Director of Legal - Commercial Enforcement at Mid-Atlantic Finance Company – Clearwater, Florida

MidAtlantic Finance is looking to add an in-house Director of Legal - Commercial Enforcement attorney with five to ten years of Commercial Litigation experience.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage a high-volume portfolio of commercial disputes and contract enforcement matters
• Lead pre-litigation strategy, negotiation, and settlement discussions with counterparties
• Drive end-to-end litigation strategy, including coordination with outside counsel when necessary
• Develop and execute recovery strategies to maximize collections and minimize loss severity
• Evaluate claims and defenses, and make go/no-go decisions on litigation vs. settlement
• Draft and refine demand letters, pleadings, and litigation strategy memos
• Oversee and control outside legal spend, including budgeting and performance management of external firms.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to identify patterns of risk and repeat counterparty behavior

Additional Skills and Experience

• Experience with secured transactions, collateral recovery, or asset-backed lending
• Background in collections litigation or enforcement actions
• Familiarity with multi-jurisdictional litigation and judgment enforcement

Benefits

• Full healthcare benefit package
• 401k Retirement plan with employer match
• Paid Time Off
• Great work-life balance
• Bonus