Associate Attorney

The company the company Group is one of the country's leading creditor's right the company 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

Requirements

• Licensed in the State of Missouri to practice the company. 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

Benefits

• Competitive Base Salary

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage; 401K plan with company match

• Company paid Life Insurance

• Short and Long Term Disability

• PTO, Float holiday

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Bar Dues