Associate Attorney
Apply NowCompany: Atticus Family Law, S. C.
Location: Minneapolis, MN 55407
Description:
Description
The mission of Atticus Family Law is to develop and maintain a law firm that serves the financial, social, and professional needs of its staff & owner by providing expert legal services that satisfy client's short- and long-term needs. This mission serves each employee's fundamental needs for gainful employment, a healthy workplace, and the moral work of family law.
Our core values include:
Responsibilities
Our ideal candidate has 2+ years' experience in family law and has knowledge of Minnesota procedures. The candidate also has strong attention to detail and follow-up skills. Duties include but are not limited to:
Drafting motions, affidavits, legal arguments, testimony, and trial briefs
Hearing preparation
Case consultation and strategizing with the client
Communicating with opposing parties, courts, and others
Performing case law research to identify and apply relevant judicial decisions, statutes, etc.
Investigating the facts of a case
Reviewing and monitoring new and updated laws and regulations
Crafting substantive correspondence
Editing and approving paralegal-crafted documents
Qualifications
Requirements:
2+ years' experience in family law
Admitted to Minnesota Bar
Expresses sensitivity to others - can make clients feel comfortable sharing personal information relating to their cases
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
Open-minded and willing to learn
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Can quickly adapt to changing deadlines
Ability to manage many cases at one time
Technologically savvy
Extensive use of Microsoft Office products
The Attorney will work amongst the firm's Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Wayzata, & Stillwater offices in addition to enjoying remote work from their home. To apply for this position, please submit a detailed resume as well as a cover letter telling us why you are searching for a new position, why you are the best candidate for this position, and a writing sample.
The mission of Atticus Family Law is to develop and maintain a law firm that serves the financial, social, and professional needs of its staff & owner by providing expert legal services that satisfy client's short- and long-term needs. This mission serves each employee's fundamental needs for gainful employment, a healthy workplace, and the moral work of family law.
Our core values include:
- Welcoming a Service of Others, in that we approach our work with a sincere concern for others. We listen. We empathize. We foster hope. And we set out to earnestly help them with their goals.
- Elementary Excellencies: We can't do our work without the fundamentals. We have that responsibility. But because they are the fundamentals, we must do them excellently without excuses.
- Honor is what no one can give us, and no one can take away. We are the front center in a part of our world where integrity is the difference between a future of good work or new non-law careers. We shall give no one basis to say we are not trustworthy.
- Mastery & Determination to exceed expectations: We possess not just great experience or even expertise, but Mastery through our standards and our systems. We don't meet expectations. We exceed expectations.
- Ninja Law Office in that we are inquisitive, analytical, insightful, and practical. We have superpowers of anticipation. We are quick, resourceful, agile, and creative. We seek a shrewd understanding of the facts, people, and the law. It is being not just smart but also wise, and perhaps even crafty.
Responsibilities
Our ideal candidate has 2+ years' experience in family law and has knowledge of Minnesota procedures. The candidate also has strong attention to detail and follow-up skills. Duties include but are not limited to:
Drafting motions, affidavits, legal arguments, testimony, and trial briefs
Hearing preparation
Case consultation and strategizing with the client
Communicating with opposing parties, courts, and others
Performing case law research to identify and apply relevant judicial decisions, statutes, etc.
Investigating the facts of a case
Reviewing and monitoring new and updated laws and regulations
Crafting substantive correspondence
Editing and approving paralegal-crafted documents
Qualifications
Requirements:
2+ years' experience in family law
Admitted to Minnesota Bar
Expresses sensitivity to others - can make clients feel comfortable sharing personal information relating to their cases
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
Open-minded and willing to learn
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Can quickly adapt to changing deadlines
Ability to manage many cases at one time
Technologically savvy
Extensive use of Microsoft Office products
The Attorney will work amongst the firm's Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Wayzata, & Stillwater offices in addition to enjoying remote work from their home. To apply for this position, please submit a detailed resume as well as a cover letter telling us why you are searching for a new position, why you are the best candidate for this position, and a writing sample.