About this role
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The role:
We are seeking a highly organized and experienced litigation manager (para-legal) to oversee management of a growing litigation caseload of defaulted loans across 3 national litigation networks and over a hundred local attorney offices.
What you’ll do:
• This individual will provide oversight of our active SoFi litigation placements with our attorney network across Personal Loans, Student Loans and Credit Card accounts. They will review each network’s caseload and work on optimizing execution, including assistance with preparations for hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trials.
• The role will be responsible for reviewing individual cases, assessing the proposed pleadings, settlement arrangements, and ensuring proper documentation is available and provided as the case demands.
• They will act as cross-functional liaison between our external litigation network, and SoFi’s in-house counsel, in legal matters that straddle both sides (like a customer’s motion to compel arbitration), and will be expected to have regular engagements with internal partners including, Compliance, Finance, Internal Audit, and Third Party Risk Management.
• They will work with our Recovery analyst to track performance at the network, state, and product level, introducing key industry metrics/KPIs and delivering regular portfolio reporting to management.
• They will evaluate our current litigation engagement model with an eye to improving our internal processes and platforms, identifying workflow gaps and implementing operational enhancements to further our efficiency.
• They will demonstrate excellent organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple complex litigation matters simultaneously while adapting to changing priorities and deadlines
What you’ll need:
• 5 years minimum litigation paralegal experience, preferably managing a caseload of defaulted consumer loans at a FinTech or large bank, or at a law firm or in-house legal department.
• Bachelor's degree with ABA paralegal certification or Associates/Bachelor’s degree in paralegal studies
• Significant experience on a litigation case management platform similar to Legal Tracker, CounselLink, or a relational database used to manage litigation caseload.
• Strong analytical capab