POSITION: Paralegal

LOCATION: Dallas, Texas

CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt

REPORTS TO:  SVP Legal

COMPENSATION: Commensurate w/ Experience

BENEFITS: Medical, Dental & Short-term benefits paid for employees

HOURS: 9:00 – 6:00

TRAVEL: None

SUMMARY

Provide paralegal and administrative support to legal counsel in the Compliance and Legal Departments. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Processing legal invoices for payment
• Pulling letters, telephone calls, and other data as part of subpoena responses and litigation research
• Monitoring the legal inbox
• Handling service of process on CT Corp. website
• Preparing regulatory complaint responses
• Assisting the research and lien release departments with various tasks
• Completing non-disclosure agreements
• Transcribing phone calls for litigation purposes
• Assisting attorneys with legal research
• Monitoring MERS Inbox
• Assisting attorneys with the preparation of pre-foreclosure documentation
• Assisting attorneys with the preparation of demand letters
• Reviewing emails from Client Services primarily regarding first lien foreclosures

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Bachelor’s Degree with Minimum GPA of 3.0 or one to two years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent or a combination of education and experience.
• Paralegal certification a plus, but not required.
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check, drug screen and credit check to client-required standards
• Additional legal research certifications and coursework preferred.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.