Associate Attorney

We are looking for an associate attorney with a focus in family law.

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 research 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 the 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 the 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/ 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