Summary
Better Life Plan is a dynamic and growing company that assists clients with their debt settlement programs through our relationships with attorneys and law firms across the United States. BLP is seeking a motivated and caring Paralegal to draft lawsuit answers related to consumer debt and creditor lawsuits. Individuals should be self-starters while working in a team-oriented environment and have strong attention to detail with a focus on providing the highest level of customer service.
Responsibilities
- Critically analyze and interpret legal documents
- Professionally communicate with a network of Attorneys and courts
- Use company-approved templates to draft lawsuit responses
- Make attorney-requested edits as needed
- Manage caseload via company CRM software
- Update client profiles at multiple data points
- Ensure assigned cases follow proper procedures
- Prioritize caseload to manage multiple deadlines
- Answer consumer questions in rare circumstances
- Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
- High School Diploma or GED
- Paralegal certification, similar legal services degree, or 3+ years of paralegal experience
- Experience drafting legal documents
- Intermediate skills in MS Office Suite of applications, including Microsoft Word and Outlook
- Able to multi-task and focus on several cases at once
- Strong attention to detail
- Able to work independently with little direct supervision
- A strong sense of accountability and executing assignments at the highest level
- Communicate both verbally and in written format at an intermediate level
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- General knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Outlook
PREFERRED
- Experience in FDCPA guidelines.
- One year experience filing with courts, efiling experience a plus.
- One year or more drafting legal responses
- Effectively present information in one-on-one and group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
- General knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Outlook
- BILINGUAL SPEAKERS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
This Role Might Be for You If…
You are ACCOUNTABLE for your own cases and need minimal supervision.
You display TEAMWORK in doing what it takes to get the job done.
You are ADAPTABLE to the ever-changing work environment.
You are DRIVEN to provide the best experience for our clients.
You bring a positive ATTITUDE to work every day.
You truly CARE about the clients you serve.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- AD&D insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
- Work from home
Work Location: Remote