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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in managing Texas family-law cases, including divorce, custody, and support matters, while ensuring compliance with procedural requirements and maintaining client confidentiality. Proficient in drafting legal documents, negotiating settlements, and advocating effectively in court settings.
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Active Texas Law LicenseFamily-Law ExperienceTrial ExperienceNegotiation SkillsClient Counseling
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Hard Skills
Drafting Legal DocumentsManaging Family-Law CasesConducting DepositionsPreparing for Court HearingsAnalyzing Financial IssuesDeveloping Case StrategiesReviewing Financial RecordsOrganizing EvidenceConducting Direct and Cross-ExaminationPreparing Clients for Testimony
Soft Skills
Strong NegotiationExcellent Written AdvocacyEffective Oral AdvocacyClient Expectation ManagementProfessional Judgment
Certifications & Qualifications
Texas Law License
Industry Keywords
Family LawDivorceCustodyChild SupportMediationTrialConfidentialityHigh-Conflict MattersBillable HoursCourt Compliance
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Manage Texas family-law matters from initial consultation through settlement, final hearing, or trial
- Develop case strategies based on client objectives, applicable law, evidence, risk, and cost
- Maintain deadlines, discovery, court dates, mediation requirements, and client commitments
- Analyze financial, parental, property, and procedural issues
- Draft and review petitions, answers, counterpetitions, motions, temporary orders, discovery, settlement documents, final orders, modification filings, and enforcement filings
- Review financial records, inventories, appraisements, proposed property divisions, and supporting evidence
- Ensure filings comply with Texas procedural requirements and court deadlines
- Represent clients in hearings, mediations, temporary-order proceedings, final trials, and other court appearances
- Prepare clients and witnesses for testimony; develop exhibits and evidentiary presentations
- Conduct direct and cross-examination and present persuasive oral argument
- Negotiate effectively while protecting client interests
- Draft and respond to interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admission, disclosure requests, and subpoenas
- Prepare for and conduct depositions; identify discovery deficiencies and pursue remedies
- Organize evidence for hearings, mediation, and trial
- Guide clients through divorce, custody, support, property, and post-judgment matters
- Explain legal strategy and procedural developments in understandable language
- Protect sensitive family, financial, business, and personally identifiable information
- Communicate promptly regarding deadlines, court orders, settlement developments, and case risks
- Collaborate with supervising attorneys, colleagues, paralegals, case managers, and administrative staff
- Participate in work-product review, accept feedback, and assist team members as needed
- Maintain accurate contemporaneous billing records and meet the expected monthly billable requirement
- Follow timekeeping and billing procedures and correct billing entries when necessary
Requirements
What you’ll need- Active and good-standing Texas law license
- Strong family-law experience involving divorce, custody, child support, and related matters
- Meaningful hearing and trial experience
- Ability to independently manage family-law cases
- Experience drafting pleadings, motions, discovery, and final orders
- Strong negotiation and mediation skills
- Excellent written and oral advocacy
- Strong client counseling and expectation-management skills
- Ability to manage sensitive and high-conflict matters
- Capacity to produce approximately 160 approved billable hours per month
- Ability to commit to the engagement for at least six to eight months
- Ability to attend court in Harris, Fort Bend, and Brazoria Counties
- Ability to attend the Houston office when needed
- Strong confidentiality, discretion, and professional judgment
- Willingness to collaborate with attorneys and support staff
- At least five years of legal practice preferred
- Preferred experience with complex or high-conflict divorce and custody disputes, business interests, substantial assets, trusts, complex property division, enforcement, modification, temporary orders, emergency hearings, depositions, contested trials, guardianship or probate, high-profile clients, strict confidentiality, and remote or hybrid legal environments
Benefits
Comp & perks- Potential conversion to full-time employment based on performance, client service, cultural alignment, and firm needs