Description:
We're hiring a Family Law Attorney to help us meet sustained growth driven by consistent client referrals and excellent results. We guide clients through consequential moments with skill, clarity, and care, and our growth reflects the outcomes we deliver.This is a hybrid role based out of our Miami office, with in-office and remote work integrated for client service and team collaboration. Our ideal candidate leads clients through sensitive, high-stakes issues with clarity, empathy, and strength—including child custody, child abuse, domestic violence injunctions, and related emergency relief—partnering with paralegals and experts to move cases efficiently and protect client safety and stability.
You are equally fluent in prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, divorce (contested and uncontested), alimony, child support, and the real estate issues that intersect with family law, and you advocate with composure in emotionally charged settings. You engage in persuasive oral argument and principled negotiation, balancing litigation readiness with settlement savvy to achieve durable outcomes for families.
Our team pairs rigorous legal work with empathy and practical problem-solving to help families reach durable resolutions in and out of court. If you're a driven advocate who blends litigation readiness with settlement savvy, we'd love to meet you!
Responsibilities:
- Work in a hybrid model based out of the Miami office, with periodic in-person days and travel as needed.
- Represent clients in divorce proceedings, including high-conflict matters—handling motion practice, discovery, mediation, and evidentiary hearings.
- Conduct comprehensive client assessments; analyze facts and law; and design, execute, and continuously refine litigation and settlement strategies aligned to client objectives.
- Advocate effectively at hearings, mediations, and conferences, delivering clear oral arguments and principled negotiation to drive durable resolutions.
- Draft and perfect pleadings, motions, marital settlement agreements, judgments, proposed orders, and related contracts across a high-volume docket.
- Collaborate closely with paralegals, partners, and outside professionals to ensure timely matter progression and high-quality work product.
- Manage the equitable distribution of marital assets—including real property, business interests, and retirement accounts—retaining financial and valuation experts as appropriate.
- Maintain meticulous file management and deadline control, ensuring strict compliance with the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, local rules, and e-filing/e-service protocols.
- Provide precise legal counsel and draft marital property, prenuptial, and postnuptial agreements that reflect client goals and Florida law.
- Perform targeted legal research and develop work plans that anticipate risks, evidentiary needs, and settlement opportunities.
- Communicate proactively and professionally with clients, opposing counsel, experts, and court personnel to keep cases moving and expectations clear.
- Draft pleadings, motions, contracts, marital settlement agreements, judgements, and orders for a high volume of cases
- Advocate on behalf of clients by understanding their needs, effectively analyzing the situation and forming a strategy for a plan of action
Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor from an accredited U.S. law school.
- Active member of the Florida Bar in good standing.
- ABA membership and Spanish proficiency are strong pluses.
- Minimum 4 years of family law litigation experience, including contested and uncontested matters.
- Demonstrated success advocating in trials, mediations, and evidentiary hearings.
- Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, with composure in highly emotional, high-stress situations.
- Proven ability to manage a heavy caseload with minimal supervision while meeting deadlines.
- Working knowledge of real-estate issues that intersect with family law (e.g., title, homestead, QDROs, equity distribution).
- Strong legal research and writing skills with meticulous attention to detail and file hygiene.
- Familiarity with Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, local rules, and e-filing/e-service protocols.
Compensation: $80,000 - $125,000+ DOE
About The Florida Probate & Family Law Firm
We are a Miami-based litigation and transactional law firm specializing in probate and family law. Our team helps clients take care of what matters to them most—their family. We are a highly skilled, dedicated team of professionals who take pride in fully understanding clients' needs and goals. We are known for strategic advocacy, a client-centered approach, and a collaborative work culture that values operational excellence and professional growth.
We offer a generous benefits package that includes health insurance, gap insurance, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, a 401(k) with matching, 10–15 paid holidays per year, 10+ PTO/vacation days, parental leave, an international firm retreat, quarterly team-building days, an end-of-year bonus, education reimbursement, and more.
We are a Miami-based litigation and transactional law firm specializing in probate and family law. Our team helps clients take care of what matters to them most—their family. We are a highly skilled, dedicated team of professionals who take pride in fully understanding clients' needs and goals. We are known for strategic advocacy, a client-centered approach, and a collaborative work culture that values operational excellence and professional growth.
We offer a generous benefits package that includes health insurance, gap insurance, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, a 401(k) with matching, 10–15 paid holidays per year, 10+ PTO/vacation days, parental leave, an international firm retreat, quarterly team-building days, an end-of-year bonus, education reimbursement, and more.
