Managing Attorney - California

Location: US - CA - Teleworker; applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must not require current or future employment visa sponsorship.

Budgeted pay range: $150,000–$160,000. Additional salary range listed: $115,000–$125,000.

Company

hirify.global is a publicly traded company working with consumer accounts, credit and collections, and related legal proceedings.

What you will do

• Represent and defend hirify.global and its affiliates in state courts, consumer-account litigation, counterclaims, and other legal proceedings.
• Prepare and file pleadings, discovery materials, legal documents, workflows, and templates.
• Manage, direct, develop, evaluate, hire, and train attorneys within California.
• Monitor attorney workloads, case flow, reporting, litigation trends, opposing counsel trends, and programming-related roadblocks.
• Track pending state legislation, advise management on potential impacts, and ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Train new attorneys through court shadowing, case-management-software instruction, and guidance on litigation and settlement procedures.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree.
• Active California bar membership required; multiple state bar licenses preferred.
• Prior litigation experience preparing pleadings, participating in all discovery phases, and handling trials required.
• At least 5 years of comparable attorney employment preferred.
• Experience managing a team of attorneys or the ability to lead and monitor multiple attorneys.
• Knowledge of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Truth-In-Lending Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and other consumer-credit and collections laws and regulations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including engagement with stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Strong organizational, time-management, interpersonal, analytical, research, legal interpretation, judgment, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to provide accurate, practical, well-researched legal advice in a timely manner and develop, improve, and standardize procedures.

Nice to have

• Multiple state bar licenses.
• At least 5 years of comparable attorney experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with paid time off, medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) match, life insurance, and other wellbeing benefits.
• Performance-based bonus and/or equity programs may be available depending on the position.
• Drug-free workplace and equal employment opportunity environment.