Paralegal, Licensing- Hybrid

About the Role

We are seeking a Paralegal - Licensing who enjoys collaborating with clients, industry partners, and internal teams to maximize outcomes for homeowners. This is a hybrid role, in-office 2 days per week in Virginia Beach, VA.

Responsibilities

• Conduct law research, investigate facts, assist in discovery, and prepare legal documents in the areas of mortgage servicing litigation, escalated claims, foreclosure, bankruptcy, and escrow servicing.
• Report to an attorney and work closely with other Legal and Compliance professionals to research, acquire, and renew mortgage servicing licenses in multiple states.
• Prepare litigation summaries and assist attorneys with collecting information in response to discovery requests.
• Support efforts to ensure that LoanCare, LLC remains current and in good standing with all relevant licensing agencies.
• Assist attorneys by communicating with outside counsel regarding case progress and resolution of cases through alternative dispute resolution procedures and pretrial settlements.
• Prepare and maintain binders and other recordkeeping strategies for document-intensive departmental projects.
• Conduct research in various media such as Westlaw, FileOnQ, law digests, internal practice manuals, loan files, and LoanCare’s proprietary systems as requested.
• Assist in gathering data and preparing information for internal/external attorney requests.
• Identify, document, communicate, and escalate legal risks/issues and mitigation strategies.
• Interface with all areas of the company.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience required.
• 3+ years of paralegal/legal administrative assistant experience in a law firm or corporate legal department.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with management, internal team members, and external personnel within various existing/potential clients and vendors.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to manage and direct multiple projects concurrently.
• Excels in time and priority management, produces prompt results, and effectively meets deadlines.
• Possesses advanced technical skills and experience, including the use of internet-based technologies, spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel), databases, project management, and process flow programs (e.g., Microsoft Project and Visio), and word processing (Microsoft Word).
• Ability to acquire, handle, store, retrieve, and understand varied information rapidly and efficiently.
• Ability to handle frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events; meets challenges with resourcefulness.

Qualifications

Paralegal certification preferred.

Pay

Compensation range: $22.45 - $37.69 hourly. Actual compensation may vary within the range provided, depending on qualifications, skills, and experience.

Essential Functions

• Critical Thinking - Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Reading Comprehension – Understand written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• English Language – Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Speaking – Communicate verbally with others to convey information effectively.
• Active Learning – Understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Active Listening – Give full attention to what other people are saying, take time to understand the points being made, ask questions for clarity, and don’t interrupt at inappropriate times.
• Instructing – Teach others how to do something.
• Judgment and Decision Making – Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Time Management – Manage one's own time and the time of others.
• Writing – Communicate effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Complex Problem Solving – Identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Deductive Reasoning – Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Problem Sensitivity – Recognize when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Written Comprehension – Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Inductive Reasoning – Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Information Ordering – Arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Near Vision – See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Oral Comprehension – Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression – Communicate information and ideas verbally so others will understand.
• Speech Recognition – Identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Speech Clarity – Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Work Conditions

• Able to attend work and be productive during normal business hours and to work early, late, or weekend hours as needed for successful job performance.
• Overtime required as necessary.

Physical Demands

• Sitting up to 90% of the time.
• Walking and standing up to 10% of the time.
• Occasional lifting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching.