Family Law Attorney

Job Title: Family Law Associate Attorney

Location: Raleigh, NC (On-Site)

Salary: Competitive Salary (Commensurate with Experience)

Key Perks: Elite Boutique Practice, Direct Courtroom Exposure, Strong Growth Track

Why This Opportunity?

A premier North Carolina domestic relations law firm is seeking a driven Family Law Associate Attorney with 3 to 5 years of dedicated experience to join its Raleigh practice. Handling high-net-worth divorce, complex equitable distribution, and sensitive child custody matters, this position provides direct client engagement, extensive litigation responsibility, and strategic trial experience alongside leading family law practitioners.

Key Responsibilities

• Case Advocacy: Lead domestic relations cases from initial client consultation through litigation, mediation, and trial.
• Legal Drafting: Prepare comprehensive pleadings, motions, separation agreements, premarital contracts, equitable distribution affidavits, and financial discovery requests.
• Courtroom Representation: Represent clients in state District Courts for temporary hearings, domestic violence protective orders, custody disputes, and bench trials.
• Negotiation & ADR: Conduct strategic settlement negotiations, judicial conferences, and private mediations to achieve client objectives efficiently.
• Discovery Management: Oversee complex financial discovery, subpoena issuance, bank record tracings, and deposition preparations for marital property valuations.

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: 3 to 5 years of dedicated family law and domestic litigation experience within a private firm setting.
• Licensure: Active and unblemished license to practice law from the North Carolina State Bar.
• Courtroom Readiness: Proven record of conducting hearings, bench trials, and oral arguments in North Carolina courts.
• Technical Savvy: High proficiency in legal research tools, e-filing portals, MS Office, and family law calculation software (e.g., Child Support Calculators).

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