Family Law Attorney

Orionplacement; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary or revenue share

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability

401(k)

Paid time off

Professional development

Parking

Fitness center access

CLE & dues support

Job summary

Orionplacement's Dallas office seeks an experienced family law attorney to take ownership of complex matters from strategy to resolution, including hearings, depositions, mediations, negotiations, and trials.

You will work directly with clients to advise on divorce, custody, support, and property while managing deadlines and collaborating with a strong legal team. This full-time on-site role offers compensation flexibility, comprehensive benefits, and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school.
• Active Texas Bar license in good standing.
• 4+ years of direct family law experience.
• Trial, deposition, and mediation experience.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, and advocacy skills.
• Ability to independently manage a family law caseload.
• Excellent communication and client relationship skills.
• Texas Board Certification in Family Law is preferred, not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage family law matters from initial consultation through resolution.
• Advise clients on divorce, custody, support, property, and other family law issues.
• Develop case strategy and provide clear, practical legal guidance to clients.
• Draft pleadings, motions, discovery, agreements, orders, and other family law documents.
• Represent clients in hearings, depositions, mediations, negotiations, and trials.
• Maintain frequent communication with clients by phone, email, and in-person meetings.
• Independently manage deadlines, filings, discovery, and overall case progress.
• Collaborate with attorneys and support staff to achieve strong client outcomes.
• Maintain professionalism, discretion, and strict client confidentiality.

Skills

Drafting & Pleadings

Negotiation

Client relations

Analytical thinking

Case management

Education

JD from accredited law school

Texas Bar license

Job description

Pay: $140,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join an established Dallas law practice where you can take meaningful ownership of sophisticated family law matters.
• Handle cases from strategy through resolution, including hearings, depositions, mediations, negotiations, and trials.
• Work directly with clients and have a visible impact on case outcomes and client relationships.
• Compensation flexibility based on experience, including salary or a percentage-of-revenue structure.
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, 401(k), paid time off, and professional development support.
• Enjoy paid covered parking, complimentary access to an on-site fitness center, and CLE and professional dues support.
• Opportunity for experienced attorneys to practice with significant autonomy while collaborating with a respected legal team.

Location

Location: Dallas, TX. This is a full-time, on-site opportunity for an attorney who values close collaboration with colleagues and direct client interaction.

Note

Note: Candidates must be actively licensed and in good standing with the State Bar of Texas and have 4+ years of direct family law experience. Strong experience with trials, hearings, depositions, mediations, case management, and client relations is important. Solo practice experience is welcome; candidates whose legal experience is exclusively in-house are not the target profile.

About Us

We are an established Dallas law firm committed to providing strategic, practical, and results-oriented representation to our clients. Our attorneys work collaboratively while maintaining the autonomy and responsibility experienced lawyers value. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Manage family law matters from initial consultation through resolution.
• Advise clients on divorce, custody, support, property, and other family law issues.
• Develop case strategy and provide clear, practical legal guidance to clients.
• Draft pleadings, motions, discovery, agreements, orders, and other family law documents.
• Represent clients in hearings, depositions, mediations, negotiations, and trials.
• Maintain frequent communication with clients by phone, email, and in-person meetings.
• Independently manage deadlines, filings, discovery, and overall case progress.
• Collaborate with attorneys and support staff to achieve strong client outcomes.
• Maintain professionalism, discretion, and strict client confidentiality.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school.
• Active Texas Bar license in good standing.
• 4+ years of direct family law experience.
• Meaningful courtroom, trial, deposition, and mediation experience.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, and advocacy skills.
• Ability to independently manage a family law caseload.
• Excellent communication and client relationship skills.
• Texas Board Certification in Family Law is preferred, not required.

Why You Will Love Working Here

You will have the opportunity to take real ownership of your matters, build trusted client relationships, and use your litigation and negotiation skills on challenging family law cases. We offer experienced attorneys autonomy, strong professional resources, comprehensive benefits, compensation flexibility, and an established platform for continued growth.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

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