Family Law Associate Attorney - Lawyer

Besserman Law Office, LLC is hiring an Attorney to handle Missouri and Illinois firm family law cases. This firm represents clients in a broad range of diverse and complex divorce and family law matters. The increased caseload and growth of the firm have created an exceptional opportunity for a self-motivated and experienced domestic relations litigator. Excellent writing skills and academic credentials are required. This role offers a place where you can focus on your passion for practicing law in a specialized practice field in an environment where you feel supported and appreciated at every corner. We are a small firm with multiple locations (one main office in Illinois and one main office in Missouri and great support staff and strive to give you the best work-life balance in a team-based environment. That means you won’t spend time generating new business but instead can focus on managing your clients’ cases, providing expert strategies, and practicing law. The following are the position's responsibilities:

• Proactively manage your assigned family law cases in Illinois and Missouri from beginning to end
• Provide outstanding customer service to all clients including timely reports and reviews of cases every two weeks
• Manage Mycase tasks and the case file to ensure performance and track accomplishments and client satisfaction through software including timely responses to Mycase messages and comments from clients and review document uploads within 24-hours of uploading

Applicants are required to have the following:

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited university
• Passed the Bar Exam on the first attempt
• A minimum of 3 years of litigation experience (preferred)
• 1st chair family law trial experience (preferred)
• Licensed to practice law in the States of Illinois and Missouri (or willingness to become licensed in both states within 6 months of hire)
• Ability to quickly learn new technical programs and software

Compensation set according to experience. benefits include salary, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays, PTO time, and room for growth and a rewarding future. This is a small, busy, fast-paced firm that opened in 2014 with a family atmosphere and great support staff. Inquiries are confidential. Please submit a Resume, proof of Illinois and/or Missouri licenses, a writing sample, and a cover letter to accompany your resume, with salary requirements set out therein.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• PTO
• Holidays

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• practicing attorney: 1 year minimum (Required) (preference noted above)
• family law: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• License to Practice Law in Illinois or Missouri (Required)
• Missouri and Illinois License to Practice Law (Preferred)

Work Location: In person