
Manager Legal Services
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage the US clients' post judgment collections/recovery efforts which includes preparation of legal documents, communicating with various government administration officials, updating clients and maintaining case records.
- Filing litigation - initiating a US lawsuit to resolve a legal dispute as per US bar guidelines.
- Maintain electronic documents and update case management systems.
- Drafting/litigation – making/editing pleadings, dealing with pleadings, following court rules.
- Performing tasks for USA Legal Collection law firms. Tasks such as preparing garnishments, contacting courts, sheriffs, county offices.
- Extracting information out of legal documents.
- Frequent interaction with USA attorneys and potentially with defendant (but not as attorney).
- Organizing and tracking files related to case documents.
- Draft and file legal documents such as subpoenas, affidavits, notices, discovery responses, medical record requests in context to the US market.
- Research public records and other resources to locate parties, witnesses, and other case related information through various tools.
- Communicate with Court Clerk, Sheriff’s Office, County Appraiser, and Recorder’s Office if required.
- Prepare court filings, recordings, and e-filing.
- Provide clients with the status of their cases.
- Mandatory: Should have knowledge of USA collections laws: FDCPA, CFPB, FCRA, TCPA, GLBA, SCRA, PCI-DSS, UDAAP and Dodd-Frank Act.
- Mandatory Experience:
- Legal Services Manager 10+ years’ experience in preparing legal responses.
- Knowledge of US Debt recovery process is preferred.
- Familiarity with the US Collections rules and regulations such as Fair Debt Collections Practices Act is preferred.
- Good to have: Basic understanding of US legal system and court procedures, including model civil rules of procedure.
- Proficiency with Word, Excel, Word Perfect, Adobe, and Outlook
- Proficiency in written and verbal English, and mathematics.
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to be accurate and efficient.
- Self – starter and motivated
- Detail oriented, able to multitask and manage time sensitive documents.
- Capable of working independently and as a team player
- Requires excellent critical thinking, communication, organizational and research skills.
- Mandatory: Internet savvy as it will require browsing/searching various websites. As for the documents, most of the work will be handled either in MS Word or WordPerfect, and handling of PDFs.
- Mandatory: Fluent English communication to deal with US clients.
- It is preferred that the candidate should have knowledge of USA banking/finance laws, good knowledge of USA legal lingo, good communication skills to work with court/govt officials - and role can be customized accordingly.
- Law Degree – Master of Law (LLM) is mandatory.
- Must have experience in court proceeding in India.