POC - Bankruptcy Specialist

Padgett Law Group (PLG) is an elite, full service creditors' rights law firm with practices in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Alabama, New Jersey, and Illinois. Additionally, PLG offers national bankruptcy, replevin, and loss mitigation services. The firm’s practice provides exclusive representation to institutional clients such as lenders, mortgage servicers, credit unions, banks, hedge funds, investors and other financial services industry stakeholders. Leveraging technology in our partnerships with forward-thinking clients gives PLG the ability to focus on the aggressive management and processing of delinquent or under performing loans, providing our clients with an edge when curing or resolving these complex legal matters. In 2019, PLG was recognized by The M Report, a leading default services industry publication, as a Top 25 Company to Work For.

At Padgett Law Group, our mission is simple: to attract and retain the most talented individuals within our industry while delivering high-quality legal services to our clients. We understand our crucial role as our clients strive to provide an ethical and empathetic experience. We contribute to that through our long-standing and recognizable firm culture that is visible during every interaction with PLG—and amongst ourselves. At PLG, we stand on our decades-long tradition of merit, respect, hard work, and excellent results, and we use that foundation for every service we provide. As a firm, we believe that our mission can only be truly realized through investment in our core values of People, Precision, and Performance.

At Padgett Law Group, we're not just looking for talented employees to join our growing team. We're looking for leaders who cultivate those around them and contribute to our path forward; we're looking for individuals who appreciate our culture and commit to our shared goals; we're looking for people who want to be more than employees, processors, or paper pushers.

Our vision is to build the most compelling law firm that is home to the industry’s best talent, as we are today and as we grow in the future.

What’s in it for you?

• 4 weeks of PTO from day one (which increases with tenure)
• Paid Parental and Grandparent Leave
• 7 Paid Company Holidays and your birthday off every year
• Full suite of healthcare insurance options including health, dental, vision, STD, LTD, Accident, Critical Illness, Voluntary Life and AD&D coverage, and more
• Company-covered Term Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• 401k (with company match)
• Extensive Training and Development Opportunities
• Flexible work schedules including in-office, hybrid, and remote working capabilities
• And more!

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Review and analyze payment histories.
• Drafting Proofs of Claim and other required Bankruptcy Court forms.
• Review and confirm accuracy of loan documents
• File Proofs of Claim in multiple jurisdictions nationwide.
• Monitor cases through court dockets, ensuring court deadlines are met.
• Keep case management system and client communication systems updated with status of cases
• Effectively communicate with clients and internal teams during the entire bankruptcy process.
• Develop and maintain congenial relationships with team members, leadership, and clients.
• Provide exceptional customer service to clients at every level of interaction.
• Provide support to attorneys in a high volume, time sensitive atmosphere.

Requirements

Minimal Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Must be committed to providing exceptional customer service.
• Ability to communicate courteously and effectively with clients, attorneys, and other internal employees.
• Must be able to work with others in a congenial and team-oriented manner.
• Must possess exceptional organizational skills; the position requires the ability to multitask and be adaptable to continual change.
• Attention to detail is a must.
• Ability to navigate and multitask through multiple systems.
• High-level proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• Prior legal support or bankruptcy experience is preferred, but not required.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Prolonged time sitting at a desk typing, using, and looking at a computer.