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General Counsel

• Provide strategic legal guidance to litigation paralegals managing collection and foreclosure portfolios.
• Oversee, cultivate, and expand NCS’s nationwide attorney network by identifying coverage gaps, recruiting and onboarding qualified firms, setting performance and reporting expectations, and ensuring matters progress appropriately and deadlines are met.
• Monitor outside counsel performance, address issues promptly, and maintain accountability to NCS standards, client requirements, and service expectations.
• Review outside counsel invoices for accuracy, reasonableness, and compliance with client billing guidelines.
• Serve as a legal resource to litigation paralegals and internal teams through coaching, training, and guidance on legal procedures and best practices.
• Respond to complex legal and procedural questions involving collections, foreclosure, mechanic’s liens, preliminary notices, and UCC matters.
• Review legal documents, case strategies, and non-routine matters, and provide practical recommendations and risk analysis.
• Identify and help mitigate legal and operational risks across portfolios.
• Participate in client calls and advise clients on legal options, risks, and likely outcomes, translating complex legal concepts into clear, business-focused guidance.
• Collaborate closely with Preliminary Notice, Mechanic’s Lien, and UCC teams to provide legal analysis, direction, and support on escalated or complex matters.
• Review case documentation for accuracy, compliance, and procedural sufficiency.
• Recommend and support process improvements that enhance quality, consistency, compliance, and efficiency.
• Stay current on statutes, case law, and regulations relevant to creditors’ rights, UCC, mechanic’s liens, foreclosure, and collections in the U.S. and Canada.
• Promote ethical, compliant, and best-practice legal processes across the organization.

In-House Counsel