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Litigation Attorney - Family Law

Brown Family Law

Utah, Sandy · Sandy · United States

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Pay : $175,000+ per year

$ Benefits : 85% health insurance for whole family, 100% dental, 100% vision, 401k match (4%)

Non $ Benefits :

9-5 M-F schedule
Great team
Meaningful work
Autonomy on your cases
Investment in your growth and expertise

Billable Requirement : 1600 hours per year (i.e., 133.3 hours per month)

Caseload : 30 clients

Brown Family Law Core Values :

Growth Mindset
Excellence
Impact
Exclusive Focus
Communication
Domination

Non-Negotiable Requirements

Family law experience
Client focus
Work to lift up your team
Excellent writing and advocacy skills
Sense of humor

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POSITION SUMMARY

At Brown Family Law, each attorney is responsible for working collaboratively as a team to provide exceptional service while being fully accountable for their caseload and maximizing the well-being of our clients. This involves sharing information and legal knowledge amongst ourselves and coordinating with paralegals to keep clients informed and guide them through legal processes successfully.

The person in this role will be committed to meeting all hours and revenue requirements, completing legal work promptly and to a high standard, and ensuring our clients feel supported, heard, and well-informed throughout the entire process.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

We are Brown Family Law and we provide outstanding service with legal matters involving all aspects of family law and we are growing by the day.

Our mission is to protect our clients and their families while empowering our team to meet their personal, professional, and financial goals.

We focus on creating intergenerational wealth for our team by meeting billable hours and revenue goals and through the exceptional service provided to our clients and colleagues. We are intentional and committed in our pursuit to see every team member reach their personal, professional, and financial goals through the work we do together.

Our core values are the backbone of our business and guide our hiring process: we are growth minded, excellent, intentional, committed, transparent, and disciplined.

OBJECTIVES

Serve clients exceptionally well through systematic, empathic communication, excellent and on-time written legal work, and in-court oral advocacy
Meet billable hours and revenue requirements by billing in real-time for all work completed
Coordinate with the office manager and their team leader to ensure 100% collection for work billed
Be 100% responsible for all aspects of their caseload, from the beginning of their cases through trial and doing so in a timely manner
Daily collaboration and planning of key case objectives with paralegals
Create initial case plan to identify and obtain a client's primary goals
Create an effective negotiation strategy to accomplish client's primary goals, and then execute on that strategy during mediation
Share knowledge freely with their fellow attorney team members, as well as other firm members, so everyone can learn and improve as quickly as possible
Attend Friday team meetings and call every client every Friday
Learn how to sell and close clients so we can serve clients and their families
Block distractions in order to identify, prioritize, and complete most important case tasks
Search for opportunities to improve the lives of their internal and external colleagues

COMPETENCIES

Communicate positively, openly, and honestly with their fellow team members and their colleagues, while not engaging in gossip, drama, conflict in the office or in the broader legal community
Communicate with empathy and compassion with clients
Proficient in providing sound legal judgment
Maintain a professional distance from cases and avoid letting clients' issues become our own
Enjoyment within the stress and exhilaration of courtroom hearing and trials
Providing objective legal analysis no matter personal feelings or desire to help client
Communicating difficult legal concepts in plain English
Comfortable in high-stakes negotiation and mediation
Ability to manage negative emotions from clients in a professional manner
Lifting up those around them through great interpersonal skills
Proficiency with Apple technology, Microsoft Office Suite, Slack, Google Suite, Clio, and Zoom

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Active Utah Bar License with no bar disciplinary actions
At least 3 years of experience in the following: (1) in-court litigation, including proffer hearings, evidentiary hearings, and trials; (2) mediation; (3) family law

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Prolonged periods sitting at a desk, working on a computer, and talking on the phone
Travel to and from court and mediations, frequently and multiple times per week
Potential for travel throughout the Utah (mostly in Salt Lake, Utah, and Davis counties)

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

Brown Family Law is an equal opportunity employer that values excellence and equality in its hiring and team. We treat all team members as individuals and evaluate them by their results and the content of their individual character. We hire excellent talent at all levels of the firm regardless of race, sex, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, etc.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $175,000.00 per year

Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Health savings account
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Education:
Doctorate (Required)

Experience:
family law: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:
Utah bar license (Required)

Work Location: In person

Reference: 3148351511

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