Senior Family Law Attorney

Sacbar; Washington (Washington County); On-site; USD 187,000 - 350,000; Part time

Job summary

Birch Bay Law Group PLLC and Cowlitz Law Group PLLC are expanding their Washington family law litigation practice by hiring a Senior Family Law Attorney for a fully remote role. You will handle sophisticated, high-stakes matters, from intake through judgment, with autonomy and access to firm leadership and an operations team, while working as a 1099 contractor without employee benefits.

Compensation ranges from $187k to $350k per year with an hourly base rate; strong performers can earn

Qualifications

• Senior family law attorney with Washington licensure or eligibility.
• Ability to carry matters from intake through judgment with sound judgment.
• Self-mirected with strong client funds stewardship and ethics.

Responsibilities

• Handle sophisticated, high-stakes family law matters from intake to judgment.
• Maintain diligent client communication and ethical compliance.
• Provide genuine ownership of a demanding docket with autonomy.

Skills

Family law

Litigation

Client communication

Negotiation

Tools

Clio

Job description

SeniorFamilyLawAttorney(Remote)

—WashingtonStateLicensed Birch Bay Law Group PLLC / Cowlitz Law Group PLLC

Compensation: approximately $187,000 to $350,000 annualized, at a base rate between $100 to $200 per hour, depending on experience, hours, and caseload. This is a 1099 independent-contractor engagement; the role is flexible, from part-time (around 10-20 hours per week) up tofull-timeequivalent.Compensationisgrossoftaxes.Asacontractengagement,theposition does not include employer-provided benefits, and the contractor is responsible for self-employment taxes and their own insurance. Strong performers have meaningful production-based upside.

Location:Fullyremote

—workfromanywhere.ActiveWashingtonStateBarAssociation membership in good standing is required, as the matters are Washington-venued.

The opportunity

We are a growing Washington family law litigation practice expanding our senior litigation bench. We handle sophisticated, high-stakes family law matters — complex dissolution, contested parenting and relocation cases, high-asset property division, and protectionorders—andwearelookingforaseasonedattorneytotakegenuineownershipofa demanding docket.Youwill have real autonomy, direct accesstofirm leadership, andacapable operations team behind you, so your time is spent practicing law rather than navigating bureaucracy.

The attorney we are looking for

You are an experienced family law lawyer who can carry a contested matter from intake through judgment with skill and sound judgment. You hold yourself to a high professional standard and treat the fundamentals of sound practice — diligent client communication, careful stewardship of client funds, conscientious file management,anduncompromisingethicalcompliance—asthefoundationofgoodlawyering rather than an afterthought. You value working within a firm that takes its professional obligations seriously and invests in the systems and people that support excellent work.

What we offer

Modern infrastructure, including Clio and integrated practice and compliance systems, supported by a dedicated operations team. Meaningful autonomy within a firm that holdsitselftoahighstandardofpractice.Andcompensationthatreflectsthevalueofthework you produce.

Equal opportunity:

We evaluate every applicant on merit. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status,oranyotherbasisprotectedbytheWashingtonLawAgainstDiscrimination(RCW49.60) and applicable federal law.

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