Job Description
Job Title: Associate Attorney
Location: Tysons Corner, VA (Onsite)
Duration: Fulltime
Responsibilities:
- Independently manage a caseload of 250-400 active collection cases from initial intake to closing of files
- Work closely with paralegals, administrative assistants and Shareholders on collection case load
- Review and interpret client documents and draft legal opinions for Shareholder review
- Regularly handle court appearances in multiple jurisdictions and handle abatement court cases for enforcement of covenants
- Routinely communicate with community association clients and their management agents and provide routine status reports
- Manage billing of hourly time and via task codes for fixed fee collections work
- Routinely attend on-site meetings at client community associations to oversee elections and Board meetings
Qualifications:
- JD from an accredited law school
- Admitted to practice in Virginia
- 2-4 years’ experience in collections
- Experience with collections, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act compliance, district court, and post-judgment enforcement
- Strong analytical skills.
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Legal project management experience is helpful
- Prior experience managing paralegals and other staff