Job responsibilities:
- Reviewing, identifying, analyzing, and escalating issues raised in Business Banking collections litigation matters across numerous U.S. states
- Contributing to the oversight of the contents and execution of sworn documents (including affidavits, declarations, and other statements that attest to the facts of a case) and the discovery process in Business Banking collections litigation matters
- Liaising with outside collections litigation counsel
- Tracking escalations and ensuring resolutions are provided
- Drafting correspondence to internal and external parties
- Performing legal research on a variety of issues relating to collections litigation
- Managing certain discreet projects associated with the OCL team on related areas such as collections, recovery and fraud.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Minimum 7 years of litigation-related paralegal experience with a law firm or equivalent experience with an in-house legal department in the financial services industry
- Working knowledge of legal research platforms such as Westlaw
- Strong PC skills (knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Excellent organizational skills
- Team player who can collaborate with the Legal and operations groups
- Tact and good judgment in handling confidential information
- Unwavering sense of honesty and ethics
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Knowledge of court procedures in at least one state jurisdiction
- Familiarity with FDCPA, TCPA, SCRA, UDAAP, FCRA and related debt collections laws
- Experience with proofs of claim (bankruptcy and probate)