Associate Attorney (Remote in Pittsburgh)
About The Position
The most prestigious lending institutions entrust Zwicker & Associates, P.C. to protect their legal interests throughout the country. Zwicker & Associates P.C. is a national creditor rights law firm whose focus on ethics, compliance, and assertive representation of our clients’ interests makes us the industry leader in debt collection. Founded in 1991, Zwicker represents creditors in a variety of consumer and commercial recovery and litigation efforts. Zwicker maintains office locations throughout the United States. Zwicker is presently seeking an Associate Attorney to join our team in Pennsylvania. To be considered for the must live in Pittsburgh, PA to attend local hearings, but will otherwise work from home. The base salary range for this position is $85,000 - $110,000 per year.
Requirements
- Admission to practice law in the state of Pennsylvania
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Highly motivated self-starter
- Eagerness to learn
- Ability to manage and prioritize a large caseload
Nice To Haves
- Minimum of one year of litigation/trial experience
- Working knowledge of civil procedure
- Debt collection experience
- Prior experience in high volume environment
Responsibilities
- Communicate effectively and appropriately with team members and outside parties
- Draft, review, and file legal pleadings, motions, discovery, etc. in furtherance of active litigation files
- Review litigation case files and pleadings to determine appropriate action
- Advocate on behalf of client’s interests at various litigation settings
- Utilize internal proprietary software to properly update and document the status of each account in the assigned inventory
- Analyze and process litigation inventory reports and litigation files, as assigned by Managing Attorney, to ensure that proper litigation work flow is being performed pursuant to the firm and client expectations
- Comply with all client and firm standard operating procedures
- Ability to travel to various courtrooms within the branch office footprint as required
- Perform other duties as assigned
Benefits
- medical, vision, and dental insurance
- long-term disability insurance
- life insurance
- compensated time off
- paid holidays
- 401K with match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
