Divorce & Custody Associate Attorney (Remote) job in Fall River, MA

Description:

About the Job:

Do you love helping clients thrive in divorce and custody cases?
Do you love focusing on higher-level lawyering and having an awesome team help you with everything else?
Do you love the flexibility of working from home?
Do you want quality work-life balance and NOT have to work nights and weekends?

If so, you may have just found your dream opportunity!

At Massachusetts Divorce Lawyers, we are a small but growing family law firm looking for a Superstar Full-Time Associate Divorce and Custody Attorney in MA with 2+ years of experience in the practice area. Pay is $100k and up, depending on skill and experience, with health insurance and retirement contributions and paid time off.

Maybe you're at a firm and feel underappreciated, stuck, or you don't love the culture. Or you want to earn more and want a higher ceiling for your career. Or maybe you are operating your own firm and are tired of dealing with the business stuff: chasing money, managing other staff, managing the workload, and dealing with other business problems. If so, this may be the opportunity you're looking for.

Please note that if you advance as a candidate, we will ask you to set up reference calls with prior managers.

Position Summary:
We're looking for someone who loves listening to people going through a difficult time to figure out what they really want; helping them create a plan to reach their goals; working collaboratively with team members and clients; executing the plan with strategy, negotiations and representation that optimizes the client's chances of getting what they need for themselves and their families.

The position is full-time, 40 hrs/wk, and the pay is $100k plus per year, exact package depends on skill and experience with paid time off and retirement and health insurance contributions from the firm.

The work is mostly done remotely, but requires you to be within reasonable driving distance of the Plymouth, Norfolk, and/or Bristol County MA Probate and Family Courts for court events. We also have office space available at our Fall River Office if you are interested. We will do our best to keep you assigned to cases closest to the courts near your home.

The position is also a perfect launching point for more advanced admin, management and leadership positions at the firm.

Requirements:

At least 2 years of experience in divorce and custody law
Live within reasonable driving distance of Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol County Family Courts.

Outcomes:

Achieve high levels of client satisfaction, as evidenced by receiving at least a 9 out of 10 rating on each of the clients' surveys of attorney performance and service.
Meet billable hour and revenue requirements.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date case documentation, including notes to the file, activity entries in case management program.

Competencies:
Case Management:

Manage a caseload of divorce cases efficiently and effectively, ensuring timely progress and resolution for clients.
Effectively communicating with team members to ensure synchronization.
Effective drafting and editing of legal documents.

Client Communication and Satisfaction:

Effectively setting and continuously adjusting and managing client expectations based on case developments.
Provide responsive and empathetic communication to clients, addressing their concerns and keeping them informed and updated about the status of their cases and case activities and status.

Litigation and Negotiation:

Represent clients in divorce and custody proceedings, including court appearances, hearings, and mediation sessions, advocating for their best interests.
Analyzing the case and creating a comprehensive plan at the outset of the case focused on the client's goals.
Engaging in proactive and creative discovery to gain information and leverage.
Demonstrate strong negotiation skills by seeking favorable terms for clients while maintaining professionalism and diplomacy.
Prepare persuasive legal arguments and presentations to support clients' positions in court and other legal forums.

Meeting Billable Hour and Revenue Requirements:

Generate at least 67% of total working time as billable.
Entering activities in the case management system accurately and contemporaneously as the work is done.
Assessing numbers on a weekly basis to make adjustments as needed.
Work with the team to ensure 100% collection for work billed.

Our Core Values:

Wellness: dedication to personal wellness; achieves sufficient balance among work, wellness, relationships, hobbies, and interests.
Excellence: commitment to constant learning and improvement; sets high stretch standards of performance for self and others; low tolerance for mediocrity; high sense of responsibility.
Service: passion for listening with empathy to clients and providing elite service.
Integrity: openness to constructive criticism and ideas; does not ethically cut corners; keeps promises to self, team and clients; willingness to address issues with team members and clients; earns trust of co-workers; puts organization above self-interest.
Team-Oriented: willing to help others and support their growth; reaches out to peers; approachable; leads peers to do what's best for the team; achieves cohesive, effective team spirit with staff; teats staff fairly; shares credit.

Other Important Competencies:

Adaptability/Flexibility: adjusts easily to emerging situations; not rigid; copes effectively with complexity and change.
Proficiency with Technology: comfortable and confident learning and utilizing different tech tools and programs.
Resourcefulness/Initiative: passionately finds ways over, around or through barriers to success; shows bias for action; a results-oriented “doer;” performs tasks without having to be asked; notifies management if more work is needed.
Patience/Stress Management: interacts positively with team members and clients; ability to manage negative emotions from clients in a positive manner; calm under pressure and doesn't show temper; ability to separate personal and work life; asks for help when necessary
Remote Work: interest in and ability to effectively work remotely.

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