About this role
Welcome to The Freelance Firm!
We are a national network of experienced, high-level, freelance attorneys and paralegals who provide on-demand support for both short-term and long-term legal projects for our client law firms.
Our client Florida Law Firm has an opportunity for a qualified, highly experienced, and dependable Florida Family Law Litigation Attorney to provide ongoing litigation, case management, trial preparation, and court appearance support.
This is a contract-based opportunity with a lighter workload initially, expected to increase to approximately 20 hours per week. Work will primarily be remote, with occasional in-person court appearances in South Florida as needed.
Attorney Responsibilities:
- Manage Florida family law litigation matters independently
- Handle divorce, custody, timesharing, and other family law matters
- Draft pleadings, motions, discovery, and other litigation documents
- Manage financial disclosures, discovery, and case deadlines
- Conduct legal research and assist with litigation strategy
- Prepare trial binders, exhibits, and other trial materials
- Assist with settlement negotiations and mediation
- Attend virtual hearings and occasional in-person court appearances
- Coordinate assignments and case preparation with the firm's paralegal
- Communicate regularly with the supervising attorney regarding case developments
Attorney Requirements:
- Must be actively licensed and in good standing with the Florida Bar
- Minimum of 5 years of Florida family law litigation experience
- Strong experience managing family law cases independently
- Experience with trial preparation and organizing trial binders
- Strong knowledge of Florida family law and court procedures
- Settlement and mediation-oriented, with the ability to handle contested litigation and trials
- Strong legal research, drafting, and discovery skills
- Experience handling virtual and in-person court appearances
- Excellent communication, professionalism, and accountability
- Highly responsive, reliable, and proactive
- Ability to independently manage assignments and meet deadlines
- Comfortable coordinating with a remote paralegal
- Willing and available to provide occasional in-person court coverage in South Florida
- Spanish or Haitian Creole language skills are a plus
- Experience with Clio is a plus
Our Attorney pay rate starts at $90 per hour .
We welcome you to join our established network of legal professionals!
Please respond with your resume and we will contact you within the next two days for a 30-minute online meeting to answer all of your questions about this opportunity and The Freelance Firm.
Resume submissions will be kept in strict confidence.
Please visit our website at www.thefreelancefirm.com to learn more about us and the services we provide!