Bankruptcy paralegal Jobs in Atlanta, GA

Job Description

Job Description

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, and New Jersey. 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 gives PLG the ability to focus on the aggressive management and processing of delinquent or under performing loans, providing our clients with 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.

• 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 our clients 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.

At Padgett Law Group, we're not just looking for talented employees to join our growing team. We're looking for leaders who cultivate those around them and contribute to our path forward; we're looking for individuals who appreciate our culture and commit to our shared goals; we're looking for people who want to be more than employees, processors, or paper pushers.

Our vision is 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.

What’s in it for you? Padgett Law Group believes in investing in our employees and ensuring that they have all the resources necessary to succeed - including a competitive, comprehensive, and valuable benefits package. As a PLG employee, you will receive :

And more!

Attorney – Bankruptcy - Padgett Law Group

OVERVIEW :

The position of Attorney – Bankruptcy (Attorney) at Padgett Law Group a / k / a Timothy D. Padgett, P.A. provides support to the firm’s bankruptcy staff and clients. The Attorney reports directly and solely to the firm’s designated Supervising Attorney of Bankruptcy Operations. This position will carry a caseload.

The Attorney is responsible for ensuring compliance with all local, state and federal areas of concern relating to default servicing. These duties included attending hearings, management local appearance counsel hearings, reviewing documents, training staff, providing legal advice to clients, as well as conducting research at the local and federal level.

Employment reviews occur annually in accordance with the firm’s executive teams established performance review and will serve to determine merit-based increases based upon the revenue growth of PLG.

SCOPE OF WORK :

Operations Support and Responsibilities. Attorney – Bankruptcy responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

Attending hearings

Ensuring internal and external systems of record are updated timely – i.e. within any established court deadline, client SLA, or internal deadline

Answering loan level legal questions

Answering questions and communicating generally in a timely manner

Use vendor and other Firm tools to conduct research