Family Law Attorney II

Description:

A Family Law Attorney II is mid-level attorney with 4 -6 years' experience practicing Family law. The successful Attorney II is self-directed and thrives with lots of support and autonomy. The Attorney II generally receive a substantial portion (approximately 75%) of their work through A Richland, Washington (WA) Law Firm lead generation and marketing and/or other attorneys in the office. An Attorney II is expected to generate a portion (25%) of their own billable work and attend four events per quarter. Attorneys have access to coaching and support services for business development and networking. The Firm prioritizes a work-life integration, a collaborative culture, and a competitive compensation & incentive structure that is unique to the industry.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Mediation experience
• Trial experience
• Researching and analyzing the law on complex legal issues
• Writing memorandums, briefs, letters, and other documents
• Professional attitude with a strong sense of discretion to keep sensitive information secure and private
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills when working with clients, members of the court and other employees
• Strong organizational abilities and time management skills to handle many cases at once
• Marketing your and the firm's services to prospective clients
• Performing discovery of various electronically stored data and hard copies of information in preparation for litigation
• Performing due diligence in legal matters concerning contracts, agreements, and mergers and acquisitions
• Managing a schedule to allow for consults and closure of consults to sufficient reach production/collection objectives. Depending on practice area this may include outside core hour and weekend consults.
• Closing consults within A Richland, Washington (WA) Law Firm range of 30-50% depending on practice area.
• Timely approval of invoices is critical to the health of the business on a month-to-month basis monthly cycle. Failure to do so on a recurring basis may result in disciplinary and timely financial.
• Ensure support staff are fully utilized and productive.
• Accurately and completely update CC with fees, engagement, trust, client information, invoices etc. as required.
• If over-subscribed share work tasks with other attorney and support staff to ensure we are meeting our objective to serve our communities.
• Actively engage in brand (personal and firm) expansion through blogs social media posts, board, and organization participation, etc.
• Actively seek positive comments from successful client engagements and positive star reviews.
• Communicating and advising clients
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

The Attorney is expected to bill an average of 1500 hours annually, with collections expected on 1400 hours of invoices worked while working a full-time employment schedule. This roughly translates to billing 30 hours per week at 50 weeks annually.
Requirements:
Minimum Requirements*:

• Excellent writing and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent legal research skills.
• Juris Doctor degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school.
• Admission (or eligibility for reciprocal admission) to the bar in the state in which you intend to practice.
• 4-6 years of experience as an attorney.

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