Senior Associate Family Law Attorney

WizeHire, Inc; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule available

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Professional development

Job summary

Wheeler Law PLLC in Phoenix is seeking an experienced Senior Associate Family Law Attorney to lead and grow our expanding Family Law practice. You will mentor junior attorneys, shape strategy on complex cases, and help build efficient systems to improve client experiences.

You will not only practice law but also influence processes, technology adoption, and department growth, all while maintaining a balanced life outside of work.

Qualifications

• Significant family law and litigation experience.
• Mentor and develop other attorneys.
• Willingness to own and decide.
• Comfort with technology to improve practice.
• Improve efficiency without harming client outcomes.
• Collaborative approach over ego.
• Desire to build and grow a practice.

Responsibilities

• As Senior Associate, manage a caseload of family law matters.
• Provide strategic guidance on complex cases and litigation.
• Mentor junior attorneys and legal paraprofessionals.
• Review pleadings, motions, discovery, and work product.
• Assist with hiring, training, and development of the family law team.
• Help improve systems, workflows, efficiency, and client experience.
• Work with firm leadership to shape growth and direction of the department.

Skills

Family law experience

Litigation experience

Mentoring

Ownership mindset

Tech-enabled practice

Process improvement

Collaborative

Work-life balance

Job description

Senior Associate Family Law Attorney

Are you an experienced family law attorney who wants more from your career—but less from your calendar?

Maybe you're a solo practitioner tired of being the attorney, marketer, bill collector, HR manager, and business owner all at once. Or maybe you're a senior associate or partner looking for a meaningful leadership opportunity without sacrificing your life outside of work.

We may be looking for you.

Wheeler Law PLLC is seeking an experienced Senior Associate Family Law Attorney to help lead and grow our expanding Family Law practice.

This isn't a traditional law firm leadership role. We're looking for someone who is excited about mentorship, technology, innovation, and finding better ways to practice law. Someone who sees an inefficient process and asks, "Why are we doing it this way?"

Most importantly, we're looking for an excellent attorney and leader who wants to help build something—without having to carry the entire business on their back.

The Role

As a Senior Associate Family Law Attorney, you will:

• Manage a caseload of family law matters.
• Provide strategic guidance on complex cases and litigation.
• Mentor junior attorneys and legal paraprofessionals.
• Review pleadings, motions, discovery, and substantive work product.
• Assist with hiring, training, and development of the family law team.
• Help improve systems, workflows, efficiency, and client experience.
• Work with firm leadership to shape the growth and direction of the department.

What You Won't Have to Do

You won't have to build the business from scratch, manage payroll, handle every administrative issue, or spend your evenings worrying about whether the firm's bills got paid.

That's our job.

Your job is to be an excellent attorney, leader, mentor, and advocate.

Who We're Looking For

You may be a great fit if you:

• Have significant family law and litigation experience.
• Enjoy mentoring and developing other attorneys.
• Are comfortable taking ownership and making decisions.
• Embrace technology and new approaches to practicing law.
• Look for ways to improve efficiency without sacrificing client outcomes.
• Value collaboration over ego.
• Want to help build and improve a growing practice.
• Want to be successful and have a life outside of work.

Why Wheeler Law?

We believe the legal industry can—and should—be better: better systems, better technology, better client experiences, and better work-life balance.

We believe innovation and efficiency should make us better lawyers, not simply busier lawyers.

You'll have the opportunity to practice meaningful family law, mentor other legal professionals, influence how the department grows, and benefit from the infrastructure and support of an established firm.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $130,000–$180,000, commensurate with experience, plus competitive performance-based compensation.
• Full-time, Monday through Friday, with a hybrid schedule available.
• Health insurance, paid time off, and retirement plan.
• Professional development and growth opportunities.
• Supportive, collaborative team environment.

Come help us build the future of family law.

This keeps the strongest part of the original—the pitch to solos and experienced attorneys who are burned out by the business side of practice—but gets to the actual job much faster.