Location
Chula Vista, CA | United States
Job description
Role Description
This is a full-time on-site position for a family law attorney in Chula Vista, California. The attorney will be in charge of handling all family law problems on a daily basis.
Qualifications
- Must be licensed to practice law in California and in good standing with the California Bar Association.
- Experience independently managing various Family Law matters.
- Understanding of legal concerns and processes relating to family law. The candidate must be up to speed on California Family Law legislation and appellate rulings.
- Experience preparing motions, pleadings, trail briefs, discovery requests, and all family law documents.
- Manage applications and software such as mycase, clio, important forms, lexisnexis, dissomaster, microsoft office, and similar programs.
- Excellent writing and vocal communication abilities for interacting with clients, opposing attorneys, and judges.
- Effective workload management requires strong organizational and time management abilities.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish, the candidate must be available to work in person at our Chula Vista office.
- Minimum 1 year of experience as an attorney is required.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain effective communication channels with prospective and existing clients.
- Represent clients in court hearings and settlement discussions, giving arguments throughout the legal procedures.
- Conduct legal research as needed.
- Create legal documents such as pleadings, discovery, motions, trial briefs, and answers to communications.
- Meet statutory deadlines for case-related obligations.
- Identify client conflicts and develop case strategy, including possibilities for settlement
- Fulfill a minimum weekly billing requirement of 30 hours.
Employer-provided
Pay range in Chula Vista, CA
Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
Base salary
$50,000/yr - $150,000/yr
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