Foreclosure – Legal Assistant

Timothy Padgett

Legal Assistant managing foreclosure-related legal documentation and client interactions for a nationwide law firm. Supporting attorneys in a fast-paced legal environment with excellent customer service.

Posted 7/28/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in drafting legal documents, providing exceptional customer service, and maintaining effective communication with clients and attorneys. Proficient in managing high-volume tasks while ensuring attention to detail and organizational excellence.

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Drafting Legal DocumentsExceptional Customer ServiceMS Office ProficiencyClient CommunicationOrganizational Skills

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Hard Skills

DraftingPreparing Legal DocumentsFiling Status UpdatesInternet ResearchAttention to Detail

Soft Skills

Verbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationTeam CollaborationAdaptabilityCourteous Interaction

Tools & Technologies

LPSTempoVendorscapeMS Office Suite

Industry Keywords

Legal ProcessForeclosureClient SystemsNotices of Default

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drafting, preparing, assignments, motions, affidavits, and various other legal documents.
Ensuring timely, courteous, and thorough responses to a heavy volume of email correspondence.
Developing and maintaining congenial relationships with business associates and clients.
Providing exceptional customer service to clients at every level of interaction.
Providing support to attorneys in a high volume, time sensitive atmosphere.
Preparation and filing of status updates prior to scheduled hearing
Providing regular and timely client status updates, as well as continual follow-up on outstanding documents and or services.
Review expired Notices of Default and communicate with the client to ensure most updated figures have been received
Monitor for executed client declarations
File client declarations with the court

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience with client systems such as LPS, Tempo, Vendorscape and others is preferred.
Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Must be committed to providing exceptional customer service.
Ability to communicate courteously and effectively with borrower, clients, attorneys, other internal employees, and outside parties.
Must be able to work with others in a congenial and team-oriented manner.
Must possess exceptional organizational skills; the position requires the ability to multi-task and be adaptable to continual change.
Attention to detail is a must.
High-level proficiency in MS Office suite.
Proficiency in internet research activities.
Good understanding of the legal process surrounding foreclosure preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

4 weeks of PTO from day one (which increases with tenure)
Paid Parental and Grandparent Leave
7 Paid Company Holidays and your birthday off every year
Full suite of healthcare insurance options including health, dental, vision, STD, LTD, Accident, Critical Illness, Voluntary Life and AD&D coverage, and more
Company-covered Term Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
401k (with company match)
Extensive Training and Development Opportunities
Flexible work schedules including in-office, hybrid, and remote working capabilities