[Hiring] Mortgage Compliance & Loan Servicing Attorney @MSC SERVICES LLC

Role Description

Responsible for delivering versatile, broad-based in-house legal support across all MSF business lines, banking partners, and operational departments. Serving as a true legal generalist, this position advises leadership on:

• General commercial transactions
• Litigation management
• Mortgage originations
• Loan servicing
• Banking compliance
• Labor and employment matters
• Intellectual property
• Risk management
• Direct supervision of paralegal staff

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school required
• Active state bar admission required, with the ability to obtain licensure in Colorado (via reciprocity or limited in-house counsel licensing)
• General Attorney I: 1–3 years of corporate, contractual, financial services, or general civil legal practice
• General Attorney II: 3–6 years of experience advising corporate clients on contract law, mortgage/banking compliance, employment matters, litigation management, or general corporate affairs
• General Attorney III: 6+ years of versatile in-house counsel or transactional experience handling complex corporate agreements, litigation management, financial services regulatory governance, multi-department counseling, and direct paralegal supervision
• Broad legal expertise spanning commercial contracting, mortgage origination/servicing compliance, financial services regulation, litigation oversight, and HR/employment law
• Direct experience managing paralegals, legal assistants, or legal support teams
• Proven ability to act as a pragmatic legal generalist in a fast-paced mortgage and financial services environment
• Strong legal research proficiency (LexisNexis/Westlaw) and document drafting capability
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and executive presentation skills
• Ability to handle a wide range of concurrent legal matters with high precision and confidentiality

Requirements

• Identify and analyze legal issues relevant to lines of business, Human Resources, intellectual property, corporate governance, and general operational risk
• Provide daily legal advice and research to managers and supervisors across internal business units to guide operational decisions
• Assist in preparing corporate resolutions, policies, and internal governance standards
• Prepare and deliver periodic legal updates and risk briefings to executive leadership
• Provide operational legal guidance on mortgage origination, primary and secondary loan servicing, default servicing, warehouse lending, and banking operations
• Monitor and advise on compliance with federal and state financial services laws and regulations
• Advise business units on regulatory examinations, licensing maintenance, state banking department audits, and consumer complaint resolution
• Oversee and manage consumer, commercial, employment, and mortgage-related litigation, arbitrations, and administrative disputes
• Direct outside legal counsel on active litigation strategy, discovery, case reserves, and settlement negotiations
• Manage internal e-discovery, litigation holds, subpoena responses, and record production workflows
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial contracts, software vendor agreements, non-disclosure agreements, lease agreements, and service contracts
• Structure, draft, and negotiate complex financial services transactions, loan sale and purchase agreements, secondary market transfers, and financing arrangements
• Ensure third-party vendor contracts conform to MSF standards and regulatory requirements
• Directly supervise, mentor, and delegate operational tasks to paralegals, legal assistants, and regulatory support personnel
• Oversee legal workflow distribution, quality control on file preparation, and performance evaluations for direct legal support staff
• Advise Human Resources on employment law matters, wage and hour issues, employment agreements, non-competes, and internal HR policies
• Assist in reviewing employee dispute claims, administrative filings, or workplace accommodation requests
• All other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Salary Ranges:
• Mortgage Compliance & Loan Servicing Attorney I: $95,000 - $125,000 per year
• Mortgage Compliance & Loan Servicing Attorney II: $125,000 - $155,000 per year
• Mortgage Compliance & Loan Servicing Attorney III: $155,000 - $200,000 per year
• Comprehensive benefit package including:
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Options to participate in a Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Voluntary Supplemental Life
• Voluntary Short-Term, Long-Term Disability and Supplemental insurance
• Option to participate in a company retirement plan