Family Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

You love family law, but the long commute, office politics, and traditional law-firm environment are wearing you down. If you're looking for a firm where you can focus on practicing law without being tied to a desk or stuck in a cookie-cutter culture, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for.

Join a growing and highly respected family law firm that believes great attorneys do their best work when they are trusted, supported, and given the autonomy to take ownership of their cases. Here, you'll have the opportunity to handle meaningful, high-impact family law matters while having the flexibility of a fully remote work environment.

This is a 100% remote attorney position serving clients throughout Middle and South Georgia , including Macon, Warner Robins, and Columbus in Middle Georgia, as well as Valdosta, Albany, and Thomasville in South Georgia. Your day-to-day practice will be remote, allowing you to work from home while managing challenging family law cases. Travel throughout the region will be required as needed for court appearances, mediations, depositions, and other case-related proceedings.

We're looking for an experienced family law attorney who wants more than simply another position. You want strong cases, meaningful responsibility, professional growth, excellent support, competitive compensation, and a team that is genuinely invested in your success. If that sounds like the kind of firm you've been looking for, we'd love to hear from you.

$150,000 – $185,000 Base + Bonus

• Ensure clients are effectively represented at court hearings as needed
• Help solve legal problems for clients through analyzing the situation, understanding their needs, and creating a strategic plan of action
• Communicate with senior partners and paralegals to effectively move through the civil litigation process
• Handle the division of marital assets, including real estate, during divorce proceedings as needed
• Keep client files properly organized and up to date

• Independently manage a full caseload of family law matters, including divorce, custody, child support, modifications, contempt matters, and related domestic-relations cases throughout Middle and South Georgia
• Develop thoughtful, strategic case plans based on the facts, the law, and each client's objectives
• Conduct thorough legal research and analysis when difficult or novel issues arise
• Draft clear, persuasive motions, pleadings, briefs, discovery, and other litigation documents
• Represent clients confidently in hearings, depositions, mediations, motions practice, and trials
• Travel to courts throughout Middle Georgia ( Macon, Warner Robins, Columbus ) and South Georgia ( Valdosta, Albany, Thomasville ) as necessary for in-person appearances
• Negotiate intelligently and aggressively when appropriate, while recognizing when settlement serves the client better than continued litigation
• Collaborate with attorneys, paralegals, and firm leadership on complex cases and litigation strategy
• Communicate proactively with clients so they understand both the legal details and the bigger strategic picture
• Maintain organized, accurate case files, deadlines, documentation, and billing records throughout every matter

• Active license to practice law in Georgia
• 5+ years of family law litigation experience
• Meaningful experience handling contested family law matters
• Courtroom experience and the confidence to advocate independently
• Must be based in Middle Georgia and have the willingness and ability to travel throughout Middle Georgia ( Macon, Warner Robins, Columbus ) and South Georgia ( Valdosta, Albany, Thomasville ) for hearings, mediations, depositions, trials, and other proceedings
• A professional and reliable home-office setup suitable for remote client meetings, hearings, and case-management work

Hecht Family Law was founded to help clients who are going through some of life’s toughest times. Attorney Ed Hecht brings an understanding of what it’s like to be in his clients’ shoes because he’s also been through a divorce with children, pays child support, and has dealt with alimony and child custody. As a loving, devoted father to two children, he understands the sensitivities involved in helping people who need to be able to co-parent for years after their marriage ends.

The entire Hecht Family Law team inherently understands the necessity of being a caring, expert advocate for others going through this painful process. All clients receive our passionate commitment, dedicated patience in helping them understand the big picture as well as the intricacies, and enthusiastic advocacy during all phases of their cases. As a law firm to call home, our team members enjoy a fantastic environment, superior benefits, and a high-energy, fun environment!