Associate Attorney - Family Law

About us

Erudaitius Law, PC is a growing law firm with our office based out of Escondido, CA and a virtual office in Rancho Bernardo. We are looking for an associate attorney with a focus in family law. Family law mastery is required for this position, preferably with 3 years’ experience at a family law firm. To be considered, you must have strong analytical and writing skills, and extensive trial and motion practice experience. Applicants should be organized and comfortable with handling a significant volume of cases. Thorough understanding of preparation of mandatory judicial council forms, P&A drafting, discovery and deadlines.

We are a growing firm and care about the culture we provide for our staff. We are looking for an individual who is hard-working, a team player, professional and committed to providing compassionate, ethical and empathetic legal care to clients during life’s key moments. Our team members are driven, self-starters and do not require a lot of direction.

Please submit a resume and a writing sample.

Duties Include the following but are not limited to:

• Assigning paralegal appropriate tasks to ensure cases are maintained

• Obtaining and preparing evidence for hearings and trials

• Researching and confirming whether information obtained is accurate and can be used for specific cases

• Preparing written reports for cases and arranging legal arguments if an attorney decides to file a lawsuit

• Preparing and drafting motions, pleadings, judgments, statements, documents, and other correspondence

• Performing legal research

• Frequently interacting with clients to ensure updates are given and clients are aware of what is happening with their case.

• Drafting pleadings and documents and filing motions

• Reserving court reporters for upcoming hearings

• Maintaining files, attorney scheduling, billing, and case management

• Conducting interviews with the parties involved in domestic disputes, divorce or child custody

• Putting together a list of potential witnesses

Qualifications:

• A licensed attorney in good standing with the state bar
• Knowledge of court forms, Clio, Outlook, legal research.
• Dissomaster and MyCase is a plus.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in family law.
• Organized, self-starter who can work independently or in a team environment.
• Comfortable researching applicable law, drafting and arguing request for orders, making court appearances, displaying fluency with discovery issues, including complex discovery.
• Must have good writing and verbal skills, along with good courtroom etiquette.
• Professional demeanor, dress, and speech.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Must be able to handle pressure and work with high conflict cases.

Experience:

· 3 years at a family law firm (preferred)

· Prior hospitality experience is a plus.

Pay:

· Starts at $80,000-$100,000/ year DOE

Schedule:

· 8 Hour Shift, Monday-Friday

· Various Paid Holidays

Benefits:

· Health insurance (Medical/Dental/Vision)

· Free Parking

· Various Paid Holidays

· We meet our billable hour goal; we get various Fridays off!

· When you’re off the clock, we are not contacting you nor expect you to be working.

· Additional compensation offered for exceeding billable requirements

· Family-Owned Business

Work Location:

In Person/Hybrid

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in San Diego, CA 92127

Salary : $80,000 - $100,000