Associate Attorney-Midlevel (3-5 years)

Job Description

Job Description

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY MIDLEVEL

Years 3-5)

The Associate Attorney Mid-Level position (Associate) is an exempt, professional position, and reports directly to the Managing Attorney. The Associate will handle his / her own cases, and will provide general support to the more senior Legal Team members. The Associate endeavors to be a spokesperson for the Firm in the legal and greater community.

The Associates responsibilities include :

• 1. Maintain a minimum of 1700 billable hours per year, of which 50 may be designated as pro bono or billed at a significantly reduced rate;
• 2. Represent clients in all forms of family law matters, including litigation and transactional practices;
• 3. Draft legal pleadings and documents;
• 4. Timely respond to all client telephone calls and emails within the contractual obligation set forth in the Firms Engagement Letter, or direct Junior Associates to do so;
• 5. Oversee the timeline and presentation of service of discovery and preparation of discovery responses;
• 6. Complete 9 hours of marketing each month;

7. Exhibit unwavering professionalism and ethical integrity.

It is expected that the Associate will :

• Participate in CLEs in order to fine-tune litigation skills and techniques;
• Enroll and attend meetings with the local Bar Association;
• Endeavor to become a published author in his / her field;
• Attend professional conferences;
• Develop business for the firm, as follows :
• o Year 3 no less than two (2) clients per quarter;
• o Year 4 no less than four (4) clients per quarter;

Year 5 no less than seven (7) clients per quarter