Remote in USA+1 moreMore locations: St. Louis, MO, USA
RemoteMust reside in the St. Louis metro area; court appearances and travel within driving distance may be required.
LegalLegal Counsel & Legal Support
About the job
Requirements
The attorney must be licensed in the State of Missouri to practice law.
The attorney must be comfortable appearing in court and consistently arriving on time using their own transportation.
The attorney must have strong verbal and written communication skills for a high-volume caseload.
The attorney must be proficient with Microsoft Office.
Responsibilities
Prepare for, timely appear at, and properly handle court appearances within a reasonable travel distance.
Review and request court coverage when necessary, including attaching required documents and orders.
Draft, review, and file necessary litigation motions and responses.
Prepare for and participate in trials and arbitrations as needed, including assignments requiring overnight stays.
Communicate with consumers, consumers' employers, and consumers' attorneys to resolve accounts and suits.
Review lawsuits and new and ongoing legal pleadings and documents.
Desired Qualifications
Additional licensure in Iowa, Oregon, Illinois, New York, Nebraska, Idaho, California, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, or Nevada is welcomed.
Mandarich Law Group is one of the country's leading creditor's right law firms with offices in CA, NY, IL, MI, OH, NC, GA, WA, NV and FL, is seeking an Associate Attorney that is licensed in the State of Missouri and resides in the St. Louis metro area.
What You'll Do:
Court Appearances – Associate is required to correctly prepare, appear timely, and properly handle court appearances in that are reasonably within travel distance. It is your responsibility to ensure you are able to timely and reliably appear on time at the given courthouse. You may need to travel overnight for certain locations, driving a car is required for some locations.
Court Coverage Placements – Associate is required to review and appropriately request coverage where necessary for all court calls where an Associate will not appear including the attachment of all necessary documents for the attorney’s appearance as well as any orders necessary for the requested coverage results.
Litigation Motions and Responses – Associate may be required to draft, review, and file any necessary motions during the course of litigation.
Trials and Arbitrations – Associate may be required to prepare for trials/arbitrations as necessary for the firm which may include overnight stays in distant counties.
Communications with Attorneys, Employers, and Consumers – Associate is required to communicate with consumers, consumer’s employers, and consumer’s attorneys as necessary to resolve accounts/suits.
Review lawsuits on new and ongoing legal pleadings and documents
Licensed in the State of Missouri to practice law. Additional licensing in other states (IA, OR, IL, NY, NE, ID, CA, WA, AK, HI, NV) is welcomed.
Comfortable appearing in court and the ability to appear on time consistently using your own method of transportation.
Travel may be required, the firm reimburses in accordance with IRS published mileage rates, and other firm approved travel expenses will be reimbursed the subsequent pay period following submittal for reimbursement.
Multi-tasking and strong verbal and written communication skills are mandatory for a high volume case load.
Microsoft Office
Competitive Base Salary
Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage; 401K plan with company match