Description:
Position Overview:We are seeking an Associate Attorney with 1–3 years of family law experience or comparable prior experience in the family law field. Experience may include prior work in a non-attorney role within family law, including clerkship, paralegal, or similar legal support experience.
This position offers substantial hands-on litigation experience and the opportunity to manage cases from inception through resolution.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct initial client consultations and client meetings
- Manage assigned family law cases from start to finish
- Draft pleadings, declarations, memoranda of points and authorities, and related filings
- Conduct legal research and factual analysis
- Communicate effectively with clients, opposing counsel, and court staff
- Prepare for and attend hearings, depositions, mediations, evidentiary hearings, and trial
- Participate in and conduct Divorce Mediation (Depending on prior experience, Introduction Training may be available as well as Continuing Education)
- Draft and respond to written discovery
- Evaluate discovery responses for sufficiency
- Draft meet and confer correspondence and motions to compel
- Maintain accurate case management records and deadlines
- Ensure compliance with applicable procedural and evidentiary rules
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will possess:
- 1–3 years of family law experience preferred
- Active membership in the California State Bar
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment
- Experience drafting declarations, pleadings, and memoranda of points and authorities
- Working knowledge of:
- California Rules of Court
- California Family Code
- California Evidence Code
- California Code of Civil Procedure
- Experience appearing as principal counsel in court proceedings where issues were submitted for decision
- Strong organizational and case management skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365
- Experience with legal case management systems such as Clio, MyCase, or Abacus/Caret
- Familiarity with X-Spouse software is a plus
