Hybrid Attorney - Family Law

Description

Family Law Attorney - Ontario, CA | $120,000 - $200,000

We're a fast-growing family law firm (300% growth in 3 years) handling divorce, custody, and support for clients with $200k-$3M in household assets. We're looking for a 4-8 year attorney who can run cases now - negotiate, litigate, and write without hand-holding.

The Role

• Represent clients at RFOs, DVROs, MSCs, and Trials - Ontario, San Bernardino, Riverside, LA, and Orange County courts
• Draft MSC and Trial documents

• Negotiate settlements directly with opposing counsel
• Direct paralegals and case managers on discovery and document strategy - you're not doing admin work yourself. They prepare judicial council forms, declarations, and pleadings at your direction.
• Hybrid: work remote except for in-person hearings

What You Need

• Active CA Bar license, 4-8 years family law litigation experience
• Comfortable owning a caseload with minimal oversight
• Strong legal writing - persuasive, not padded
• Excellent litigation skills for hearings and trials
• Able to drive to hearings across the Inland Empire and LA/OC
• Comfortable in a paperless, multi-monitor tech setup

What We Offer

• $120,000-$200,000 base + performance and retention bonuses
• PTO, 401(k), flexible hours
• A support team that actually handles the document grind so you can focus on casework

Responsibilities

• Represent clients in RFO hearings, DVROs, MSCs, and Trials on divorce, custody, and support matters
• Take depositions (occasionally)
• Draft and review pleadings and declarations; oversee Paralegals and Case Managers
• Meet with clients (phone, Zoom, in-person) to set strategy and gather case information
• Negotiate settlements with opposing counsel
• Direct evidence and discovery strategy - assign fact-gathering to Paralegals, manage document procurement
• Genuine warmth with clients who are scared, angry, or overwhelmed - able to hold empathy and give hard truths in the same conversation

Qualifications

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