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(“Dovenmuehle”) is the leading mortgage subservicing firm in the United States with several hundred financial institution clients nationwide.\nGeneral Description:\nProvide a wide variety of services to the Default Litigation, Mediation and Attorney Oversight Departments. The position is premised on assisting each department as needs dictate, including the ability to manage strict deadlines, adapt to and learn new processes, work well with other departments within DMI and manage multiple projects.\nJobs include but are not limited to: Assisting with all tasking, reporting, and department data metrics, documentation preparation, audits, pleading and discovery reviews, training, investigating, and drafting correspondence, handling contested pleadings, testifying at trials or mediations, policy reviews, and handling highly contested litigation, problems files and escalated matters. Other responsibilities would be provided, as needed, or required, by the Department Head. Working knowledge of foreclosure, bankruptcy, and eviction litigation required; management experience preferred.\nEssential Functions and Duties:\nProvides legal analysis, advice and counsel on litigation files as assigned.\nReviews, evaluates, and handles high risk litigation for DMI and its clients.\nReviews, evaluates, and handles highly escalated loans and issues to prevent future litigation.\nAssists with litigation and correspondence/complaints assigned to default litigation specialists to ensure matters are handled in an effective and efficient manner.\nEnsures that Company-wide policies and procedures, on matters for which Attorney is responsible, are applied in full recognition of all legal implications and risks. (Can collaborate with the Company Compliance Department).\nRemains current and knowledgeable about applicable legislation, case law and administrative rulings, as well as pending legislation and administrative regulations pertinent to the Company; as assigned, provides counsel to Attorney Oversight, Mediation and/or Default Litigation departments in interpretation and training to minimize compliance risks.\nWork cooperatively with the other departments to keep up with all law changes applicable to the business and provide guidance and support to department staff based on those changes.\nWork cooperatively with other departments to institute DMI procedural updates to DMI processes in high-risk situations.\nReviews and evaluates assigned potential litigation matters with Management, the Department Head, Managers, Attorneys and Assistant Managers, as well as the Legal and Compliance Departments as needed.\nPrepares reports as directed by the Department Head and is responsible for assuring that the reports are completed in a timely manner; follows up with all specialists with any outstanding task on identified reports.\nConducts research on projects as required Department Head.\nInvestigate, research and draft responses to borrower correspondence/complaints.\nAudit any litigation documentation and correspondence/complaint responses for quality control, factual accuracy, and risk management concerns drafted by department personnel.\nEducate and train default litigation specialists relative to legal issues, litigation strategy, shared analysis, and default servicing experience.\nTestify at trial or mediation; provide deposition testimony as needed.\nMonitor/maintain the department proxies.\nMonitor/assist the legal department on their litigated loans.\nComplete system corrections received from staff/other departments pertaining to litigated files/loans.\nComplete file audits as assigned.\nAssist with attorney issues and internal issues raised by the default litigation staff.\nAudit contested pleadings and discovery.\nPerforms such other responsibilities and duties as assigned, including the handling and oversight of foreclosure, bankruptcy, evictions, and mediation matters, as well as participating when needed with attorney oversight matters.\nMust be able to travel nationally up to 25%.\nSuccessfully complete annual regulatory compliance training.\nPerforms other related duties as assigned.\nRequired Qualifications:\nJuris Doctorate; Licensed Attorney.\n5 - 10 + years in default servicing law firm or mortgage servicing company with focus on Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, regulatory issues, litigation, and/or real estate legal matters. 3 years plus of experience handling contested default servicing litigation.\nMust have working knowledge and hands on experience in foreclosure, bankruptcy, eviction, and mediation cases.\nExperience or working knowledge of mortgage banking regulations, servicing guidelines or operational default servicing law firm processes.\nExtensive knowledge of federal and state laws impacting mortgage servicing such as TILA, ECOA, FCRA, FDCPA, RESPA, the Fair Housing Act, the Homeowners Protection Act, predatory lending laws, state foreclosure laws and the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.\nAbility to prioritize work, effectively manage, and interact effectively with senior management.\nExtensive Legal writing and analysis and research skills. Working knowledge of Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, Eviction, Mediation, and other related issues, laws, and regulations.\nExperience in a legal environment dealing with foreclosure, bankruptcy, and eviction pleadings.\nExperience with LPS, Fidelty systems, and Microsoft Office.\nAbility to deal with legal issues in a practical and efficient manner; excellent analytical skills; exceptional oral and written communication skills; good interpersonal skills; ability to persuade and present positions effectively yet inoffensively; flexibility and willingness to work under pressure with tight deadlines on a large number of issues at one time; attention to detail.\nLimited supervisory responsibilities.\nSubmission of writing sample required.\nBenefits\nMedical, Dental, Vision, Wellness, Flexible Spending Account, and Employee Assistance Program and more.\nEmployer paid Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.\n401 (K) Plan with company match\nPaid Vacation, Sick, Personal and Holidays\nPhysical Demands and Work Environment:\nThe employee must be comfortable in either an on-site office setting, or a quiet, designated work from home space that is free from distractions and noise. The employee is regularly required to communicate (give/receive) information through multiple methods of communication with clear understanding from others. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.\nThe employee must be able to remain in a stationary position and/or move about the organization or remote office. The employee is frequently required to stand or walk (or otherwise move through the organization); sit; use hands to type, write, handle, or feel and reach. May occasionally climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; or lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. Employees may be required to type and utilize a computer for long periods of time.\nThe employee may be required to frequently operate a standard variety of office equipment including computers, calculators, copy machines, computer printers and phones. The noise level, if working on-site, is usually moderate and typical of an office environment.\nIn accordance with applicable disability laws, Dovenmuehle works with applicants and employees to make reasonable accommodations to the job or work environment when doing so will enable an employee with a qualified disability to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of the job.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7650,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"phd","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Life insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-03T16:18:10Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":12,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.415,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":100,"expected_fill_days":29,"reasons":["conf:1","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":109000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/dovenmuehle-attorney-onsite","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/dovenmuehle-attorney-onsite.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-06T04:47:00Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":8215,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-07T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3876297},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3876297"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fdovenmuehle-attorney-onsite"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fdovenmuehle-attorney-onsite"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fdovenmuehle-attorney-onsite"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/dovenmuehle-attorney-onsite\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fdovenmuehle-attorney-onsite"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":1774874}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"dovenmuehle.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":1774874},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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