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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.

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
Alimony and property division
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.

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

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.

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? 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.
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
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
Working closely with paralegals and legal assistants while maintaining attorney responsibility for case strategy and legal work
Keeping current on developments in Georgia family law and court procedure
A Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
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
Strong legal research, analysis, and writing skills
Complex child custody disputes
Financial analysis in divorce cases

The Person Who Will Thrive Here Legal ability matters, but how you practice law matters too.
Treat clients with empathy while still giving candid legal advice
Understand that excellent client service is part of excellent legal representation
Want to become an exceptional Georgia family law attorney
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.