Lead Family Law Litigator & Trial Advocate

O'Connor Family Law; Hanover (MA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based incentives

Job summary

O'Connor Family Law in Hanover, MA seeks a Litigation Partner to lead a full caseload of complex family law matters from intake through resolution, serving as lead counsel in hearings, mediations, and trials. You will drive strategic case planning, coordination with experts, and direct client advocacy.

This role rewards courtroom excellence, strong negotiation, and emotional intelligence in a high-volume, high-touch environment with performance-based incentives and a culture of accountability.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school with active bar membership
• Minimum 5+ years of family law litigation experience (including trial experience)
• Proven track record of managing complex cases independently from start to finish
• Strong courtroom, trial, and negotiation skills
• Strong legal judgment
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Strong emotional intelligence
• Ability to manage a high-volume caseload and competing deadlines
• Strong organizational and accountability skills
• Preferred: Experience with high-asset or high-conflict divorce and custody matters
• Experience as first chair in contested trials
• Familiarity with business valuation, complex property division, or relocation cases
• Established relationships in the local family law community
• Experience in a high-volume law firm environment

Responsibilities

• Litigation & Trial Practice (Manage a full caseload of family law matters from intake through resolution, serve as lead counsel in hearings, mediations, and trials, handle complex, high-asset, and high-conflict cases, Draft and argue motions, conduct discovery, depositions, and evidentiary preparation, Work with expert witnesses such as forensic accountants, custody evaluators, and appraisers)
• Case Strategy & Execution (Develop and carry out litigation strategy for each matter, assess case risks and realistic outcomes, negotiate settlements that protect client interests, keep cases moving efficiently toward resolution)
• Client Representation & Communication (Serve as the primary point of contact for your clients, Set clear expectations and keep clients informed at every stage, Guide clients through emotionally difficult situations with professionalism and empathy, Maintain high client experience standards)
• Practice Excellence & Firm Contribution (Follow firm SOPs and legal systems, maintain strong billing practices and realization, collaborate with attorneys and paralegals on case work, contribute to firm culture and the firm's reputation in the legal community)
• What Success Looks Like as a Litigation Partner: A successful Litigation Partner will achieve strong outcomes for clients, manage a full caseload efficiently, maintain excellent client satisfaction, support healthy realization and collections, and represent the firm with skill and professionalism in and out of the courtroom. This role is a high-level litigation role built for an attorney who wants to focus on practicing law at its best.

Skills

Family law litigation

Trial experience

Courtroom advocacy

Negotiation skills

Emotional intelligence

Communication skills

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) degree

Job description

O'Connor Family Law in Hanover, MA seeks a Litigation Partner to lead a full caseload of complex family law matters from intake through resolution, serving as lead counsel in hearings, mediations, and trials. You will drive strategic case planning, coordination with experts, and direct client advocacy.

This role rewards courtroom excellence, strong negotiation, and emotional intelligence in a high-volume, high-touch environment with performance-based incentives and a culture of accountability.