In-House Commercial Litigation Attorney

About Billd

Billd is a fast-growing fintech company looking to disrupt a $1.4 trillion dollar industry.  We offer industry-leading financial and technology products to empower our customers. We believe in championing the underdog because no one else does. We’re equally committed to the motivated professionals that make up the Billd family. We are proud to have been recognized as Austin’s fastest-growing private company by Austin Business Journal, and one of the best to work for by Built In. As a rapidly growing company, there are numerous opportunities for internal growth and career development. 

You will be challenged to be your best self and guaranteed to have one of the most professionally rewarding experiences of your career. We encourage creativity, initiative, collaboration, playfulness, and a strong work-life balance. 

This role will be located in our HQ in Austin, TX. Our office is spacious, centrally located, dog friendly and always stocked with snacks and cold brew on tap! We offer a hybrid work model, where Billders are able to work from home one day per week.

The Role

Billd is seeking a Commercial Litigation Attorney with at least 3 years of experience to develop and manage Billd’s contract enforcement strategy. This role will report to Billd’s Counsel and Senior Counsel and support a variety of legal needs for the Company. You will be an integral member of the Legal Department and assist with developing and executing successful litigation strategies.

Working at Billd is unlike being an attorney at a law firm. In this role, you will be entrusted with a significant amount of responsibility and autonomy. You will be expected to fully own, manage, report on, and drive to successful completion the matters which are assigned to you. This role is for a self-starter who enjoys working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and welcomes the challenge of tackling a variety of legal projects.

You will do all of this alongside your immediate team, who will mentor and supervise you in your development as an attorney for the Company. You will also work together with a congenial group of professionals who want to ensure the Company’s success.

Applicants with experience in one or more of the following core practice areas will be a good fit for this role:

• commercial collections/creditor’s rights
• construction law
• real estate
• finance and banking law
• bankruptcy

Applicants with solely personal injury, criminal, and/or family law will not be considered for this role.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as primary point of contact and resource for Billd’s non-lawyer collections and liens teams, to help protect the Company and ensure that matters are resolved without the need for legal intervention.
• Oversee, manage, and direct commercial litigation matters which have been entrusted to the Legal Department.
• Communicate with customers, guarantors, and other potentially liable parties to seek payment of the sums owed to Billd.
• Prepare case files in anticipation of litigation and assignment to outside counsel.
• Identify and manage outside counsel objectives and legal spend parameters.
• Improve Billd’s internal legal processes, documentation, and strategy and ensure that processes are followed to increase the likelihood of successful legal outcomes.
• Maintain knowledge of Billd’s legal documentation, including organizational documents, master services agreements, vendor agreements, settlement agreements, litigation templates, etc.
• Acquire knowledge of and maintain a sensitivity toward state and federal laws affecting Billd’s operations.
• Provide legal advice to Billd stakeholders on a wide variety of matters including credit and risk decisions.
• Assist Paralegal in maintaining organization of Legal Department and its initiatives.
• Be curious about and have a desire to understand the Company’s business operations beyond those which affect the Legal Department.

Skills and Qualifications

• J.D. from nationally-ranked and accredited law school, with an active bar license in good standing (preferably Texas, New York, California, or Arizona)
• 3-6 years of commercial litigation practice with an established law firm
• Experience with commercial litigation, including commercial collections, breach of contract, sworn account, mechanic’s lien foreclosure claims, state and federal Miller Act bond claims, and related equitable claims
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
• Strong attention to detail required
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively under time constraints 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.), Box, and Zoom required
• Experience with or ability to learn non-legal software, including Salesforce, DialPad, Lattice, Ninety.io, etc.
• Desire to learn and grow with the Company in an environment where these desires are rewarded

Billd is committed to diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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