Counsel- Mortgage Loans (Hybrid Birmingham, AL)

Role Purpose
 
This role centers on shaping clear, engaging, and accessible communication that connects people to our brand and offerings. As a Senior Associate Copywriter, you will translate complex financial concepts into meaningful, audience-focused messaging—helping ensure our products and services are understandable, consistent, and relevant across all touchpoints.
 
Working collaboratively with creative and marketing partners, you will balance strategic thinking with strong execution—producing content that not only reflects the brand’s voice, but also supports business objectives and customer understanding.
 
***This role will be titled Sr Associate Content Writing within our organization.***

Key Responsibilities

• New Mortgage Loan Closings. Ensure the Company’s mortgage loan investments are safeguarded through the preparation, review, analysis, negotiation and modification of the legal documents securing its investments.
• Perform all legal work associated with the closing of the Company’s commercial mortgage loans including: drafting, negotiation and review of loan commitments, loan documents and other legal documents; review title commitments, survey and title policies for property serving as collateral; review due diligence materials to insure compliance with loan commitment requirements; and coordinate with outside counsel in all aspects of closing the Company’s loan commitments for commercial mortgage loans
• Portfolio Maintenance. Ensure proper maintenance of the Company’s loan portfolio by providing timely legal documentation of changes to portfolio loans or the properties securing them (e.g. partial releases, consents to easements, replatting, loan modifications and loan assumptions).
• Serve as Legal Advisor. Support and facilitate the decision-making process in the Investment Department. Act as legal advisor to the department. Assist and advise in development of policies and procedures to respond to regulatory and legislative requirements imposed as the Company and its investments
• Manage and train one or more legal support staff (i.e. legal secretaries, legal assistants and paralegals).
• Other Job Duties as assigned by senior management.

Knowledge/Experience/Education/Training:

• This position requires an attorney with 5+ years of negotiating and legal drafting skills equivalent to a partner at a major law firm. A breadth of industry knowledge and contacts (both legal and business) are essential.

Abilities:
• The incumbent will need meticulous attention to detail and negotiating stamina to protect and ensure the quality of the Company’s investments, but must couple those abilities with an attitude of building positive customer experiences and relationships.

Contact with others.
• Must have strong negotiating skills coupled with a firm commitment to customer service and development of long-term business relationships. At least 50% of the incumbent’s time is spent in communication with outside customers, mortgage banker and brokers and counsel for the parties to the mortgage transactions.
• The incumbent must be proactive and creative in finding legal solutions for the business and competitive needs of the Company, particularly relating to creative investment opportunities (e.g the participating loan program, loan pools, new real estate ownership and lending models).

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Employee Benefits:  
We aim to protect the wellbeing of our employees and their families with a broad benefits offering. In addition to offering comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance, we support emotional wellbeing through mental health benefits and an employee assistance program. Work/life balance is important and Protective offers a variety of paid time away benefits (e.g., paid time off, paid parental leave, short-term disability, and a cultural observance day). The financial health of our employees is just as important as physical and emotional health.  Some of the financial wellbeing benefits include contributions to healthcare accounts, a pension plan, and a 401(k) plan with Company matching. All employees are encouraged to protect their overall wellbeing by engaging in ProHealth Rewards, Protective’s platform to improve wellbeing while earning cash rewards.

Eligibility for certain benefits may vary by position in accordance with the terms of the Company’s benefit plans.

Accommodations for Applicants with a Disability:
If you require an accommodation to complete the application and recruitment process due to a disability, please email [email protected]. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application and recruitment process.

Please note that the above email is solely for individuals with disabilities requesting an accommodation.  General employment questions should not be sent through this process.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to being inclusive and attracting, retaining, and growing an inclusive workforce.

Protective’s targeted salary range for this position is $95,500 to $140,000. Actual salaries may vary depending on factors, including but not limited to, job location, skills, and experience. The range listed is just one component of Protective’s total compensation package for employees.
 
This position also offers additional incentive opportunities through an annual incentive based on individual and Company performance.