Associate Attorney (WA)

Summary: Act as an attorney who represents our firm and our clients (creditors) in pre-litigation issues, foreclosures, bankruptcy, evictions, excess proceeds, deeds in lieu, replevins, and other litigation matters as assigned. Will also work with our team on internal case processing, reporting, and tracking.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Efficient management of multiple files in various stages of progression: pre-litigation issues, foreclosures, bankruptcy, evictions, excess proceeds, deeds in lieu, replevins, sales, and other litigation matters as assigned.

· Timely preparation of high quality letters, emails, documents, pleadings, motions, discovery, disclosure, and appellate briefs as assigned.

· Reviews, audits, and edits legal work product of department staff.

· Provides guidance, feedback, and approval on legal work product.

· Maintains a high level of ethical standards, including but not limited to case load management, communications, and timeliness.

· Attend court hearings, sales, mediations, trials, and oral arguments as required.

· Initial intake and preparation of strategy analysis of new cases assigned.

· Research law and facts applicable to assigned cases.

· Accurate recording of billable work performed.

· Provides excellent customer service to clients.

· Commitment to continued education/learning by attending CLEs, etc.

· Assist with other tasks as assigned by Managing Attorney.

Qualifications:

· This position requires a Juris Doctorate, Washington State Bar license in good standing.

· Other skills required:

o Possess relevant technology competencies such as Westlaw and time-billing software.

o Able to drive.

o 8 years of experience as an associate attorney.

COMPETENCIES:

· Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values.

· Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events; resilient.

· Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data; designs work flows and procedures.

· Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

· Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments.

· Delegation - Delegates work assignments; matches the responsibility to the person; gives authority to work independently; sets expectations and monitors delegated activities; provides recognition for results.

· Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

· Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; maintains confidentiality; listens to others without interrupting; keeps emotions under control; remains open to others' ideas and tries new things, contributing team member, respectful of others.

· Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.

· Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; accepts feedback from others; gives appropriate recognition to others.

· Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIORNMENT:

· Required to work in an office setting, including operating a computer, printer, or other standard office equipment.

· The work is performed in a traditional office environment

· The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet

· Travel may be required for court appearances and other in-person meeting