What are the responsibilities and job description for the Attorney position at Insight Global?
Attorney
Location : Onsite Overland Park, KS 66210
Duration : Direct Hire
Job Description
Insight Global's client is a leading Missouri mortgage creditor rights firm and are looking for a full time Attorney for its Overland Park, Kansas office. The firm specializes in real estate matters and representing mortgage lenders. Primary duties will include real estate and mortgage related matters mostly related to default services.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
- Manage the area of practice you are assigned to manage. Implement effective scheduling and follow up on files within your practice area.
- Manage staff assigned to your practice area.
- Ensure that files assigned to your practice area are timely processed and that the firm is providing sound and accurate legal representation as to those files.
- Have safeguards in place within your practice area so that legal issues are escalated to you and managing attorneys for review and action.
- Meet all client, court and internal timelines and deadlines.
- Account accurately for all time and expenses on each matter.
- Utilize sound, professional judgment in representing clients on matters.
- Full time attorneys should maintain at least 2200 hours of logged time for the office each year.
- Comply with all Supreme Court rules that regulate attorney conduct in each state in which you practice. Maintain the highest ethical standards.
- Timely bill all matters for which you are responsible.
- Have effective, professional and timely communications with clients on matters you are handling.
- Timely update all clients on matters you are handling including client reporting systems.
- Effectively, professionally coordinate and interact with other attorneys and staff in processing client matters.
- Maintain procedures and safeguard to protect client confidentiality. Avoid all conflicts of interest in representing clients.
- Escalate issues to managing attorneys for matters in which client relationships may be negatively impacted or matters in which the firm may experience liability.
Competencies :
Required Skills & Experience
Nice to Have Skills & Experience