Full Time Litigation Attorney

Self-Motivated Attorney with 5+ years of Litigation experience (particularly if your experience has been in Probate/Guardianship) is needed. Do you get fired up at the thought of representing a client against injustice? Taking unreasonable opposing counsels to task?

The Attorney will provide legal counsel to existing clients in their litigation matters and also be responsible for working with and managing a staff of 5 other scrappy professionals - a younger attorney and a paralegal team.

We are looking for an experienced Probate/Guardianship Attorney with Litigation Experience, but will consider an experienced litigator in other areas with the understanding that they will have to learn the area of Probate/Guardianship.

Qualifications

Admitted to local and state bar associations

Persuasive writing skills and verbal communication skills are critical, along with time management and interpersonal skills

At least 5 years of experience working as a senior associate attorney

5+ years of Probate, Guardianship, and Adversarial Estate Litigation experience or enough to be competent, confident, and mostly autonomous in this role

You must be able to take a file from start to finish on your own

Must be a member of The Florida Bar, of course!

Bilingual English/Spanish

This is a full-time position with a base salary plus variable compensation for performance

Responsibilities

Represent clients in court to argue motions during legal proceedings

Keep apprised of changes to local, state, and federal statutes and laws

Get appropriate documents prepared, such as motions, pleadings, notices, and discovery requests and responses

Conduct research and draft pleadings, briefs, and motions

Supervise and mentor lower level attorneys in proper conflict resolution techniques

You must be able to manage your cases from beginning to end

Must be able to delegate to and supervise the work of paralegals and assistants

Review and approve drafts of probate documents for administrations, guardianships & estate-related litigation

Draft substantive complaints, motions, oppositions, correspondence, and other pleadings for contested matters

Draft and respond to interrogatories, subpoenas, and document requests

Take and defend depositions

Present witnesses at evidentiary hearingsAttend meetings and court hearings

This is a mostly in-office, client-facing position

You will be dealing directly with clients and be responsible for communicating with other counsel

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