Attorney

Gurstel Law Firm, P.C. is a multi-state litigation law firm representing creditors in all aspects of the legal collection process. As an Associate Attorney, you will be responsible for managing litigation cases, providing legal assessments, preparing legal documents, and maintaining client relationships in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Ability to provide thorough and practical assessments and advice while advocating for clients in and out of court during the legal process
• Focus on continuous quality work product and performance in the Firm’s energized and fast-paced environment while doing right, maintaining integrity, and achieving results
• Prepare, draft, and review documents, new referrals, complaints, motions and discovery requests and responses
• Document account/file activity in accordance with the Firm and client policies and procedures
• Coordinate and attend court proceedings virtually, and, from time to time, travel to various courts in the State and effectively handle all aspects of a case’s litigation life cycle
• Research and interpret case laws, rulings, and regulations and formulate legal opinions for review by supervising attorney
• Communicate with clients in a responsive manner to maintain and further develop client relationships
• Negotiate settlements
• Attend continuing education classes, webinars, and seminars to remain current and well-informed of any local, state, or federal changes in the law, rules of court or court procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

• Qualified attorney with no discipline history with an active license in the state of ARIZONA
• Ability to provide thorough and practical assessments and advice while advocating for clients in and out of court during the legal process
• Focus on continuous quality work product and performance in the Firm's energized and fast-paced environment while doing right, maintaining integrity, and achieving results
• Prepare, draft, and review documents, new referrals, complaints, motions and discovery requests and responses
• Document account/file activity in accordance with the Firm and client policies and procedures
• Coordinate and attend court proceedings virtually, and, from time to time, travel to various courts in the State and effectively handle all aspects of a case's litigation life cycle
• Research and interpret case laws, rulings, and regulations and formulate legal opinions for review by supervising attorney
• Communicate with clients in a responsive manner to maintain and further develop client relationships
• Negotiate settlements
• Attend continuing education classes, webinars, and seminars to remain current and well-informed of any local, state, or federal changes in the law, rules of court or court procedures
• Ability to collaborate with other employees to utilize resources and knowledge of others in identifying high quality solutions
• Possesses leadership skills and the ability to drive and motivate other employees to achieve results
• Excellent written and oral communication skills across a broad spectrum of attorney and non-attorney recipients including all levels within the organization and external
• Civil Law Experience preferred. Will train
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills
• Work in a team-oriented environment and meet tight deadlines and prioritize projects with limited supervision
• Westlaw, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Adobe Acrobat, Legal Case Management Software

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• STD
• LTD
• Life
• Accident
• Critical Illness
• Long-Term Care
• Pet Insurance
• 401k
• Profit Sharing
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Program
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)/ Paid Holidays
• Professional yet casual work environment
• Bonus and Commission potential
• Paid CLE’s & Dues
• Paid parking

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