Senior Maryland Family Law Litigator & Mentor

JC Law; Maryland; On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Gym membership reimbursement

Job summary

JC Law in Linthicum Heights, MD seeks an experienced Maryland-licensed family law attorney to join its litigation team. This senior role involves managing your own docket, appearing in Maryland courts, and mentoring junior litigators.

You will handle custody, divorce, alimony, and related matters, meet a weekly billable target of 30 hours, maintain an 85% client collection rate, and contribute to training through our in-house moot courtroom.

Qualifications

• Active license to practice law in Maryland.
• Five or more years of family law litigation experience, including contested custody hearings.
• Experience mentoring attorneys or legal staff.
• Strong drafting of pleadings, motions, and agreements in family law matters.
• Clear, persuasive communication in court, in negotiation, and with clients.
• Sound judgment and discretion in handling sensitive family matters.
• Comfort working to billable and collection standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage an active docket of family law matters from intake through resolution, including custody, divorce, child support, alimony, marital property, and protective orders.
• Handle pleadings, discovery, negotiation, mediation, hearings, and trial.
• Appear regularly in Maryland’s circuit and district courts.
• Mentor junior attorneys, including through sessions in the in-house moot courtroom.
• Advise clients and keep them informed at every stage of their matter.
• Meet a weekly billable target of 30 hours and maintain a client collection rate of at least 85%.
• Keep matters current in the firm’s case management system.

Skills

Maryland license

Family law experience

Mentoring

Drafting pleadings

Courtroom communication

Billable/collections

Case management

Job description

JC Law in Linthicum Heights, MD seeks an experienced Maryland-licensed family law attorney to join its litigation team. This senior role involves managing your own docket, appearing in Maryland courts, and mentoring junior litigators.

You will handle custody, divorce, alimony, and related matters, meet a weekly billable target of 30 hours, maintain an 85% client collection rate, and contribute to training through our in-house moot courtroom.