Experienced Bilingual Associate Attorney

Represent clients in a variety of family law matters including: pre and post judgment custody, parenting time and child support issues; divorce and stepparent adoption; interstate and internationally custody and support; show cause and enforcement matters; change of domicile motions (both defending and petitioning for paternity and affidavit of parentage issues.

• Educate, counsel, and empower clients to make informed, intelligent decision about their case, based upon practical risk-benefit analysis and understanding and application of the law to their unique circumstances.
• Communicate regularly with clients to explain all court proceeding, discuss case strategy, provide case updates, and answer questions. Provide written legal memoranda and/or formal letters to explain more complicated issues.
• Communicate early and regularly with opposing counsel to facilitate amicable resolution to issues where possible, avoid filling of pre-judgement motions and motions to compel discovery, and to extend professional courtesy without compromising client position.
• Interplay between the change of primary residence and court rules, stepparent adoptions and parental alienation issues.
• Write detailed mediation summaries and create comprehensive marital estate inventories and budgets to ensure resolution of all issues at mediation.
• Prepare clients for al hearing, court proceedings and mediation.
• Prepare witnesses for court hearing and trial
• Obtain favorable evidentiary rulings from the court via motions in limine.
• Educate the court on client’s issues with strong and timely file trial briefs.
• Hire and collaborate with experts in tax, business, financial bankruptcy and social science fields as needed.
• Draft prenuptial agreements
• Develop discovery tragedy and draft interrogatories, request to admit, request for production and subpoenas.
• Manage all trial preparation including creation of exhibits, slideshows, and tools for use during trial and post judgment hearings
• Draft all pleadings and motions for timely filing with the court.
• Secure contempt rulings, sanctions, and attorney fees for clients.
• Preferred Requirements:
• Licensed in the State of Texas
• Bilingual Experienced in Family Law

The right applicant will have the responsibility to:

• Draft a wide range of legal documents including pleadings, reports, correspondence, and forms in both draft and final form, relating to family law; e-file same
• Draft discovery pleadings, including Inventories and Appraisements; collect and prepare documents for production; review documents produced; prepare and maintain discovery inventories Prepare attorneys for hearings, trials, conferences, mediations; attend same when required
• Monitor case court dockets, internal client dockets, case filings; update legal case/client electronic tracking database MyCase regarding their assigned cases; capture client information; update client files
• Communicate compassionately and effectively with clients; aid in the collection of client information and documents
• Monitor, prioritize, organize and facilitate daily workflow for an attorney(s), and self
• Manage calendars; schedule appointments, hearings, mediations; track deadlines and time-sensitive tasks
• Maintain the integrity of a case’s file management systems regarding their assigned cases, including classifying, arranging, retrieving, and storing information in both electronic and hard copy formats
• Meet internal billing minimum requirements
  

Qualifications:

• Spanish Speaking
• Extensive knowledge of the Texas Family Code and legal terminology, processes, documents as they pertain to family law in Texas; our new paralegal must have worked in family law in Texas for at least the last 2 years
• Is highly organized; able to multi-task proficiently and efficiently
• Strong interpersonal skills in working with clients, attorneys, court personnel, vendors, etc.; able to communicate effectively and professionally with clients, vendors, attorneys, paralegals, court personnel
• Highly collaborative in nature
• Able to exercise high levels of discretion, confidentiality, sensitivity, and integrity
• Has a sense of humor to fit in with our highly spirited team
• Effective in communicating a compassionate approach to their case management and communications with clients
• We are committed to finding the right solution for each of our unique clients, advocating for them to protect what matters most while never losing sight of their core values.
  

We are committed to finding the right solution for each of our unique clients, advocating for them to protect what matters most while never losing sight of their core values.