AVP - Legal Recovery

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Position Summary: 

Responsible for overall management of legal recovery activities within the internal legal team. Activities include policy recommendations, employee development, capacity planning, process design, budgeting and strategic planning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overall legal collection productivity, determining goals, and the timely and accurate forecast production and cost for the internal legal team (20%)

• Collaborates with VP, peers, attorneys and workflow team to create and troubleshoot workflows (15%)

• Examines and reviews various reports to drive legal activities (15%)

• Examines and maintains proper inventory management by collaborating with inventory management and auditing teams (10%)

• Examines daily workload volumes to prioritize work efforts including queue management, attorney placement, account updates, audits, and productivity standard maintenance (10%)

• Oversees and assists senior managers and managers with support staff (5%)•Directs, guides and influences staff in handling all types of situations to determine the most compliant, profitable and effective method of operation (5%)

• Identifies training issues and potential lost revenue and implements corrective action plans (5%)•Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies across areas of organizational responsibility (5%)

• Collaborates with vendors to achieve organizational objectives(5%)

• Assists VP of Legal Recovery with operations, planning, setting and implementing achievable goals (5%)

Supervisory/Leadership:

• Supervises a team of managers with direct reports.

• Provides guidance, direction and mentorship to managers.

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

• Responsibilities include participating in interview process and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

• Prepares annual reviews; prepares goals and salary recommendations; prepares and documents disciplinary actions; makes recommendation concerning discharge of employees to AVP/Human Resources; conducts employee discharge meetings with Human Resources.

• Fosters a positive working environment.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Liberal Arts or Law and/or equivalent experience.

• Paralegal Certification Preferred.

• 5+ years legal experience required.

• 5+ years high volume and capacity planning required.

• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated legal, leadership, supervisory and high volume processing experience.

Salary Range:

$70,000.00 - $106,000.00

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, color, sex, gender, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, citizenship, or any other classes recognized by state or local law or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. We are a drug free workplace.