Role: Family Law Litigation Attorney (WFH)

It's a 100% work from home opportunity.

What Is It For You:

• Join a respected Dallas-based boutique family law firm with a strong reputation in the Texas legal market.
• Focus on litigation, courtroom advocacy, mediations, and trials instead of administrative and drafting work.
• Work within a unique support-driven model where dedicated teams handle intake, drafting, and trial preparation.
• Enjoy significant courtroom exposure and the opportunity to accelerate your litigation career.
• Competitive compensation package including performance bonuses, origination incentives, and comprehensive benefits.
• Flexible work environment with PTO, WFH flexibility, paid CLEs, bar dues, and long-term growth opportunities.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Argue contested hearings, temporary orders hearings, and family law trials.
• Lead mediations and adversarial settlement negotiations.
• Conduct depositions and prepare clients and witnesses for testimony.
• Develop litigation strategies and take over matters when negotiations fail.
• Review and revise motions, pleadings, and responses prepared by the drafting/paralegal team.
• Guide clients through court appearances with a trauma-informed and client-centered approach.
• Serve as the lead courtroom advocate while leveraging internal support teams for drafting, intake, and trial preparation.
• Collaborate with dedicated paralegals responsible for exhibit binders, trial notebooks, and hearing preparation.

Experience You Will Need:

• Active Texas Bar license or documented reciprocity process underway.
• Minimum 3+ years of family law litigation experience; OR
• 5+ years of civil litigation experience with a demonstrated interest in transitioning into family law.
• Strong courtroom experience handling contested hearings, motions, mediations, and/or trials.
• Experience taking depositions and preparing witnesses.
• Ability to manage emotionally sensitive matters with professionalism and emotional intelligence.
• Strong advocacy, negotiation, and litigation strategy skills.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in high-conflict situations. 

Compensation and benefits:

• Performance bonus on collected revenue above target
• 10% origination on cases you bring
• Guaranteed minimum bonus in Year 1
• Health, dental, vision, life, HSA
• 401(k) with 3% match after one year
• PTO, WFH flexibility
• Paid bar dues, CLE, firm retreats