Description:
Pinellas Family Lawyer, PLLC (PFL) is actively seeking an associate family law attorney to assist with our increasing caseload at our Clearwater office. We strive to work a maximum of 40 hrs/wk w/an average work week being approx 38 hrs. Family law can be an emotionally taxing field and we try to foster and encourage a healthy work-life balance. We find this better allows our team members to focus on a quality product and provide excellent service to our clients. We offer a competitive base salary + bonuses based on individual performance.Job duties include the following:
- Prepare non-form motions including motions for contempt, for enforcement, to eliminate child support arrearages, to modify temporary parenting plans, etc.
- Attend basic hearings and case management conferences
- Provide first level response to client's emails and phone calls
- Oversee compliance with Rule 12.285, when applicable
- Prepare/review and sign routine filings including initial paperwork, other form documents, etc.
- Review and summarize discovery responses
- Prepare case plans in collaboration with lead counsel
- Exceptional organization skills and ability to manage cases in various stages of litigation
- Creative problem solving skills to help clients find individualized solutions to their legal problems through negotiation and compromise
- Attentive to detail including reviewing rules and statutes, interpreting same, and ensuring compliance; same with discovery requests
- Dependabilty when tasked with deadlines or time-sensitive tasks
- Strong interpersonal skills coupled with the ability to differentiate between assisting client with legal issues and redirecting on non-legal issues
- Competent writing skills as to be able to prepare first drafts of agreements and stipulations as well as correspondence to clients, opposing counsel, and judges.
