Associate Attorney

OMNI Therapy, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 115,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully-remote work from home

Health insurance

401k with employer contribution

PTO / Sick leave

Paid federal holidays

Job summary

OMNI Therapy, Inc. seeks an Associate Attorney to assist in family-law matters, conduct legal research, draft documents, and appear in court under supervision.

California licensure, strong negotiation and client communication are essential. This is a fully remote, full-time role with competitive salary ($115k–$200k), health insurance, 401k matching, PTO and holidays.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice in California without disciplinary action.
• Experience handling family-law cases; 25–45 active matters with supervision.
• Strong research, drafting, and court-appearance abilities.
• Excellent communication with clients and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Manage 25–45 active family cases with supervision across dissolution, custody, and support.
• Conduct legal research to determine case strategy using statutes and case law.
• Draft declarations, petitions, and court forms; prepare memoranda.
• Appear in court in person or remotely several times weekly.
• Communicate with clients, partners, staff, and opposing counsel to move cases forward.
• Maintain confidentiality and secure data handling.
• Handle discovery requests and subpoenas; manage documents.
• Track deadlines and bill hours; pursue ongoing education in family law.

Skills

Legal research

Drafting legal documents

Court appearances

Negotiation

Client communication

Case strategy

Education

California Bar license

Tools

Microsoft Office

Legal practice management software

Job description

The Associate Attorney assists Owner, Partners and Associates in providing legal counsel to clients who need to resolve familial conflicts. Their main responsibilities are conducting legal research, drafting legal documents, and appearing in court. They also strategize, negotiate, and represent clients.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Assume 25-45 active family cases with supervision that involve dissolution of marriage, legal separation, parentage, child custody, spousal support, child support, attorney’s fees, as well as prosecuting and defending domestic violence restraining orders.
• Interact with clients from the beginning to the end of the case so that the client feels attorney is responsive and compassionate to client’s needs.
• Conducting research using legislation, case law, and other legal texts as sources to decide the best strategy of a case.
• Drafting persuasive and grammatically correct legal texts, including Declarations, Judicial Council forms, Memoranda of Points and Authorities.
• Analyze conflicts in legal matters, advise clients on solutions, and negotiate on behalf of clients.
• Communicate with Owner, Partners, Associates, paralegals, legal secretaries, opposing counsel, and clients to ensure cases are handled efficiently.
• Ensure that data obtained during interactions with clients remain confidential and are stored securely.
• Ability to propound and respond to discovery including but not limited to Requests for Production, Form Interrogatories, Special Interrogatories, Requests for Admission, Subpoenas, and Depositions.
• Draft and review Preliminary and Final Declarations of Disclosure.
• Appear in court in person and or remotely several times per week.
• Available during work hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm, by video, phone, email, text, Microsoft Teams.
• Continuing education and developing expertise in the area of family law.
• Billing a minimum of 135 hours per month.
• Remaining abreast of changes to case law and legislation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills / Knowledge Required

• License to practice law in California without any disciplinary action on their records.
• Basic understanding of financial documents, including tax returns, calculating support on XSpouse, completing Income and Expense Declarations; more advanced skills such as examining marital standard of living and business valuations is a plus.
• Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills including negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Meet deadlines, calendar court events, be timely and responsive to clients’ and co-workers’ communications.
• Superior management skills; self-reliant, good problem solver and results oriented.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proficient at Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams etc.
• Able to critically think, using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Benefits

• Fully-remote, work from home with exceptions for necessary in person Court appearances and meetings.
• Full time, permanent position
• Competitive Salary ($115k – 200k annually)
• Health insurance benefits
• 401k with employer contribution / matching
• PTO / Sick leave benefits
• Paid Federal holidays off

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Ability to frequently stand, walk, stoop, sit, crouch, bend, speak, and hear.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time at a computer desk.
• Ability to lift, carry, pull, or otherwise move objects between 10 and 20 pounds.