Associate Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

Mid-Level Georgia Family Law Attorney3+ Years of Georgia Family Law Experience

Attorney Sharon Jackson, LLC | Lawrenceville, Georgia

Are you an experienced Georgia family law attorney who is ready to take the next step in your career?

Attorney Sharon Jackson, LLC is seeking a mid-level Family Law Attorney with at least three years of substantive Georgia family law experience to join our growing team.

This is not an entry-level attorney position.

We are looking for an attorney who already understands the fundamentals of practicing family law in Georgia and is comfortable taking ownership of cases, advising clients, developing case strategy, negotiating resolutions, participating in mediation, and appearing in court.

At the same time, we are not looking for someone who believes that being experienced means there is nothing left to learn. Our ideal attorney is confident but coachable, independent but collaborative, and interested in becoming an even stronger family law attorney.

Who We Are

Attorney Sharon Jackson, LLC is a Georgia family law firm based in Lawrenceville and serving clients throughout Metro Atlanta. Our attorneys work remotely throughout the metro area.

We do family law.

Our attorneys represent clients in matters involving:

• Divorce, military divorce, business owner divorce, high-asset divorce, working families divorce

• Child custody and parenting time

• Child support

• Legitimation and paternity

• Fathers' and mothers' rights

• Contempt and enforcement

• Post-divorce and custody modifications

• Alimony and property division

• Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements

• Protective orders

• Adoption and other family law matters

Clients are often parents, professionals, homeowners, and business owners facing legal problems that can significantly affect their children, finances, businesses, homes, and futures.

They need attorneys who understand both the law and the seriousness of what is at stake.

The Attorney We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who can step into an active family law practice and contribute from the beginning.

You should already know how to analyze a family law case, identify the important legal and factual issues, communicate realistically with clients, prepare for hearings and mediation, and move a case toward resolution.

You do not need to know everything.

But you should have enough Georgia family law experience that you are no longer learning how to be a lawyer from the ground up.

The right candidate knows when to make a decision independently—and when a difficult or unusual issue should be discussed with the team.

Why Join Attorney Sharon Jackson, LLC?

This position is designed for an attorney who wants more than simply a place to carry a caseload. You will join a firm focused on family law, with an established team and a broad range of cases throughout Metro Atlanta.

You will have meaningful responsibility for your cases while working within a team environment where collaboration and continued professional development are expected. Our team members are close, have a sense of humor, and all have one thing in common - we care about our clients and see them as more than just a billable hour. We love to fight for those who can't fight for themselves, and we love to win.

Our goal is to give talented attorneys the opportunity to practice law at a high level, develop professionally, and build a long-term career in Georgia family law.

Seeking a work family and not just a law firm? Apply today.

Compensation:

$130,000 - $200,000 yearly

Responsibilities: What You Will Do

As a Family Law Attorney with our firm, you will be responsible for the legal strategy and attorney-level management of your assigned cases.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing a caseload of Georgia family law matters from initial assignment through resolution

• Developing case strategy based upon the client's goals, facts, evidence, applicable Georgia law, risks, and potential costs

• Advising clients regarding their legal rights, options, risks, and realistic potential outcomes

• Representing clients in temporary hearings, final hearings, trials, mediations, settlement conferences, and other proceedings

• Preparing clients and witnesses for hearings, depositions, mediation, and trial

• Negotiating settlements and resolving cases when resolution is in the client's best interest

• Reviewing and approving pleadings, discovery, correspondence, financial affidavits, parenting plans, settlement agreements, and other legal documents

• Drafting substantive motions, briefs, and other attorney-level legal work when appropriate

• Reviewing financial information and identifying issues involving income, assets, debts, business interests, support, and property division

• Communicating important case developments to clients promptly and clearly

• Working closely with paralegals and legal assistants while maintaining attorney responsibility for case strategy and legal work

• Maintaining organized files, deadlines, calendars, and case plans

• Accurately and ethically recording billable time

• Keeping current on developments in Georgia family law and court procedure

Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications

To be considered for this position, you must have:

• A Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school

• Active membership in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia

• At least three years of substantive experience practicing Georgia family law

• Experience independently managing family law cases

• Meaningful courtroom experience in Georgia family law matters

• Experience with divorce and child custody matters

• Experience preparing for and participating in mediation

• Strong legal research, analysis, and writing skills

• Strong client counseling and communication skills

• Ability to manage deadlines and multiple active cases

• Professional judgment and attention to detail

Experience That Will Make You Stand Out

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience involving one or more of the following:

• Contested divorce

• Complex child custody disputes

• Military divorce

• Business ownership or business valuation issues in divorce

• Complex marital property division

• Contempt and enforcement actions

• Custody and support modifications

• Legitimation and fathers' rights cases

• Trial preparation and first-chair courtroom experience

• Complex discovery

• Financial analysis in divorce cases

The Person Who Will Thrive Here

Legal ability matters, but how you practice law matters too.

You may be an excellent fit if you:

• Take ownership rather than waiting to be told every next step

• Treat clients with empathy while still giving candid legal advice

• Can disagree professionally without becoming confrontational

• Accept feedback and continue developing your skills

• Respect systems, processes, deadlines, and team responsibilities

• Produce careful, accurate work

• Understand that excellent client service is part of excellent legal representation

• Look for solutions rather than simply identifying problems

• Are comfortable being accountable for results

• Respect skilled support staff and utilize them effectively to benefit clients

• Want to become an exceptional Georgia family law attorney

About Company

Attorney Sharon Jackson, LLC is a Georgia law firm based in Lawrenceville and serving clients throughout Metro Atlanta. Our practice focuses on helping individuals and families navigate consequential family-law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support, legitimation, modifications, contempt, and enforcement, and related domestic-relations disputes.

The firm and its founder have received numerous professional and community recognitions, including consecutive Best of Gwinnett honors and recognition by Super Lawyers and Georgia Trend's Legal Elite , among others.