Creditors Rights Attorney

Zwicker & Associates, P.C. is a national creditor rights law firm representing lenders in consumer and commercial recovery and litigation. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, the firm maintains offices nationwide and is seeking a Managing Attorney for its Tempe, Arizona location.

About the role

The Managing Attorney will lead litigation operations, supervise staff and associate attorneys, and manage a portfolio of assigned accounts. The role requires a dynamic leader with strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and data analysis skills, as well as a commitment to ethics, compliance, and client advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned portfolio of accounts to achieve client goals and protect client and firm interests
• Implement, manage, and improve litigation processes within firm guidelines
• Interview, supervise, train, and assign duties to litigation staff
• Liaise with Litigation Operations and Audit departments to ensure compliance with client expectations, firm policies, and regulations
• Train associate attorneys and staff on operating procedures and processes
• Enforce production and performance expectations for all staff and attorneys
• Review and execute legal pleadings, motions, and other documents
• Communicate with opposing counsel, pro se parties, corporate office, and courts
• Advocate for client interests in hearings and trials, in person and telephonically
• Draft pleadings, motions, responses, and discovery documents
• Ensure proper account and case documentation, including compliance with State Bar requirements, Court Rules, and firm standards
• Comply with all applicable standard operating procedures
• Travel to courtrooms within the branch office footprint as required
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Admitted to practice law and in good standing in Arizona
• High-volume civil litigation experience
• Debt collections experience (strongly preferred)
• Previous management experience (strongly preferred)
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High level of professionalism and commitment to ethics and compliance
• Collaborative team player
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to read and comprehend voluminous documents
• Ability to communicate effectively in a common language, verbally and in writing
• Ability to operate a computer, phone, or equivalent device
• Ability to work a minimum 40-hour flexible workweek schedule

Physical Qualifications

• Ability to lift five pounds or greater
• Ability to sit 90% of the workday
• Ability to bend at the waist and be mobile when needed
• Ability to concentrate and use critical thinking

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Compensated time off
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) with company match