Litigation Attorney - Family Law (Women-Led Firm)

Job Description

Job Description

At our firm, a litigator gets to be a litigator.

You argue contested hearings, lead mediations, take depositions, and try cases. Your team handles drafting, consultations, and intake. A paralegal whose full-time job is trial prep backs you up in court. When you walk into a hearing, you walk in ready. When you walk out, you don't walk out with 40 drafts waiting for you back at the office.

Who we are

We're a Dallas-based boutique family law firm that represents women going through divorce. Our team is mission-driven and structured differently than most firms. “Attorneys who do it all” is a formula for burnout. The old law firm playbook wasn’t written with modern attorneys - or the women they represent - in mind, so we rewrote it. We've built a division of labor so that every role does what it's best at — and we're looking for a litigation attorney to join us in that model.

What you'll do

• Argue contested hearings, temporary orders, and trials

• Lead mediations and adversarial negotiations

• Take depositions and prepare witnesses

• Review and revise motions and responses drafted by your paralegal

• Guide clients through testimony and court appearances with trauma-informed care

What you won't do

• Draft premarital agreements, modifications, or final decrees

• Run initial consultations or intake calls

• Build your own exhibit binders or trial notebooks

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: $140,000–$200,000 depending on experience

• Performance bonus on collected revenue above target

• 10% origination on cases you bring

• Guaranteed minimum bonus in Year 1

• Health, dental, vision, life, HSA

• 401(k) with 3% match after one year

• PTO, WFH flexibility

• Paid bar dues, CLE, firm retreats

What we look for

• Active Texas Bar OR documented reciprocity in progress

• 3+ years family law litigation OR 5+ years civil litigation with family pivot

• Courtroom experience — contested hearings and/or trials

• Strong cognitive and emotional fluency

• Someone who has opinions, tells the truth, and does great work

Our process: resume review → aptitude and personality assessment → drafting exercise → two-round interview → offer. Most candidates move through in about two weeks.