Family Attorney

Schank Family Law; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Schank Family Law, a respected firm in California, seeks an experienced Family Law Attorney to join our San Jose team. We offer a meaningful role in a busy practice with a compensation range of $130,000 - $200,000 yearly.

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of family law experience, strong attention to detail, and great communication and analytical skills. You will handle discovery, research, drafting, and client support in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Attorney with at least 2 years of experience in family law.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently, respond to urgency, solve problems, and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and oral communication with strong analytical and organizational skills.
• A good sense of humor is appreciated with a passion for what you do.
• The ideal candidate will have experience working in a busy, fast-paced family law firm environment.

Responsibilities

• Settling cases and assisting clients with discovery and related matters.
• Prepare memoranda, charts, and tables as needed; conduct legal research.
• Perform substantive legal work including analysis, drafting, negotiating, and consulting.
• Resolve routine to moderately complex matters with minimal supervision; analyze unique problems, propose solutions.
• Manage processes for legal documents and review non-litigation materials as needed.
• Monitor case schedules, filing deadlines, and supervise paralegals and staff.
• Manage all legal files for discovery, investigation, and processing; gather documents and evidence.
• Support special projects as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Independent work

Oral communication

Written communication

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Humor appreciated

Job description

We are an established and respected Family Law firm throughout California, seeking an experienced Family Law Attorney to join our San Jose team!

Compensation: $130,000 - $200,000 yearly

Qualifications

• Attorney with at least 2 years of experience in family law.
• Must have strong attention to detail and a strong ability to work independently, respond appropriately to urgency, solve problems, and meet deadlines.
• Candidates should have the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, share ideas, and possess strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• A good sense of humor is appreciated with a passion for what you do.
• The ideal candidate will have experience working in a busy, fast-paced family law firm environment.

Responsibilities

• Essential responsibilities may include one or more of the following: Settling cases, working with clients to assist with discovery and other client-related matters, preparing memoranda, charts, and tables as needed, conduct legal research.
• The attorney will also perform substantive legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts, including analysis, drafting, negotiating, and consulting.
• The candidate should be able to resolve routine and moderately complex to complex legal matters within the areas of responsibility with minimal supervision, as well as perform an independent analysis of unique problems and propose solutions.
• The candidate will execute processes for various types of legal documents, organize, maintain, and review non-litigation materials and documents as needed.
• The attorney will also monitor case schedules and filing deadlines and monitor paralegals and office staff.
• The ideal candidate will also manage all legal files and records for discovery, investigation, and processing, including the monitoring and management of discovery, case calendar, and other deadlines; follow up on investigation requests; and serve as liaison in gathering documents, evidence, correspondences for legal proceedings and other legal matters.
• The attorney will also perform a full range of legal tasks and support special projects as needed.