Senior Family Law Attorney

McPhail Sanchez, LLC; Washington (Washington County); On-site; USD 187,000 - 350,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible hours

Job summary

Birch Bay Law Group PLLC / Cowlitz Law Group PLLC is seeking a Senior Family Law Attorney for a fully remote, contract engagement in Washington. The role offers substantial annual compensation ($187k–$350k) with a base hourly range ($100–$200) and performance upside.

License in Washington State and active bar membership are required. We handle sophisticated, high-stakes family law matters and provide autonomy, direct access to firm leadership, and robust support from an operations team.

Qualifications

• Licensed in Washington and in good standing.
• Experience handling high-stakes family law matters.
• Ability to carry matters end-to-end from intake to judgment.

Responsibilities

• Carry contested matters from intake through judgment with skill and sound judgment.
• Maintain diligent client communication and ethical funds stewardship.
• Manage a demanding docket with autonomy and an operations team support.

Skills

Family law

Litigation

Contract attorney

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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