About Rate Companies:
Rate is a leader in mortgage lending and digital financial services. Headquartered in Chicago, Rate and its affiliates have more than 7,000 employees in over 850 branches across the U.S., serving all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Since the launch of Rate in 2000, Rate and its affiliates have helped more than 1 million homeowners with home purchase loans and refinances, with a total loan volume of more than $116 billion in 2021 alone. Rate has cemented itself as an industry leader by introducing innovative technology, offering low rates and delivering unparalleled customer service. Honors and awards include: Top Lender for Online Service for 2018 by U.S. News & World Report; Best Mortgage Lender for Online Loans and Best Mortgage Lender for Refinancing by NerdWallet for 2021; HousingWire’s 2020 Tech100 award for the company’s industry-leading FlashClose℠ technology; No. 3 ranking in Scotsman Guide’s 2021 list of Top Retail Mortgage Lenders; Chicago Agent Magazine’s Lender of the Year for six consecutive years; and Chicago Tribune’s Top Workplaces list for seven consecutive years. Visit rate.com for more information.
Location: Hybrid 2x/week at 3940 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Pay Range: $80,000-$110,000 annually
About the Role:
Successful candidates will have at least 6+ years of litigation support experience. Candidates who also have complex commercial litigation, employment, and/or eDiscovery experience will have a significant advantage. The Paralegal will be responsible for general support to the Guaranteed Rate Companies’ legal department. The ideal candidate must be service-oriented with a professional, diplomatic, efficient, and resilient demeanor and have the ability to handle a broad variety of complex matters, both legal and business-related.
Responsibilities:
- Provide daily support on a range of litigation matters, including file organization, docket management, calendar updates, document collection and production, deposition support, pleading preparation and filing, witness interviews, and fact-gathering.
- Support e-Discovery efforts across matters.
- Assist with trials and arbitration hearings, including management and preparation of exhibits, demonstratives, and other file materials.
- Support judgment collection and recovery efforts.
- Review and draft correspondence relating to litigation, compliance, and business issues.
- Support transactions team, including through creation and tracking of transactional documents and assistance in preparation of attorney opinion letters.
- Review and prepare of responses to subpoenas, investigative demands, and other external information requests.
- Communicate professionally and efficiently with internal departments (e.g. HR, compliance, accounting, and others) to gather necessary information for legal requests.
- General administrative support as needed and assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Significant experience with litigation support
- Preference given to candidates with in-house experience
- Experience in the financial services industry, especially mortgage, is a plus.
- Excellent business writing, editing and proofreading skills.
- Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong organization, document management, and task prioritization, and detail orientation.
- Excellent skills in Word, PowerPoint, Excel and managing computer databases.
Rate is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes and encourages all applicants to apply regardless of age, race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital or parental status, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy or other reason protected by law.
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Download ResumeAbout Rate Companies:
Rate is a leader in mortgage lending and digital financial services. Headquartered in Chicago, Rate and its affiliates have more than 7,000 employees in over 850 branches across the U.S., serving all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Since the launch of Rate in 2000, Rate and its affiliates have helped more than 1 million homeowners with home purchase loans and refinances, with a total loan volume of more than $116 billion in 2021 alone. Rate has cemented itself as an industry leader by introducing innovative technology, offering low rates and delivering unparalleled customer service. Honors and awards include: Top Lender for Online Service for 2018 by U.S. News & World Report; Best Mortgage Lender for Online Loans and Best Mortgage Lender for Refinancing by NerdWallet for 2021; HousingWire’s 2020 Tech100 award for the company’s industry-leading FlashClose℠ technology; No. 3 ranking in Scotsman Guide’s 2021 list of Top Retail Mortgage Lenders; Chicago Agent Magazine’s Lender of the Year for six consecutive years; and Chicago Tribune’s Top Workplaces list for seven consecutive years. Visit rate.com for more information.
Location: Hybrid 2x/week at 3940 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Pay Range: $80,000-$110,000 annually
About the Role:
Successful candidates will have at least 6+ years of litigation support experience. Candidates who also have complex commercial litigation, employment, and/or eDiscovery experience will have a significant advantage. The Paralegal will be responsible for general support to the Guaranteed Rate Companies’ legal department. The ideal candidate must be service-oriented with a professional, diplomatic, efficient, and resilient demeanor and have the ability to handle a broad variety of complex matters, both legal and business-related.
Responsibilities:
- Provide daily support on a range of litigation matters, including file organization, docket management, calendar updates, document collection and production, deposition support, pleading preparation and filing, witness interviews, and fact-gathering.
- Support e-Discovery efforts across matters.
- Assist with trials and arbitration hearings, including management and preparation of exhibits, demonstratives, and other file materials.
- Support judgment collection and recovery efforts.
- Review and draft correspondence relating to litigation, compliance, and business issues.
- Support transactions team, including through creation and tracking of transactional documents and assistance in preparation of attorney opinion letters.
- Review and prepare of responses to subpoenas, investigative demands, and other external information requests.
- Communicate professionally and efficiently with internal departments (e.g. HR, compliance, accounting, and others) to gather necessary information for legal requests.
- General administrative support as needed and assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Significant experience with litigation support
- Preference given to candidates with in-house experience
- Experience in the financial services industry, especially mortgage, is a plus.
- Excellent business writing, editing and proofreading skills.
- Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong organization, document management, and task prioritization, and detail orientation.
- Excellent skills in Word, PowerPoint, Excel and managing computer databases.
Rate is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes and encourages all applicants to apply regardless of age, race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital or parental status, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy or other reason protected by law.