What are the responsibilities and job description for the Collections & Foreclosure Paralegal position at Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.?
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Description
Becker has been included in the inaugural list of The Best Companies to Work for Among U.S. Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report for 2024. Come join our award-winning team!
Becker is a diverse, multi-practice, commercial law firm with international affiliates and offices in Florida, New York, New Jersey and Washington, DC. Becker prides itself on client focused services and a commitment to always exceeding our client's expectations. Since 1973, we have been focusing on building a culture that is collaborative, creative, and passionate about growth.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including Employer-Paid benefits, Mental Health coverage, and even a 401k match! To fulfill our commitment to our employee’s health and safety, Becker has committees – such as the Wellness Committee and the Mental Health and Well-Being Committee – that ensures our employee’s individual health is always a priority.
We provide every incoming employee with individualized training to ensure that they are experts on Becker’s use of above-industry-standard software and in their role.
SUMMARY: The Collection/Foreclosure Paralegal’s role is to provide support to the Attorney with the processing of substantive legal work, in addition to understanding and complying with the provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Florida Condominium Act and related state laws.
Duties/Responsibilities
Association Actions
Equal Employment Opportunity
Becker is committed to diversity in the workplace. Workplace diversity refers to the protection, respect and inclusion of all of the attributes that each employee contributes to the workplace. We strive for a workplace that welcomes and respects all employees regardless of any protected class status, including, but not limited to, race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, age, ancestry, and disability. We also acknowledge the other ways in which people are different, such as educational level, life experience, work experience, socio-economic background, and personality and recognize the value of these individual differences.
We are wholly committed to creating hiring practices and a work environment that values and utilizes the contributions of people with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
As such, it is the policy of Becker to recruit, employ, train, develop, and promote employees on the basis of individual qualifications, competence, and merit. We believe that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and do not discriminate on any basis prohibited by applicable law. It is our goal to fully comply with the letter of the law, as well as its spirit and intent.
Description
Becker has been included in the inaugural list of The Best Companies to Work for Among U.S. Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report for 2024. Come join our award-winning team!
Becker is a diverse, multi-practice, commercial law firm with international affiliates and offices in Florida, New York, New Jersey and Washington, DC. Becker prides itself on client focused services and a commitment to always exceeding our client's expectations. Since 1973, we have been focusing on building a culture that is collaborative, creative, and passionate about growth.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including Employer-Paid benefits, Mental Health coverage, and even a 401k match! To fulfill our commitment to our employee’s health and safety, Becker has committees – such as the Wellness Committee and the Mental Health and Well-Being Committee – that ensures our employee’s individual health is always a priority.
We provide every incoming employee with individualized training to ensure that they are experts on Becker’s use of above-industry-standard software and in their role.
SUMMARY: The Collection/Foreclosure Paralegal’s role is to provide support to the Attorney with the processing of substantive legal work, in addition to understanding and complying with the provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Florida Condominium Act and related state laws.
Duties/Responsibilities
Association Actions
- Understand and comply with the provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and related state laws.
- Communicate with delinquent owners via phone, email, and letter correspondence respectfully and professionally.
- Process payments from owners and prepare balance due letters, payoff letters, and estoppels.
- Prepare initial Demand Letters, Notice of Intent to Foreclose letters, and Liens.
- Prepare and generate the complaint packages.
- Prepare and generate all foreclosure motions.
- Prepare and generate Stipulations for Settlement, if necessary, including the Order Ratifying the Stipulation.
- Prepare and generate the Motion for Summary Judgment, including the affidavit of indebtedness and the affidavit of costs. The affidavit of attorney's fees will be initially prepared and generated by the Team Assistant but will be completed by the Paralegal by confirming that the information is correct and by adding the estimated attorney's fees incurred to finish out the action.
- Prepare and generate all Notices of Hearing.
- Instruct Team Assistant with various tasks.
- Prepare and generate the Final Judgment, including the Notice of Sale.
- Prepare cover letters to the judge.
- Prepare the hearing folder for the attorney to take to the hearing.
- Pull Mortgage/Satisfaction Search.
- Prepare Answer/Affirmative Defenses.
- Prepare and generate any Motions for Case Management Conference, Notice of Trial, and Motions to Reschedule Sale.
- Prepare and generate all Notices of Hearing.
- The Paralegal must ensure all legal work is complete for the file to be closed and that there are no outstanding invoices to be paid. If there are outstanding invoices, determine if there is money in trust to pay the invoice. Give the file to the Team assistant to prepare the check request, or if no money is in trust, prepare the additional funds request.
- If there is money in trust for another matter, contact the Association to obtain consent to use the funds for payment of the invoice.
- Receive Court Pleadings filed.
- Save the document in the file through Filesite for further profiling by the file clerk.
- Must be proficient in software tools, including but not limited to Word, Excel, Outlook, and the Internet.
- Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Must provide excellent customer service to internal and external customers.
- Identifies and solves issues in a timely manner.
- Must be a team player and willing to help others in their department whenever necessary.
- Must be extremely organized and able to multi-task.
- Conscientious with respect to work completion, deadlines, time management, and attendance.
- Analytical and detail-oriented, while working at a fast pace and capable of multi-tasking.
- High School Diploma required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- 2 or more years of experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Becker is committed to diversity in the workplace. Workplace diversity refers to the protection, respect and inclusion of all of the attributes that each employee contributes to the workplace. We strive for a workplace that welcomes and respects all employees regardless of any protected class status, including, but not limited to, race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, age, ancestry, and disability. We also acknowledge the other ways in which people are different, such as educational level, life experience, work experience, socio-economic background, and personality and recognize the value of these individual differences.
We are wholly committed to creating hiring practices and a work environment that values and utilizes the contributions of people with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
As such, it is the policy of Becker to recruit, employ, train, develop, and promote employees on the basis of individual qualifications, competence, and merit. We believe that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and do not discriminate on any basis prohibited by applicable law. It is our goal to fully comply with the letter of the law, as well as its spirit and intent.
