Description:
Description:The responsibility of a Family Law Associate Attorney in our Firm is to represent and advise clients in various family cases
Responsibilities:
When delegated, is responsible for the competent provision of legal services, including but not limited to:
- Drafting complex pleadings, motions, briefs, orders, etc., and/or reviewing and approving pleadings, motions, orders, and other legal production documents drafted by paralegals and/or legal assistants
- Overseeing and analyzing discovery
- Conducting legal research
- Drafting legal memos and preparing case outlines for depositions, mediations, settlement conferences, hearings/trials
- Conducting initial client meetings
- Communicating with witnesses and gathering evidence
- Providing direction to and answering legal questions from support staff
- Prepare and execute legal strategies for assigned cases, under supervision
- Advise clients regarding their best legal interests, after conferring with the supervising attorney, serving as the secondary contact between the Firm and the clients
- Under direct supervision, represent clients in settlement negotiations, at mediation, in deposition, and in court for motions, trials, and other types of hearings
- Manage cases assigned directly to you and perform/delegate to legal assistants/paralegals case work appropriately
- Attend case status meetings and take necessary actions
- Meet all court-ordered deadlines
Qualifications:
The Family Law Associate Attorney will have a four-year bachelor's degree, a Juris Doctor degree, and be licensed to practice law in West Virginia
