Sr. Matrimonial & Family Law Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

Pay: $225,000.00 - $300,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a sophisticated, growing family and matrimonial law practice with the platform, resources, and collaborative support to elevate an established practice.
• Bring your existing client relationships and portable book of business to a firm where business development and client impact are directly recognized.
• Handle high-value, complex matrimonial matters for clients who value sophisticated counsel, discretion, and strategic advocacy.
• Collaborate across multiple practice areas to deliver truly comprehensive solutions for clients.
• Enjoy a hybrid Greenwich opportunity with meaningful potential for practice growth, leadership, mentoring, and increased earnings through performance-based incentives.

Location: Greenwich, CT with a flexible hybrid work arrangement designed to provide both meaningful in-office collaboration and flexibility.

Note: Must have an active Connecticut Bar license in good standing, 5+ years of concentrated matrimonial and family law experience, and a $500K+ portable book of business. Strong courtroom, negotiation, client development, and business development experience are essential.

About Us

We are a long-established, full-service law firm built around sophisticated legal counsel, collaborative teamwork, and enduring client relationships. Our team values professionalism, responsiveness, and practical legal strategy while giving attorneys the platform and resources to grow their practices and make a meaningful impact. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Lead sophisticated matrimonial and family law matters, including contested and uncontested divorce, custody, parenting time, support, and post-judgment matters.
• Represent high-net-worth clients in complex financial matters involving equitable distribution, alimony, child support, and related issues.
• Draft and negotiate prenuptial, postnuptial, and cohabitation agreements.
• Serve as lead counsel in negotiations, mediations, contested litigation, trials, and appellate matters as appropriate.
• Maintain, deepen, and grow a substantial portable book of business while developing new referral and client relationships.
• Partner with attorneys in Trusts & Estates, Tax, Criminal, Real Estate, Corporate, and other practices to provide comprehensive client solutions.
• Mentor junior attorneys and contribute to business development, practice group initiatives, and firm leadership.
• Manage billable responsibilities while helping expand the firm's Connecticut matrimonial and family law presence.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Active Connecticut Bar license in good standing.
• 5+ years of directly relevant matrimonial and family law experience.
• $500K+ portable book of business with demonstrated client origination and business development success.
• Experience handling sophisticated divorce, family law, financial, negotiation, mediation, and litigation matters.
• Excellent courtroom presence, judgment, negotiation, writing, and client communication skills.
• New York Bar admission is a plus.

Why You Will Love Working Here

You will have the opportunity to build on an established practice while benefiting from a collaborative, full-service legal platform. We value attorneys who take ownership, build lasting client relationships, mentor others, and think strategically about the future of their practice. Your experience and business development efforts will have a visible impact, with performance-driven opportunities to increase total compensation and take on greater leadership.

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Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance