Senior Litigation Specialist
MidFirst Bank · Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area · 5 days ago
On-siteLegalFull-time
A Senior Litigation Specialist is responsible for the critical review of foreclosure/bankruptcy/conveyance documents and personally attesting to their 100% accuracy. Specialists must abide by all notary requirements and confidently testify to the accuracy of signed documents and general process if called as a witness or deposed. Specialists must also understand state requirements, local concerns, historical rulings by a judge/court, and loan servicing requirements so they can service escalated/litigated loans. Additional duties include: Developing and maintaining relationships with attorney firm representatives, and in-house legalNegotiating settlement agreementsProviding attorney/contact with any/all information requestedCoordinating possible resolutions with Loss MitigationCreating and providing reporting/updates on all escalated loansProviding feedback and training to Initial Review team regarding errors, new requirements, etc.Attending trials/hearings as a corporate representativeAttending depositions as an individual (if subpoena is served) and/or as a corporate representativeMaintaining confidentiality and exercise discretion in performing daily dutiesProviding fee approval based on knowledge of process/fee schedulesEscalating trends/concerns/recommendations to appropriate partiesProviding coverage for all steps in the document receipt/review/correction/execution/shipment process when necessaryThis position is on-site in Oklahoma City, with no opportunity for remote work. Position Requirements Candidates must possess 1-3 years of proven success in an office environment and demonstrate articulate and professional communication skills to be considered. Previous Foreclosure, Bankruptcy or Litigation experience preferred. To serve as a corporate witness, candidates must be able to travel (10-20%, including weekends & holidays) and work more than 40 hours/week as needed. Additional requirements include: Ability to discuss files in a professional manner (written & oral)Excellent time management and multitasking skillsExcellent/proven quality of workOperation/rental of a vehicle for company purposesDetail-orientedProficient in Microsoft OfficeStrong research skillsFlexibility with skills to succeed in an ever-changing environmentConfident decision-making abilityComfortable providing direction/recommendations to team members & managementEstablish and maintain working relationships with co-workers and other business unitsGeneral knowledge of mortgage, foreclosure, and bankruptcy documents as well as default processing is a plus, but is not requiredComfortable providing direction/recommendations to team members & management