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Texas Associate Attorney

The Mortgage Law Firm · Texas, United States · 1 mo ago
HybridLegalFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with headings

for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Content: - About The Mortgage Law Firm (intro) - could be considered "About the role"? Actually there is "About The Mortgage Law Firm" then "About The Role". The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. But we only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes: - About The Role: description of duties: Attend court hearings and preparation of pleadings, motions and correspondence relating to nonjudicial foreclosures, foreclosure-related litigation, loss-mitigation, bankruptcy, post-foreclosure evictions, and surplus proceeds cases. Supervise paralegal staff... Manage all contested litigation actions... Must be familiar with Texas foreclosure work. Title background... Travel may be required... - What You'll Do: list of duties (multiple bullet-like sentences). This is responsibilities. - Qualifications: This position requires a Juris Doctorate, Texas Bar license in good standing. Other skills required: Possess relevant technology competencies such as Westlaw and time-billing software. 5+ years of experience as an associate attorney. Background in foreclosure, title, and/or bankruptcy preferred. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Valid driver's license and ability to travel as needed. - Competencies: list of competencies (Ethics, Adaptability, Analytical, Attendance/Punctuality, Customer Service, Delegation, Dependability, Interpersonal Skills, Judgment, Leadership, Motivation, Oral Communication). This could be considered Skills. - Physical Demands and Work Environment: description. - There's no explicit Pay, Benefits, Schedule sections. So we should not create those. - There's no explicit Benefits section. - There's no explicit Pay. - There's no explicit Schedule. Thus we include sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills (maybe from Competencies), maybe Physical Demands and Work Environment could be under a section like "Working Conditions" but not in list; we could omit or maybe treat as part of Responsibilities? The instruction says only use those headings; we can omit sections not present. So we will not include Physical Demands unless we map to something else? Not required. Thus we produce:

About the role

... (the About The Role paragraph)

Responsibilities

  • ... each bullet from What You'll Do

Qualifications

  • ... each qualification item

Skills

  • ... each competency
We need to preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we must include each bullet exactly as in text. Let's extract. About The Role paragraph: "Attend court hearings and preparation of pleadings, motions and correspondence relating to nonjudicial foreclosures, foreclosure-related litigation, loss-mitigation, bankruptcy, post-foreclosure evictions, and surplus proceeds cases. Supervise paralegal staff in preparation of work product relating to nonjudicial foreclosures, foreclosure-related litigation, loss-mitigation, bankruptcy, post-foreclosure evictions, and surplus proceeds cases. Manage all contested litigation actions and act as prime contact for clients and staff. Must be familiar with Texas foreclosure work. Title background, to include post-sale marketable title, is also desirable. Travel may be required for court appearances and other in-person meetings." We keep as a paragraph. Responsibilities (What You'll Do): List items: - Efficient management of multiple files in various stages of progression: litigation issues, foreclosures, bankruptcy, evictions, excess proceeds, deeds in lieu, replevins, sales, probate, and other litigation matters as assigned. - Research and analytical skills sufficient to review, digest, and adjust business to new regulatory demands. - Timely preparation of high quality letters, emails, documents, pleadings, motions, discovery, disclosure, and appellate briefs as assigned. - Reviews, audits, and edits legal work product of department staff. - Provides guidance, feedback, and approval on legal work product. - Maintains a high level of ethical standards, including but not limited to case load management, communications, and timeliness. - Excellent communication skills, with particular emphasis on client communications and correspondence. - Attend court hearings, sales, mediations, trials, and oral arguments as required. - Initial intake and preparation of strategy analysis of new cases assigned. - Research law and facts applicable to assigned cases. - Accurate recording of billable work performed. - Provides excellent customer service to clients. - Commitment to continued education/learning by attending CLEs, etc. - Assist with other tasks as assigned by Managing Attorney. We need to keep each as
  • . Qualifications: - This position requires a Juris Doctorate, Texas Bar license in good standing. - Possess relevant technology competencies such as Westlaw and time-billing software. - 5+ years of experience as an associate attorney. - Background in foreclosure, title, and/or bankruptcy preferred. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Valid driver's license and ability to travel as needed. Also "Other skills required:" is a heading but we can incorporate. Skills (Competencies list): List each competency: - Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values. - Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events; resilient. - Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data; designs work flows and procedures. - Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time. - Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments. - Delegation - Delegates work assignments; matches the responsibility to the person; gives authority to work independently; sets expectations and monitors delegated activities; provides recognition for results. - Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan. - Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; maintains confidentiality; listens to others without interrupting; keeps emotions under control; remains open to others' ideas and tries new things, contributing team member, respectful of others. - Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions. - Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; accepts feedback from others; gives appropriate recognition to others. - Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; takes calculated risks to accomplish goals. - Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings. We should keep each as
  • . We should not include Physical Demands and Work Environment because not in allowed headings; but we could maybe incorporate into Responsibilities? But better to omit as not required. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." It's okay to omit. Thus final HTML fragment:

    About the role

    Attend court hearings and preparation of pleadings, motions and correspondence relating to nonjudicial foreclosures, foreclosure-related litigation, loss-mitigation, bankruptcy, post-foreclosure evictions, and surplus proceeds cases. Supervise paralegal staff in preparation of work product relating to nonjudicial foreclosures, foreclosure-related litigation, loss-mitigation, bankruptcy, post-foreclosure evictions, and surplus proceeds cases. Manage all contested litigation actions and act as prime contact for clients and staff. Must be familiar with Texas foreclosure work. Title background, to include post-sale marketable title, is also desirable. Travel may be required for court appearances and other in-person meetings.

    Responsibilities

    • Efficient management of multiple files in various stages of progression: litigation issues, foreclosures, bankruptcy, evictions, excess proceeds, deeds in lieu, replevins, sales, probate, and other litigation matters as assigned.
    • Research and analytical skills sufficient to review, digest, and adjust business to new regulatory demands.
    • Timely preparation of high quality letters, emails, documents, pleadings, motions, discovery, disclosure, and appellate briefs as assigned.
    • Reviews, audits, and edits legal work product of department staff.
    • Provides guidance, feedback, and approval on legal work product.
    • Maintains a high level of ethical standards, including but not limited to case load management, communications, and timeliness.
    • Excellent communication skills, with particular emphasis on client communications and correspondence.
    • Attend court hearings, sales, mediations, trials, and oral arguments as required.
    • Initial intake and preparation of strategy analysis of new cases assigned.
    • Research law and facts applicable to assigned cases.
    • Accurate recording of billable work performed.
    • Provides excellent customer service to clients.
    • Commitment to continued education/learning by attending CLEs, etc.
    • Assist with other tasks as assigned by Managing Attorney.

    Qualifications

    • This position requires a Juris Doctorate, Texas Bar license in good standing.
    • Possess relevant technology competencies such as Westlaw and time-billing software.
    • 5+ years of experience as an associate attorney.
    • Background in foreclosure, title, and/or bankruptcy preferred.
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
    • Valid driver's license and ability to travel as needed.

    Skills

    • Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values.
    • Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events; resilient.
    • Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data; designs work flows and procedures.
    • Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
    • Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments.
    • Delegation - Delegates work assignments; matches the responsibility to the person; gives authority to work independently; sets expectations and monitors delegated activities; provides recognition for results.
    • Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes

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