Senior Family Law Attorney

 

About the Firm 

Our client is a boutique, high-touch family law firm serving high-net-worth clients in complex divorce, custody, and asset division matters. Known for its white-glove client experience, the firm has an expanding waiting list and is entering its next phase of growth - building a scalable, team-based model to support increasing demand and deliver consistently exceptional outcomes as it scales. 

 

The Opportunity Overview -This is not a traditional senior associate role. Our client is building something special and this role sits at the center of that effort. 

 

We are hiring an attorney who will both: 

• Lead sophisticated client work (primary responsibility) 

• Help scale how the firm delivers exceptional service (secondary responsibility) 

 

You will work closely with the Managing Partner to learn and codify the firm’s approach, then help embed that approach across the team so that excellence is consistent, repeatable, and scalable. 

 

Case Leadership  

• Manage a docket of high-asset family law matters   

• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients navigating complex, high-stakes situations   

• Drive cases forward with both precision and efficiency 

 

Practice Scaling  

• Learn and internalize the firm’s approach to case strategy, client communication, and execution   

• Help translate that approach into clear frameworks, templates, and ways of working   

• Mentor junior attorneys (1st–3rd year) in real time to accelerate their development   

• Support onboarding and integration of new hires   

 

Team Enablement  

• Maintain the top-tier quality and consistency of work across the firm as it grows 

• Provide guidance, feedback, and support where it matters most   

• Act as a force multiplier for both the team and leadership   

 

What Success Looks Like 

• The Managing Partner is able to focus on firm’s V-VIP clients, and on leading and growing the firm   

• Clients continue to receive consistently exceptional experience as the firm grows 

• Junior attorneys grow quickly into confident, capable practitioners 

 

Who This Role Is For 

• 5-10+ years of family law experience   

• Strong legal judgment, client presence and discretion   

• Prefers a boutique environment focused on quality over volume 

• Seeks a long-term, senior role with room for influence and growth 

• Enjoys mentoring and developing others   

• A systems thinker who can turn experience into repeatable best practices   

• Excited by the idea of helping build and scale a high-performing team   

• Values autonomy, ownership, and accountability and is comfortable handling high-asset and emotionally complex matters 

 

Who This Role Is Not For 

• Someone who only wants to manage their own caseload   

• Someone looking for a purely individual contributor role   

• Someone who experiences mentees requests for coaching / help as an interruption, rather than an opportunity  

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Position Overview: 

This position is designed for an attorney who is comfortable generally operating as primary counsel on complex domestic matters, exercising sound judgment, discretion, and strategic insight with minimal oversight. 

The attorney in this role will independently manage approximately 8–10 active family law cases from inception through final resolution and may strategically assist on an additional 3–5 matters as co-counsel or in a supporting role. These matters frequently involve high-asset estates, business interests, sophisticated financial issues, and contested custody. 

It is a position of trust, ownership, and professional maturity. 

 

Core Responsibilities 

 

Case Leadership 

• Serve as lead counsel on approximately 8–10 Georgia family law matters, handling all aspects of representation from intake through settlement or trial 

• Independently develop and execute case strategy, including: 

• Intake and case management 

• Pleadings and motions under the Georgia Civil Practice Act 

• Discovery  

• Custody, parenting time, child support, and alimony issues u  

• Preparation for and participation in mediations, evidentiary hearings, and trials in Georgia Superior Courts 

• Assist as co-counsel or strategic advisor on 3–5 additional cases, as needed 

• Collaborate seamlessly with firm leadership, associates, paralegals, and external experts (forensic accountants, custody evaluators, guardians ad litem) 

 

Courtroom & Advocacy Excellence 

• Appear confidently before judges and mediators 

• Handle contested hearings, temporary hearings, and trials with professionalism and composure 

• Prepare and present evidence, examine witnesses, and argue motions with minimal supervision 

 

Client Service & Discretion 

• Provide high-touch, white-glove representation to sophisticated clients 

• Maintain discretion and professionalism in sensitive, high conflict matters 

• Guide clients through complex financial and custodial decisions with transparency, clarity and authority 

 

Qualifications 

• Substantial experience practicing family law in Georgia, including contested divorce and custody litigation 

• Demonstrated ability to run cases independently, start to finish, with little to no oversight 

• Deep familiarity with Georgia family law statutes, Superior Court practice, and local rules 

• Strong legal writing, analytical, and organizational skills 

• Professional courtroom presence and sound strategic judgment 

• Member in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia 

 

Compensation & Structure 

• Competitive base salary + performance-based upside   

• Flexible in-office expectations (3 – 4 days in office recommended to effectively learn the Managing Partner’s ways of working and mentor junior attorneys) 

• Approximately 100 billable hours/month, balanced with mentoring and team development responsibilities   

 

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