Family Law Attorney

Leeds Professional Resources; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Leeds Professional Resources is seeking an experienced associate to manage a busy family-law caseload across Florida, handling intake, pleadings, mediation, and trial through final judgment.

You will draft documents, appear at hearings, communicate with clients, supervise paralegals, and ensure ethical, high-quality service. Florida Bar admission and strong litigation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted Florida Bar membership.
• Family-law litigation experience in Florida.
• Strong legal writing, negotiation, courtroom, and client-management skills.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines and a full caseload.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel for proceedings when required.

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned caseload from intake and pleadings through mediation, hearing, trial, and final judgment.
• Draft and review pleadings, motions, discovery, settlement documents, and proposed orders.
• Appear at hearings, depositions, mediations, and trials throughout Florida as assigned.
• Maintain timely client communication and clear documentation in the case-management system.
• Direct paralegal work, calendar deadlines, and collaborate with the legal team on case strategy.
• Meet ethical, quality, productivity, and client-service standards.

Skills

Florida Bar membership

Family-law litigation experience

Legal writing

Negotiation

Courtroom

Client management

Travel as required

Tools

Rocket Matter

Job description

• Manage an assigned caseload from intake and pleadings through mediation, hearing, trial, and final judgment.
• Draft and review pleadings, motions, discovery, settlement documents, and proposed orders.
• Appear at hearings, depositions, mediations, and trials throughout Florida as assigned.
• Maintain timely client communication and clear documentation in the case-management system.
• Direct paralegal work, calendar deadlines, and collaborate with the legal team on case strategy.
• Meet ethical, quality, productivity, and client-service standards.

Required Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted membership in The Florida Bar.
• Family-law litigation experience in Florida.
• Strong legal writing, negotiation, courtroom, and client-management skills.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines and a full caseload.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel for proceedings when required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three or more years of family-law experience.
• Trial experience and familiarity with Florida family-law rules.
• Rocket Matter or comparable case-management experience.