Foreclosure - Specialist [IL]

Padgett Law Group; Tallahassee (FL); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks of PTO from day one

Paid parental and grandparent leave

7 paid company holidays and your birthday off

Full suite of healthcare insurance options

401(k) with company match

Extensive training and development opportunities

Flexible work schedules including in-office, hybrid, and remote

Job summary

Padgett Law Group is seeking an organized and detail-oriented individual to draft and file legal documents, manage client communication, and provide exceptional customer service. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this role involves supporting attorneys in a fast-paced environment, ensuring timely responses to correspondence, and maintaining high standards of service. The position offers flexible work schedules with options for in-office, hybrid, and remote work capabilities, as well as generous PTO and comprehensive healthcare options.

Qualifications

• Experience with client systems is preferred.
• Commitment to providing exceptional customer service is essential.
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to continual change is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Draft and file legal documents such as assignments and motions.
• Provide exceptional customer service to clients at every level.
• Support attorneys in a high-volume, time-sensitive atmosphere.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Client systems experience (LPS, Tempo, Vendorscape)

Exceptional organizational skills

High-level proficiency in Microsoft Office

Internet research activities

Good understanding of the legal process surrounding foreclosure

Job description

About Us

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 enables PLG to aggressively manage and process delinquent or underperforming loans, giving our clients an edge when curing or resolving these 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.

Mission and Culture

At Padgett Law Group, our mission is simple: attract and retain the most talented individuals within our industry while delivering high-quality legal services to our clients. Our core values of People, Precision, and Performance guide our culture and every interaction.

Benefits

• 4 weeks of PTO from day one (which 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 work capabilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Drafting, preparing, and filing legal documents such as assignments, motions, affidavits, and more.
• Ensuring timely, courteous, and thorough responses to a heavy volume of email correspondence.
• Developing and maintaining congenial relationships with business associates and clients.
• Providing exceptional customer service to clients at every level of interaction.
• Supporting attorneys in a high-volume, time-sensitive atmosphere.
• Preparing and filing status updates prior to scheduled hearings.
• Providing regular and timely client status updates and following up on outstanding documents and services.
• Reviewing expired Notices of Default and communicating with the client to ensure the most updated figures have been received.
• Monitoring for executed client declarations.
• Filing client declarations with the court.

Requirements

• Experience with client systems such as LPS, Tempo, Vendorscape and others (preferred).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Commitment to providing exceptional customer service.
• Ability to communicate courteously and effectively with borrowers, clients, attorneys, other internal employees, and outside parties.
• Ability to work with others in a congenial and team-oriented manner.
• Exceptional organizational skills; ability to multi-task and adapt to continual change.
• Attention to detail.
• High-level proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite.
• Proficiency in internet research activities.
• Good understanding of the legal process surrounding foreclosure (preferred).

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Prolonged time sitting at a desk typing, using, and looking at a computer.