Passionate about guiding clients through financial challenges to achieve relief or justice? 

 

Ready to elevate your career beyond just routine tasks? 

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Then join us at counsel’s table and impact clients where it matters—in the courtroom. We’re a young, growing, and different kind of bankruptcy & business litigation firm based in Houston. We’re seeking an exceptional Senior Bankruptcy and Collections Paralegal who thrives in a fast-paced environment where you directly shape client success. 

 

Your Role 

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Manage cases from intake to closure, including these responsibilities: 

• Assist at counsel’s table in court. 

• Drive cases forward with precision and before deadlines—always. 

• Manage docket, 341 meetings, discovery, calendar, communications, and files. 

• Draft Chapter 7, 11, 13, 15, and adversary petitions and compelling plain-English pleadings, demand letters, and correspondence. 

• Research the law and prepare trial notebooks. 

• Deliver client experiences that turn clients into raving fans. 

• Anticipate and independently solve challenges. 

• Partner with the founding attorney to free him to focus on client development and counseling, strategic legal thinking, trials, negotiations, and vision. 

 

Requirements 

• Any bachelor’s degree, associate’s paralegal degree, Texas Board of Legal Specialization paralegal certification, or other recognized paralegal certification. 

• 5+ years of bankruptcy and collections paralegal work. 

• Expertise in U.S. Bankruptcy Code and Rules, Federal civil procedure, evidence, and collection law, and PACER e-filing. 

• Proficient in or quick to master AI, Westlaw, Office 365, Clio, etc. 

• Big picture and detail oriented. 

• Coachable, self-reflective, caring, and competitive (but not cut-throat). 

• Growth mindset, adaptability, and high emotional intelligence. 

 

Why Us? 

 

Culture 

• Guided by 7 core values: Integrity, Client-First Commitment, Responsive Straight Talk, Strategic Practical Wisdom, Insatiable Appetite to Win, Uncompromising Excellence, and Compassion. 

• Quickly learn from mistakes—yours and ours. 

• Pleasant, professional even during difficult conversations. 

• High standards, accountability, and dependability. 

• Flexibility, autonomy, own your results, professional development, and career growth. 

• Celebrate wins and enjoy the journey in a professional culture free of yelling, jerks, and office politics. 

• Modern offices along Buffalo Bayou between River Oaks and Downtown. 

 

Compensation 

• $80,000-$90,000+ base salary based on experience and ability to hit the ground running with limited guidance. 

• Monthly/quarterly bonuses tied to KPIs (key performance indicators). 

• Paid holidays + birthday + PTO. 

• Free garage parking + team socials. 

 

About Us 

Before law school, Entrepreneur Mark P. Yablon saw a need for a different kind of law firm that blends legal excellence, practical business wisdom, straight talk, and compassion. 

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Yablon Law PLLC aspires to set the new standard in guiding entrepreneurs and families through stormy waters involving bankruptcy, commercial/civil litigation, real estate, family law, probate, and estate planning. Our 5-year vision is to expand to 12 attorneys + paralegals dedicated to improving the lives of each other and our clients. 

 

Apply Now 

​Apply only through Crisp Recruit on Senior Bankruptcy & Collections Paralegal (LinkedIn) or on Indeed. 

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For questions, email recruit@crisp.co. 

 

No recruiters, please.