Associate Attorney

Zwicker & Associates, P.C. • Sugar Land, TX

212d • $80,000 - $100,000

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 various consumer and commercial recovery and litigation efforts. Zwicker is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, and maintains office locations throughout the United States. Zwicker is hiring an Associate Attorney to join our team in Sugar Land, TX. The ideal candidate will be eager to learn and have exemplary organizational, written, and verbal communication skills. We look for candidates whose diverse talents, backgrounds, and experiences enable the Zwicker team to innovate and excel in performance collaboratively. We encourage and provide lifelong learning and training opportunities for our team members to build a strong foundation and a successful future with us. We strive to promote from within, offering excellent career advancement opportunities for high achievers.

Requirements

• Admission to practice law in the state of Texas
• 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 the 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 the Managing Attorney, to ensure that proper litigation workflow is being performed according 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 insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Compensated time off
• Paid holidays
• 401K with match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees