Attorney - Kansas
Insight Global
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:
· Demonstrates professional appearance and hygiene in accordance with established workplace culture.
· Excellent oral and written communication skills.
· Responsive to client and staff needs and focus on providing the highest level of service.
· Demonstrates a professional manner at all times.
· Exhibits sound and accurate judgment.
· Demonstrates flexibility and the ability to quickly adapt to change in
the work environment.
· Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors work to
ensure quality.
· Responds to management direction, follows instructions and completes work in a timely manner.
· Takes personal responsibility for own actions, keeping commitments
and asking for and offering help when needed.
· Is consistently at work and on time and ensures work responsibilities
are covered when absent.
· Demonstrates adequate skills for computer use.
· Demonstrate the ability to enter data with accuracy and work assignments with degree of accuracy.
· Utilize knowledge and training to solve problems as they arise.
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.
To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/ .
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:
· Demonstrates professional appearance and hygiene in accordance with established workplace culture.
· Excellent oral and written communication skills.
· Responsive to client and staff needs and focus on providing the highest level of service.
· Demonstrates a professional manner at all times.
· Exhibits sound and accurate judgment.
· Demonstrates flexibility and the ability to quickly adapt to change in
the work environment.
· Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors work to
ensure quality.
· Responds to management direction, follows instructions and completes work in a timely manner.
· Takes personal responsibility for own actions, keeping commitments
and asking for and offering help when needed.
· Is consistently at work and on time and ensures work responsibilities
are covered when absent.
· Demonstrates adequate skills for computer use.
· Demonstrate the ability to enter data with accuracy and work assignments with degree of accuracy.
· Utilize knowledge and training to solve problems as they arise.
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.
To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/ .
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