FAMILY LAW FIRM SEEKING EXPERIENCED ASSOCIATE
We are looking for an attorney who has a passion for helping people who are going through divorce and custody battles.
We’re looking for an attorney who can to give our clients outstanding representation … We need an attorney who can demonstrate your history of building trusted relationships with your clients and prove that you know your way around a courtroom.
The Job
· Take ownership of a client's case – financials, appraisals, discovery, motions, depositions, mediation, pretrial hearings, motion hearings, and trials.
· Conduct client meetings and recommend strategies.
· Delegate work to paralegals and legal assistants and monitor their work.
The Essentials
· We need an attorney who can contribute to developing the strategy of a case and who knows where to find the rules of procedure and caselaw to back up that case strategy.
· We need an attorney who knows how to find your way around the courtroom and how to project confidence and competence when dealing with people on behalf of our clients.
· Our ideal attorney knows how to read financial statements, understands equitable distribution, can help put together a parenting plan.
· You need to be able to help a client understand whether they really want to spend $500 to fight with their ex over a $50 lamp.
· If you see a case file as an opportunity to help someone build a new life, you’ll like the way we think.
· Skills and experience are important and valued, but your personality, character, intelligence, and integrity are also extremely important considerations.
· If we can’t count on you to show up in court on time, don’t apply.
· High-maintenance, humorless, self-entitled, or self-important individuals will not succeed in our Firm and need not apply.
· We are growing, and you will be called upon to wear many hats. We need someone who does not think that the occasional need to scan your own documents is “beneath you."
Salary
Salary is commensurate with skill and experience and is negotiable. The compensation package includes base salary plus bonus compensation for production and performance. We offer a generous benefits package including a stipend for health insurance, 401K match, and paid time off. We also pay for continuing legal education, bar dues, and various approved voluntary bar memberships.
How to Apply
If this exciting opportunity appeals to you, we look forward to reviewing your resume. Please follow these instructions.
Instructions : In addition to providing your resume, please include a cover letter that (1) explains what you believe are the 3 most important qualities or values for an attorney working with people going through a divorce, and (2) gives the names of 3 professional references who are familiar with your quality of work, i.e., supervisor, co-counsel, opposing counsel, judge.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Burlington, WI 53105