relating to default servicing. Duties include attending hearings, managing local appearance counsel hearings, reviewing documents, training staff, providing legal advice to clients, and conducting research at the local and federal level. Employment reviews occur annually to determine merit‑based increases based on company performance.

Scope of Work

• Hearing maintenance: attending hearings, managing local appearance counsel hearing attendance, ensuring coverage for all scheduled hearings, and providing immediate real‑time hearing results internally and to the client.
• Portfolio management: ensuring internal and external systems of record are updated timely, ensuring staff have updated drafting templates in compliance with local and federal rules, performing quality control reviews of documents prior to client or court submission, monitoring dockets to identify and upgrade actionable docket events, and ensuring upstream and downstream processes comply with established deadlines.
• Loan level support to firm staff and clients: answering legal questions, providing training tools and drafting templates, coordinating with leadership to improve processes and staff performance, and conducting research using vendor and firm tools, providing results and recommendations for training, technology, or process changes.
• Acting with integrity, energy, and commitment at all times, embodying firm culture, maintaining consistency and stability through work ethic and personal conduct, and timely escalating, managing, and mitigating any firm‑risk related legal matters performed by the bankruptcy department.

Requirements

• An active bar admission in the state of hire with a member in good standing status.
• Admission or the ability to obtain admission to all bankruptcy courts within the state of hire.
• Experience representing creditors in bankruptcy proceedings in the jurisdiction of hire or willingness to obtain bankruptcy knowledge.
• Ability to work with others in a congenial and team‑oriented manner.
• Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to multi‑task and be adaptable to continual change.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.