Description:
Summary/Objective:Generally: The Staff Attorney will provide expert legal counsel and representation on IMCU's behalf, focusing on a variety of topics within the area of creditor's rights as well as all other laws and regulations relating to financial institutions.
Focus: At the onset, the Staff Attorney will be expected to handle IMCU's civil collection matters and help with other tasks as requested.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- Prepare and review court pleadings
- Analyze service of process and make decisions regarding jurisdictional venue
- Appear in court on IMCU's behalf
- Negotiate settlements
- Negotiate payment arrangements
- Foster a good relationship with the Collections Department and other legal staff
- Analyze promissory notes and security agreements
Competencies:
- Strong writing and communication skills
- Strong math skills relating to loan and judgment balances
- Some litigation experience preferred, but not required
- Some creditor's rights experience preferred, but not required
- Some experience representing financial institutions preferred, but not required
Supervisory Responsibilities:
N/A
Work Environment:
In-person professional workplace with the option to work from home 1 day a week.
Physical Demands:
The Staff Attorney will be expected to come, in-person, to an office and will spend much of his or her time at a desk. The Staff Attorney will also need to be able to travel to and from court hearings.
Travel Required:
The Staff Attorney will be required to come into the office and also travel to court for hearings.
Required Education and Experience:
- Required: Juris Doctorate from an A.B.A. approved law school
- Required: Active and good standing license required to practice law in the state of Indiana
- Preferred: 2+ years of litigation experience
- Preferred: 2+ years of creditor's rights experience
- Preferred: 2+ years of working for a financial institution
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
