Senior Associate Attorney - Domestic Relations & Trial

Burnham Law Firm; Colorado Springs (CO); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Employer-paid medical plan + HSA

Life and disability coverage

Paid time off and holidays

Firm-paid CLE credits and bar dues

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Burnham Law Firm in Colorado Springs seeks an attorney to handle demanding domestic relations matters, with potential criminal defense exposure. You will manage cases from initial evaluation through resolution alongside an experienced paralegal who owns filings, deadlines, discovery, and case preparation.

30 billable hours per week in a full-time exempt role. Remote within Colorado, hybrid, or on-site placement; expect to be in the office during onboarding and for team integration,

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school and an active Colorado license in good standing.
• 2+ years practicing with extensive domestic relations experience; criminal defense is a major plus.
• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills - and the client instincts to match
• Comfortable in a courtroom and steady when a case pivots
• Organized enough to run multiple matters and every deadline attached to them

Responsibilities

• Represent clients in domestic relations proceedings from evaluation through resolution
• Draft pleadings, motions, discovery, and correspondence that hold up under pressure
• Build case strategy backed by real research - then try it
• Appear at hearings, conferences, mediations, and depositions
• Run negotiations and settlement discussions; prepare cases for trial
• Work shoulder-to-shoulder with attorneys, paralegals, and staff - nobody carries a case alone here

Skills

Strong research

Writing skills

Analytical skills

Courtroom instincts

Client instincts

Organization

Education

JD from accredited law school

Colorado bar license in good standing

Tools

Westlaw

Filevine

Microsoft Office

Job description

Burnham Law Firm in Colorado Springs seeks an attorney to handle demanding domestic relations matters, with potential criminal defense exposure. You will manage cases from initial evaluation through resolution alongside an experienced paralegal who owns filings, deadlines, discovery, and case preparation.

30 billable hours per week in a full-time exempt role. Remote within Colorado, hybrid, or on-site placement; expect to be in the office during onboarding and for team integration,