Description:

The Opportunity: Looking to move out of the Law Firm setting and remove the expectation of meeting billable hours?!

The Credentialing Attorney position is a full-time, remote-based opportunity that offers flexibility along with the comfort of working in your own workspace. With this being a salary-based position, billable hours are unsubstantial, and you will have zero direct interaction with customers. **This is not a healthcare related credentialing position.

As a regulatory compliance company, F&I contracts in the auto finance space, the Credentialing Attorney holds a key role by reviewing contracts sold to consumers related to vehicle maintenance, service, protection, and waiver products at the request of financial lenders. The Credentialing Attorney will review the contract submissions and determine whether to approve or reject the submissions based on a variety of criteria relating to lender requirements for loan funding, federal and state regulations, and consumer protection. The Credentialing Attorney will also help identify system and process efficiency improvements and must have a willingness to remain proactive in communicating with fellow Credentialing Analysts/Attorneys and Supervisors.

Credentialing Attorney will not be entering into attorney-client relationships with A Fast-Growing Tech-Enabled Service Provider customers and will not be providing legal advice.

Specifically, the Credentialing Attorney will have responsibility to:
  • Become independent in product submission reviews with the ability to leverage peer opinions as needed for nuance and unique situations, while staying informed about changes to customers' Minimum Business Requirements and Standard Operating Procedures and identifying issues that are new or inconsistent for SOP management.
  • Ensure accurate approval or rejection of a product form submission based on lender requirements for loan funding, federal and state regulations, and consumer protection.
  • Determine effective use of tools provided for the credentialing process, to complete the timely and accurate review of submission, utilizing the company specific platform, excel, draftable and internal library tools to increase quality, efficiency, and consistency of reviews.
  • Provide accurate and complete refund rule data available in every approved submission.
  • Reviews and responds to product company inquiries, in addition to managing team help desk emails to ensure timely responses via help desk to customers.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Professional qualifications:
The following knowledge, skills, education, and experiences are required:
  • J.D. from a Law School accredited by the American Bar Association
  • Bar admission and active attorney licensure
  • 2-4 years' experience with compliance and/or regulatory contract review highly preferred
  • Ability to read and understand a variety of terms and conditions within legal contracts.
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Extremely thorough with a strong attention to detail
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with a team.
  • Ability to maintain a positive and professional working relationship with all involved parties.
  • Strong written and verbal communication.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Proficient with various software systems including Microsoft 0365.
  • Ability to use and interpret various user interfaces and functions.
  • Must be comfortable in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
  • High level of personal accountability and ownership for the success of the contracts team

The following knowledge, skills, education, and experiences are preferred:
  • Experience working in a regulatory environment or with regulated industries
  • 1-2 years' experience working remotely