State Managing Attorney

Pay: $150,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Lead and grow a high-impact New York creditors' rights practice from a key leadership seat
• Step into a visible attorney-manager role with strong influence over team performance, client service, and practice growth
• Join a well-established multi-state firm with a strong creditors' rights, litigation, real estate, and default-services platform
• Enjoy real upside, including bonus potential, origination incentives, conference travel, and a path toward equity partnership
• Take on meaningful leadership while still staying close to sophisticated legal work, client strategy, and team development

Location: This role is based on-site in our Cranford, New Jersey office to support team leadership and collaboration. There may be some hybrid flexibility over time based on performance, and relocation may be considered for the right candidate within the NJ/NY tri-state area.

Note: Candidates must be admitted and in good standing in New York and must have at least 6 years of directly relevant creditors' rights / mortgage default / foreclosure-related experience, along with at least 2 years of leadership or managerial experience.

About Us We are a respected, multi-state law firm with a strong platform in creditors' rights, real estate, litigation, bankruptcy, and related default services. Our team is known for practical legal strategy, operational sophistication, and a collaborative approach to serving institutional clients. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Lead and manage the New York creditors' rights practice from our Cranford office
• Provide leadership, direction, accountability, and mentorship to attorneys and staff
• Oversee litigation strategy, case evaluations, assignments, audits, trial preparation, and escalated matters
• Ensure strong client communication, service standards, compliance, and quality control across the practice
• Partner with firm leadership and operations to drive workflow efficiency, billing accuracy, and process improvement
• Supervise associates and team members, including feedback, development, performance management, and annual evaluations
• Handle complex legal matters, issue spotting, and risk escalation involving clients, conflicts, compliance, and reputational concerns
• Support business development efforts, strengthen client relationships, and help grow the practice
• Stay current on legal, regulatory, and industry developments affecting creditors' rights and mortgage default work
• Provide training internally and externally to support team growth and client success

Qualifications

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
• Active New York bar admission in good standing
• New Jersey bar admission preferred
• 6+ years of directly relevant creditors' rights, mortgage default, foreclosure, or related real estate litigation experience
• 2+ years of leadership, supervisory, or managerial experience
• Strong communication, organizational, and client-management skills
• Experience handling high-volume matters with strong accuracy and judgment
• Comfortable using case management systems and Microsoft Office

Why You Will Love Working Here

We offer the chance to lead, build, and make a real impact inside a firm with an established platform and growth mindset. You'll join a team that values professionalism, collaboration, innovation, and results. Along with competitive compensation, the role offers strong benefits, bonus opportunity, origination upside, conference travel, and long-term advancement potential.

JPC-876

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-haves: NY bar license, 6+ yrs creditors’ rights/mortgage default/foreclosure exp, 2+ yrs leadership/management exp

• Nice to haves: preferred NJ bar, institutional lender representation, and recent attorney-management experience.

• Additional context: Relocation- [Yes, but must be in tri-state area)]. Packages - [Yes]

Submissions Name / Kenette - kguerrier@sterneisenberg.com

Quick Recruiter Reference (Internal Summary)

Multi-state law firm needs a NY-barred Attorney Manager to lead its New York creditors’ rights practice from Cranford, NJ. Must have 8+ years in creditors’ rights / mortgage default and at least 2 years of leadership experience. Strong fit is a senior foreclosure/default attorney who has recently stepped into management but is not too far removed from hands-on practice.

Recruiters Submission: To submit, cancel -State Managing Attorney - Stern & Eisenberg - JPC 876 - Source

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• Client job title: State Managing Attorney

• Location: Cranford, NJ

• On-site, hybrid, remote: On-site

• Experience: 6

• Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Managing Attorney, Attorney Manager, State Managing Attorney, Creditors’ Rights Attorney, Foreclosure Attorney, Mortgage Default Attorney, Default Services Attorney, Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Attorney, Real Estate Litigation Attorney, Supervising Attorney, Litigation Manager

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