Job Description
Job Description
We are always growing! Do you look forward to going to work each day? Life's too short to start your days with dread at a firm that doesn't excite you. At our firm, you will be a part of a team that prioritizes firm culture, provides stellar client-focused service, and has clear core values that guide you. We invest in each team member and in our firm as a whole. You will work with an exceptional team that works collaboratively and creatively, supporting clients' needs as well as each other's professional growth.
At the heart of it, we help good people end broken marriages by practicing family law differently. Clients deserve better than a process that ends in unnecessary warfare. We help clients experience divorce as a transitional period full of possibilities for remarkable growth and transformation, encouraging them to focus on the future rather than the past. We empower clients so they know they have options when facing a divorce. We help them find a better way in line with their core values, entering their next chapter looking to the future with hope.
If you’re a collaborator at heart, let us hear from you. We are seeking the perfect match for a superior, seasoned, strategic, creative Senior Attorney with at least 10 years of prior experience in a family law firm in Texas. If that's you, we'd love to meet you.
See the benefits described elsewhere. Attorneys will also have a budget for State Bar Fees, Professional Organization dues, CLE, and networking activities.
Compensation:
$120,000 - $150,000 yearly base plus bonus
Responsibilities:
- Proactively work in conjunction with the production team to ensure efficient client case handling
- Effectively communicate with clients regarding case strategy, progress, and costs
- Develop a strategy for achieving the client’s goals; craft unique, creative solutions in line with their core values
- Prioritize, monitor, and facilitate daily workflows for yourself, other members of the production team, and support staff as it pertains to your client's case handling
- Monitor case dockets, calendar, events, and deadlines; ensure tracking of and adherence to deadlines and timely completion of time-sensitive tasks
- Advocate for clients in hearings, trials, conferences, and mediations in line with the firm's mission and the client's goals
- Mentor associates and paralegals, supporting them in developing enriched expertise and skills
- Timely review of client invoices to ensure accuracy, as well as monitor case events; accurate asynchronous time recording
- Spread the word about our firm and our non-adversarial approach by engaging in networking opportunities and events
- Maintain professional development through CLE, seminars, and workshops
- Comply with all federal, state, county, and local laws and rules, legal standards, codes, regulations, and firm policies and procedures
Qualifications:
- Highly collaborative in nature, loves working with a team
- Strong interpersonal skills to foster a cooperative approach, minimize conflict
- Proven history of proactively moving client cases forward toward a timely resolution
- Demonstrated ability in collaborating with attorneys and paralegals effectively
- Effective communicator, accustomed to maintaining open lines of communication with clients throughout their case
- Creator of innovative solutions unique to a family’s needs
- Reputation for being adept at mediation and negotiation
- Accountable for self and those you manage
- Invested in personal and professional growth
- Comfortable with the use of technology to boost efficiency and consistency
- Quick-witted sense of humor to fit in with our highly spirited team
About Company
At Hargrave Family Law, we are redefining what a family law firm can be. We believe in leading with empowerment, providing compassionate client service, working collaboratively, and delivering excellence at every step. We serve amazing clients who value family and dignity during one of life's most challenging transitions. We also support each other as we strive to fulfill the Firm’s mission every day.
On our team, you become part of a mission:
- Real Impact: Your work helps people rebuild their lives with clarity, dignity, and hope.
- Creativity: We value innovation and strategic thinking; your ideas will help shape the future of our brand.
- Collaborative Culture: We believe in connection, creativity, authenticity, and empowerment, with our clients and each other.
- Growth: As we expand our firm and influence, you’ll have the chance to grow your leadership and make a lasting mark.
If you’re ready to bring heart, strategy, and polish to a fast-growing, mission-driven firm, we can’t wait to meet you.