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.