Legal Assistant - Creditor Rights Litigation

S; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 51,577,000 - 57,308,000; Full time

Job summary

Scott & Associates, PC is a Plano, TX based legal recoveries firm seeking a motivated Litigation Assistant to join our team. The role is full-time and focuses on supporting creditor rights litigation workflows, docket management, and document handling.

The ideal candidate has at least two years of general office experience, with one year in a legal setting, strong organizational and communication skills, and proficiency with MS Office.

Qualifications

• Two years general office experience with at least one year legal office experience.
• Knowledge of legal principles and legal terminology.
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel).
• Ability to work with databases and online technological platforms.
• Ability to be self-reliant and initiate communication with management.
• Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Ability to be detail-oriented, diligent, and flexible.

Responsibilities

• Review files to determine status and next steps with internal and external parties.
• Follow up to ensure files move through litigation and post judgment processes.
• Obtain legal documents from court websites and import into the firm’s case management system.
• File legal documents with the court and assist with docket management.
• Prepare, review, and assemble trial packages and legal documents for attorney review.
• Generate and track judgment documents and communicate with enforcement officers, courts, banks, process servers, attorneys, and consumers.
• Record information in the firm’s case management system.

Skills

MS Office

Legal terminology

Interpersonal skills

Detail-oriented

Time management

Confidentiality

English communication

Tools

Case management system

Job description

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Legal Assistant - Creditor Rights Litigation

Full Time Clerical Plano, TX, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1342

Salary Range: $18.00 To $20.00 Hourly

Scott & Associates, PC is a well-established, multi-state legal recoveries firm. Since our founding in 2000, we’ve grown into a leading force in debt recovery, providing trusted and comprehensive legal solutions for financial institutions nationwide.

Our teams are driven, collaborative, and committed to delivering results.

We are seeking a motivated Litigation Assistant to join our Plano, TX-based team.

Job Responsibilities vary by department, but may include:

• Review files to determine status and appropriate next steps. Follow up with internal and external parties to resolve


• Follow up to ensure files move through litigation and post judgment process efficiently


• Obtain legal documents from court websites


• Import documents into the Firm’s case management system


• File legal documents with the court


• Assist with docket management


• Prepare, review, and assemble trial packages


• Generate and prepare legal documents for Attorney review


• Generate and track judgment documents


• Communicate with enforcement officers, courts, banks, process servers, attorneys, and consumers


• Record information in the Firm’s case management system

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• At least two-years general office experience with at least one-year legal office experience or equivalent education


• Knowledge of legal principles and legal terminology.


• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel).


• Ability to work with databases and on-line technological platforms


• Ability to be self-reliant and able to initiate communication with management


• Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.


• Ability to be detail-oriented, diligent, and flexible


• Ability to handle conflicting time demands and focus on task completion with little direction or need for supervisory follow-up


• Proficient command of the English language in both oral and written format


• Ability to maintain confidentiality in a professional manner


• Ability to operate basic office equipment such as a copy machine, fax machine, printer, scanner, and computer.