Senior Attorney

Fenchel Family Law PC; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 125,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Family Law Attorney to join their remote team. This role offers a unique blend of flexibility and support, allowing you to thrive in your legal career while maintaining a work-life balance. With a focus on high-stakes legal issues, you will collaborate with a talented team, ensuring clients receive top-notch service. The position provides opportunities for career advancement, including a potential partner track. If you are passionate about family law and looking for a firm that values your contributions, this is an exciting opportunity for you.

Benefits

Monthly Bonus Compensation

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Matching 401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Tech Budget

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Family Law matters.
• Experience in negotiating and litigating complex disputes.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive and strategic legal advice to clients.
• Appear in court for litigation in various counties.

Skills

Family Law Expertise

Negotiation Skills

Litigation Experience

Client Consultation

Documenting Legal Advice

Education

Certified Family Law Specialist

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

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• This is a remote position. Our team of 5 experienced attorneys/4 support staff communicate throughout the day via Slack collaborating on complex legal issues and staying up to speed on how we can help each other succeed.
• Our priority is the level of service we provide to our clients, helping them resolve the most complex and high-stakes legal issues.
• Your employer is a mother of two toddlers and deeply understands the value of your time. We do our work and then return to our personal lives. Each week we have an hour-long case meeting where we collaborate on each case and assign projects to our support staff.
• Our extremely competent and effective support staff handle the administrative stuff so you don't have to.
• The salary range for a full-time position is $125,000 - $250,000+
• Benefits include monthly bonus compensation, health insurance, dental insurance, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO, and tech budget.
• Opportunity for partner track and career acceleration for the right candidate.
• While this position is for full-time, we are open to the candidate starting as a part-time attorney. We are most interested in finding the right person, and then we can work with you to provide the work environment/flexibility that you prefer.

Who you are:

• You have 10+ years of experience, in and out of the court, with Family Law matters.
• You are looking for a law firm where you feel supported and valued and can plant roots for the foreseeable future.
• You have negotiated and litigated the full spectrum of disputes that occur in financially sophisticated divorces and contested custody cases.
• You are competitive and tenacious
• You can convey value during consultations by understanding prospective clients’ needs and how the firm can offer tangible solutions.
• You will physically appear in court to litigate matters in the following counties: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Marin, Alameda, and Contra Costa.
• You are passionate about the manner you provide proactive and strategic legal advice and leverage the legal system and your professional acumen to help clients obtain the most beneficial outcomes whether by negotiated settlement or litigation.
• You are a stickler about documenting legal advice to clients, because you genuinely care about your clients, and know that when it is in writing, it will help them better understand their options and the ramifications of their decisions.
• You are already a Certified Family Law Specialist or plan to become one in the coming years.

Who we are:

Fenchel Family Law PC is owned and managed by Valerie Fenchel, who is passionate about providing the best work environment possible for the firm's legal team. She believes in working to live and has found that the firm's clients are best supported and taken care of by a happy legal team.

We are a team of incredibly smart, hard-working, talented, and caring attorneys and support staff. We are no-nonsense and take a lot of pride in the results we obtain for our clients. Our clients regularly write us five-star reviews, and our attorneys are consistently nominated by Super Lawyers.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice

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